Back to results
US 5,338,094 AGranted
Flexible reclining chair
OwnerCharles O. Perryinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An improved reclining chair has a continuous loop seat frame supported at each arm by a support fork. The seat frame loop extends symmetrically from an upper bearing portion around the seat back, then forward forming arm portions, then downward, then rearward along lateral side portions, then upward and around the seat back to a lower bearing surface. The seat back is pivotally attached to the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion.
Claims3
A flexible frame for a chair having a seat back and a seat bottom, comprising;
- a seat frame forming a substantially continuous loop symmetrically about the chair beginning from an upper bearing portion then forwardly along arm portions then downwardly then rearwardly along lateral side portions to a lower bearing portion, said seat back being pivotally attached to the seat frame at both the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion, said seat bottom being attached to the seat frame between the lateral side portions;
- and
- a support frame comprising a pair of parallel support members formed generally into a u-shape and connected to each other at a bottom of the u-shape, each of the support members being pivotally attached at each end thereof to the seat frame at respective arm portions.
A flexible chair, comprising:
- a seat frame forming a substantially continuous loop symmetrically about the chair beginning from an upper bearing portion then forwardly along arm portions then downwardly then rearwardly along lateral side portions to a lower bearing portion;
- a seat back pivotally attached to the seat frame at both the upper bearing portion and the lower bearing portion,
- a seat bottom attached between the lateral side portions of the seat frame;
- and
- a support frame comprising a pair of parallel support members formed generally into a u-shape and connected to each other at a bottom of the u-shape, each of the support members being pivotally attached at each end thereof to the seat frame at respective arm portions.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.