Profile ottoman linkage
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsJASON ALLAN BRYANT, GREGORY MARK LAWSON
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Abstract
An ottoman linkage is provided that moves a footrest from a closed position to an extended position. The ottoman linkage includes a front ottoman link coupled to a seat mounting plate, and an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to the front ottoman link. A rear ottoman link is coupled to the seat mounting plate and the outside ottoman link. An inside ottoman link is pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view.
Claims11
An ottoman linkage that moves a footrest from a closed position to an extended position, the linkage comprising:
- a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to a seat mounting plate;
- an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;
- a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link;
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- an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view.
A seating unit, comprising:
- a pair of base rails in substantially parallel-spaced relation;
- a pair of seat mounting plates in substantially parallel-spaced relation;
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- a pair of generally minor-image linkage mechanisms each moveably interconnecting the seat mounting plates to the base rails, respectively, and adapted to move the seating unit between a closed position, an extended position, and a reclined position, wherein each of the linkage mechanisms has an ottoman linkage that comprises:
- a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to the seat mounting plate;
- an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;
- a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link;
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- an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view.
A linkage mechanism configured to adjust a reclining seating unit between a reclined, an extended, and a closed position, the linkage mechanism comprising:
- a base rail;
- a seat mounting plate for supporting a seat of the seating unit;
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- a footrest assembly for adjusting one or more foot-support ottomans between the closed and extended positions, wherein the footrest assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat mounting plate, the footrest assembly further comprising:
- (a) a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to a seat mounting plate;
- (b) an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;
- (c) a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link;
- (d) an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the footrest bracket also being pivotally coupled, opposite the coupling to the front ottoman link, to the footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view;
- (e) a mid-ottoman bracket pivotally coupled at a first point at the second end of the inside ottoman link, the mid-ottoman bracket also being pivotally coupled at a second point at the second end of the control link, wherein the mid-ottoman bracket rotates counter-clockwise when the footrest assembly is adjusted from a closed position to an extended position;
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- (f) a control link pivotally coupled on a first end at a point located between the first and second end of the inside ottoman link, the control link also being pivotally coupled on a second end at a point located between a first and second end of the mid-ottoman bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.