Footrest assembly for recliner chairs

Claim 2

A footrest assembly for a recliner chair (2) comprising a footrest (12), a pair of support and mounting members (14) laterally spaced from each other and having first ends attached to the footrest (12) and second opposite ends adapted to be mounted to an associated chair to support the footrest for extendable and retractable movement relative to the chair, and a cover (90) extending between and attached to said members.

Claim 3

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that each of said members (14) comprises a linkage system.

Claim 4

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that each of said linkage systems includes a first pair of links (40, 60) pivotally connected to the footrest (12), a second pair of links (30, 50) pivotally connected to the first pair (40, 60) respectively, and being adapted to be mounted to an associated chair (2), and in that said cover (90) is attached to links in each of said first (40, 60) and second (30, 50) pairs of links.

Claim 5

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that said links in each of said first (40, 60) and second (30, 50) pairs of links include cover-receiving-members (92, 94) fixed on outer sides thereof, said cover (90) being attached to said cover-receiving member (92, 94).

Claim 6

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 3 or 4, characterised in that one (30 or 50) of said links of said second pair of links is pivotally connected to both of said links (40, 60) of said first pair.

Claim 7

A footrest assembly for a reclining chair characterised in that it includes a bracket link (46) adapted to be fixed to a footrest, a first pair of links (40, 60) extending in generally side-by-side interrelationship and pivotally connected to the bracket link (46), a second pair of links (30, 50) having portions extending in spaced vertical planes generally parallel to those of said first pair (40, 60) of links and further having end portions adapted to be pivotally mounted with respect to an associated chair (2) for providing swinging movement of said second pair (30, 50) of links between retracted positions located under the chair and extended positions projected forwardly from the chair, the first and second pairs of links being respectively pivotally connected to each other such that said first pair (40, 60) of links will extend generally forwardly from the second pair (30, 50) of links when the second pair (30, 50) are in said extended positions thereof, and a cover (90) extending between and attached to the footrest and one of each pair of said links.

Claim 8

A footrest assembly for a reclining chair characterised in that it includes a bracket link (46) adapted to be fixed to a footrest, a first pair of links (40, 60) extending in generally side-by-side interrelationship and pivotally connected to the bracket link (46), a second pair of links (30, 50) having portions extending in spaced vertical planes generally parallel to those of said first pair (40, 60) of links and further having end portions adapted to be pivotally mounted with respect to an associated chair (2) for providing swinging movement of said second pair (30, 50) of links between retracted positions located under the chair and extended positions projected forwardly from the chair, the first and second pairs of links being respectively pivotally connected to each other such that said first pair (40, 60) of links will extend generally forwardly from the second pair (30, 50) of links when the second pair (30, 50) are in said extended positions thereof, and a cover (90) extending between and attached to the footrest and one of each pair of said links.

Claim 9

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the first pair (40, 60) of links includes one link (60) positioned outwardly of the other link (40) in said first pair, said one link (60) being in a plane substantially parallel or co-planar with one link (50) in said second pair (30, 50), and wherein there is further included means (92, 94) on each of said one link (60, 50) of said pairs of links for attaching a footrest cover thereto.

Claim 10

A footrest assembly as claimed in claim 6 or 7, characterised in that one of said links (50) in said second pair (30, 50) of links is pivotally connected to both of said links (40, 60) of said first pair.

Claim 11

A footrest as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the support members (14) have means defining a cavity (97), when in the retracted positions, for receiving portions of said cover (90).

Claim 12

A footrest assembly as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 9, characterised in that said first pair of links and one of said second pair of links form a cavity when the linkage system is in a folded position, and wherein said cover (90) has a flexible intermediate portion (90a) foldable within said cavity (97).

Claim 13

A footrest assembly for a recliner chair, substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Claim 14

A footrest assembly for a recliner chair, substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Claim 15

A reclining chair characterised in that it embodies a footrest assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

Claim 16

A reclining chair substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Claim 17

A reclining chair substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.