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Reclining chair fixture

Assignee: General Steel Products Co Inc Co
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Filing: 1961-03-20
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Granted: 1963-12-17
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Expires: 1981-03-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ned W Mizelle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 15:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/031; A47C1/034; A47C1/0342; A47C1/0345

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 302 words
A RECLINING CHAIR FIXTURE COMPRISING A BASE LINK HAVING A FRONT FIXED PIVOT AT ITS FORWARD END AND A REAR FIXED PIVOT AT ITS REARWARD END, A SEAT LINK HAVING A FRONT SEAT PIVOT AT ITS FORWARD END AND A REAR SEAT PIVOT AT ITS REARWARD END, FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO BOTH OF SAID FRONT PIVOTS, REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO BOTH OF SAID REAR PIVOTS, SAID FRONT AND REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS COOPERATIVELY SUPPORTING SAID SEAT LINK FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BASE LINK BETWEEN A NORMAL REST POSITION AND A REARWARDLY INCLINED FULLY RECLINED POSITION, A CONTROL LINK PIVOTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS UPON A FIXED PIVOT ON SAID BASE LINK LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR FIXED PIVOTS, CONNECTING LINK MEANS FOR CONTROLLING AND CONSTRAINING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO SAID BASE LINK UPON SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS TO ESTABLISH A BALANCED REST POSITION OF SAID SEAT LINK INTERMEDIATE SAID NORMAL POSITION AND SAID FULLY RECLINED POSITION BY APPLYING EQUAL AND OPPOSED MOMENTS TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID CONTROL LINK, SAID CONNECTING LINK MEANS INCLUDING A FRONT CONNECTING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO ONE END OF SAID CONTROL LINK AND A REAR CONNECTING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID CONTROL LINK, SAID REAR CONNECTING LINK BEING PIVOTED AT ITS OTHER END ON SAID REAR SEAT PIVOT, SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK BEING PIVOTED AT AN INTERMEDIATE LOCATION UPON SAID FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS, A LEG REST LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED UPON THE OTHER END OF SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK, AND A LEG REST CONTROL LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO SAID LEG REST LINK AND TO SAID FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 302 words
A RECLINING CHAIR FIXTURE COMPRISING A BASE LINK HAVING A FRONT FIXED PIVOT AT ITS FORWARD END AND A REAR FIXED PIVOT AT ITS REARWARD END, A SEAT LINK HAVING A FRONT SEAT PIVOT AT ITS FORWARD END AND A REAR SEAT PIVOT AT ITS REARWARD END, FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO BOTH OF SAID FRONT PIVOTS, REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO BOTH OF SAID REAR PIVOTS, SAID FRONT AND REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS COOPERATIVELY SUPPORTING SAID SEAT LINK FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BASE LINK BETWEEN A NORMAL REST POSITION AND A REARWARDLY INCLINED FULLY RECLINED POSITION, A CONTROL LINK PIVOTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS UPON A FIXED PIVOT ON SAID BASE LINK LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR FIXED PIVOTS, CONNECTING LINK MEANS FOR CONTROLLING AND CONSTRAINING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO SAID BASE LINK UPON SAID FRONT AND SAID REAR SUPPORT LINK MEANS TO ESTABLISH A BALANCED REST POSITION OF SAID SEAT LINK INTERMEDIATE SAID NORMAL POSITION AND SAID FULLY RECLINED POSITION BY APPLYING EQUAL AND OPPOSED MOMENTS TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID CONTROL LINK, SAID CONNECTING LINK MEANS INCLUDING A FRONT CONNECTING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO ONE END OF SAID CONTROL LINK AND A REAR CONNECTING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID CONTROL LINK, SAID REAR CONNECTING LINK BEING PIVOTED AT ITS OTHER END ON SAID REAR SEAT PIVOT, SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK BEING PIVOTED AT AN INTERMEDIATE LOCATION UPON SAID FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS, A LEG REST LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED UPON THE OTHER END OF SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK, AND A LEG REST CONTROL LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS TO SAID LEG REST LINK AND TO SAID FRONT SUPPORT LINK MEANS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FRONT CONNECTING LINK.

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