Reclining chair having continuous arm rest/leg rest member

A recliner chair comprising:

• a chair frame having a reclinable seat back member, a seat member operationally coupled to said reclinable seat back member such that reclining of said seat back member causes said seat member to be urged slidably outwardly in a generally linear movement relative to said chair frame, and a leg rest member movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said seat member being slidably movable toward said leg rest member;
• an arm/leg rest member coupled between said chair frame and said leg rest member;
• an intermediate leg rest support member coupled intermediate a portion of said seat member and said leg rest member;
• an actuation means for moving said leg rest member between said retracted and extended positions, wherein movement of said leg rest member toward said extended position causes said arm/leg rest member to be urged from a retracted, arcuately shaped support configuration through a range of partially extended, less arcuately shaped support configurations to a fully extended, essentially planar shaped support configuration;
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• a plurality of elastic straps secured under tension intermediate an edge portion of said chair frame and said leg rest member, said elastic straps extending generally longitudinally of said arm/leg rest member and being operable to provide support to said arm/leg rest member and control said shaped support configurations when said leg rest member is moved relative to said chair frame.

A recliner chair having enhanced surface area for resting an occupant's arms and legs comprising:

• a chair frame;
• a reclinable seat back member operationally coupled to said chair frame, said seat back member being operable to assume at least one upright position and a reclined position;
• a seat member operationally coupled to said chair frame and said seat back member, said seat member being operable to assume a retracted position when said seat back member is in said upright position and to be urged slidably outwardly of said chair frame into an extended position in response to reclining of said seat back member into said reclined position;
• an extendable leg rest assembly including a leg rest member operationally coupled to said chair frame and operable to be urged outwardly of said chair into an extended position and retracted into a retracted position;
• an intermediate leg support member coupled to a portion of said seat member and a portion of said leg rest member, said intermediate leg support member having an upper surface operable to assume a slightly convex shape relative to said seat member when said seat member is in said retracted position and said leg rest member is in said extended position, said intermediate leg support member further being operable to assume a pronounced convex shape relative to said seat member when said seat member and said leg rest assembly are in their respective extended positions;
• an arm/leg rest member coupled to a portion of said chair frame and a portion of said leg rest member, said arm/leg rest member having an upper surface operable to assume a highly arcuate shape relative to said chair frame when said leg rest member is in said retracted position, said arm/leg rest member further being operable to assume a planar shape relative to said chair frame when said leg rest member is in said extended position;
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• a plurality of independent elastic straps secured intermediate an edge portion of said chair frame and an edge portion of said leg rest member, said elastic straps being secured under tension adjacent said arm/leg rest member and thereby maintaining said arm/leg rest member in said highly arcuate and planar shapes respectively when said leg rest member is in said retracted and extended positions.

A chair comprising:

• a seat section having a pair of vertically disposed side panels and a leg rest member movable between a retracted and extended position, said seat section including a generally linearly movable seat member disposed between said side panels;
• an arm/leg rest member coupled between and to said side panels and said leg rest member, said arm/leg rest member movable between a retracted and extended position and being operable to form a support surface having a variable degree of curvature;
• an intermediate leg support member coupled between and to said leg rest member and said seat member, said intermediate leg support member being operative to form a convex support surface having a variable degree of curvature;
• an actuation means for moving said leg rest member between said retracted and extended positions, wherein movement of said leg rest member toward said extended position causes said arm/leg rest member to be urged from said retracted position and an arcuately shaped support configuration to said extended position and an essentially planar shaped support configuration;
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• at least one elastic strap secured under tension intermediate a portion of said seat member and said leg rest member, said elastic strap extending generally longitudinally of said intermediate leg support member and being operable to provide support to said intermediate leg support member and control said variable convex shape when said seat member is moved relative said leg rest member.

A recliner chair comprising:

• a chair frame having a reclinable seat back member, a seat member operationally coupled to said reclinable seat back member such that reclining of said seat back member causes said seat member to be urged slidably outwardly in a generally linear movement relative to said chair frame, and a leg rest member movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said seat member being slidably movable toward said leg rest member;
• an arm/leg rest member coupled between said chair frame and said leg rest member, said arm/leg rest member including a flexible, integral arm/leg rest cushion and a brace structure secured to a distal end thereof for coupling with a substrate of said leg rest member, said brace structure including a generally triangularly shaped member having a curved edge, said curved edge yielding a rounded external side shape to said distal end of said arm/leg rest cushion;
• an intermediate leg rest support member coupled intermediate a portion of said seat member and said leg rest member;
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• an actuation means for moving said leg rest member between said retracted and extended positions, wherein movement of said leg rest member toward said extended position causes said arm/leg rest member to be urged from a retracted, arcuately shaped support configuration through a range of partially extended, less arcuately shaped support configurations to a fully extended, essentially planar shaped support configuration.

A recliner chair comprising:

• a chair frame having a reclinable seat back member, a seat member operationally coupled to said reclinable seat back member such that reclining of said seat back member causes said seat member to be urged slidably outwardly in a generally linear movement relative to said chair frame, and a leg rest member movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said seat member being slidably movable toward said leg rest member;
• an arm/leg rest member coupled between said chair frame and said leg rest member, said arm/leg rest member including a flexible, integral arm/leg rest cushion and a brace structure secured to a distal end thereof for coupling with a substrate of said leg rest member, said substrate of said leg rest member having a trapezoid shaped member;
• an intermediate leg rest support member coupled intermediate a portion of said seat member and said leg rest member;
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• an actuation means for moving said leg rest member between said retracted and extended positions, wherein movement of said leg rest member toward said extended position causes said arm/leg rest member to be urged from a retracted, arcuately shaped support configuration through a range of partially extended, less arcuately shaped support configurations to a fully extended, essentially planar shaped support configuration.