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US3135548A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Secondary leg-rest actuating means

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-10
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Granted: 1964-06-02
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Expires: 1981-11-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter S Fletcher
  • 👤 Wayne A Mcculty

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:00
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 231 words
A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A SUPPORT, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A RECLINING POSITION AND AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION, A LEGREST, A LAZY TONG LINKAGE MOUNTING SAID LEG-REST FOR MOVEMENT FROM AN EXTENDED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION TO AN INACTIVE POSITION WHEREIN SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE IS COLLAPSED BENEATH SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID LEG-REST MOVEMENT CONNECTED TO SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODYSUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION TO SAID RECLINING POSITION FOR MOVING SAID LEG-REST TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION, AND SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID LEG-REST MOUNTING LINKAGE OPERABLE AT THE END OF THE MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID RECLINING TO SAID UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION FOR POSITIVELY CLOSING SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE TO TIGHTLY TUCK SAID LEG-REST BENEATH SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, SAID SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST MEMBER MOVABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM A RECLINING POSITION INTO THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION AND A SECOND MEMBER POSITIONED TO BE CONTACTED BY SAID FIRST MEMBER AT THE COMPLETION OF SAID MOTION OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, SAID SECOND MEMBER OPERABLE TO POSITIVELY FORCE SAID LINKAGE INTO A CLOSELY COLLAPSED CONFIGURATION WHEN CONTACTED BY SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS BEING IN AN INACTIVE DISENGAGED POSITION BEFORE SAID FINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INTO THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A SUPPORT, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A RECLINING POSITION AND AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION, A LEGREST, A LAZY TONG LINKAGE MOUNTING SAID LEG-REST FOR MOVEMENT FROM AN EXTENDED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION TO AN INACTIVE POSITION WHEREIN SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE IS COLLAPSED BENEATH SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID LEG-REST MOVEMENT CONNECTED TO SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODYSUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION TO SAID RECLINING POSITION FOR MOVING SAID LEG-REST TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION, AND SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID LEG-REST MOUNTING LINKAGE OPERABLE AT THE END OF THE MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID RECLINING TO SAID UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION FOR POSITIVELY CLOSING SAID LAZY TONG LINKAGE TO TIGHTLY TUCK SAID LEG-REST BENEATH SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, SAID SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST MEMBER MOVABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM A RECLINING POSITION INTO THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION AND A SECOND MEMBER POSITIONED TO BE CONTACTED BY SAID FIRST MEMBER AT THE COMPLETION OF SAID MOTION OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT, SAID SECOND MEMBER OPERABLE TO POSITIVELY FORCE SAID LINKAGE INTO A CLOSELY COLLAPSED CONFIGURATION WHEN CONTACTED BY SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID SECONDARY ACTUATING MEANS BEING IN AN INACTIVE DISENGAGED POSITION BEFORE SAID FINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INTO THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION.

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