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US3166352A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reclining chair

Assignee: Dual Manufacturing and Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-24
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Granted: 1965-01-19
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Expires: 1983-01-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank M Re

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:01
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/031; A47C1/034; A47C1/035; A47C1/0355

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 291 words
IN AN ARTICLE OF REPOSE FOR SUPPORTING THE BODY OF A PERSON AND INCLUDING A SUPPORT AND AN INTEGRAL SEAT AND BACK UNIT ROCKABLY MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT AND A TWO PART LEG REST CONSTITUTED BY A MAIN PORTION AND AN AUXILIARY PORTION ANGULARLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE MAIN PORTION, THE IMPROVEMENT IN AN INTERCONNECTING LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR MOVING THE LEG REST BETWEEN A NON-OPERATIVE RETRACTED POSITION WITH THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY PORTIONS THEREOF BEING POSITIONED BENEATH THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT AND ONE OF A PLURALITY OF OPERATIVE EXTENDED POSITIONS AND WITH THE AUXILIARY PORTION ROTATING IN AN ARC RELATIVE TO THE MAIN PORTION AS THE MAIN PORTION IS MOTIVATED GENERALLY RECTILINEARLY,A SUPPORT BRACKET FIXED TO THE SUPPORT, A SEAT BRACKET FIXED TO THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT, A CONTROL LINKAGE PIVOTALLY RELATED TO THE FORWARD END OF THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT AN INCLUDING A LEG REST SUPPORTING SUBLINKAGE CONSTITUTED BY A SECONDARY PIVOT LINK PIVOTED TO THE SEAT AND A SECONDARY PROPELLER LINK PIVOTED TO THE SEAT AND A PRIMARY ELEVATOR LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PIVOT AND SECONDARY PROPELLER LINKS AND A SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PROPELLER LINK, THE MAIN PORTION OF THE LEG REST BEING PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK, A FIRST CONNECTING LINK PIVOTED TO SAID PRIMARY ELEVATOR LINK AND TO SAID SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK, A SECOND CONNECTING LINK PIVOTED TO THE AUXILIARY PORTION OF THE LEG REST AND TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING LINK, A CONTROL LINK PIVOTED TO THE MAIN PORTION OF THE LEG REST AND TO SAID SECOND CONNECTING LINK AND A BRASS LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PIVOT LINK AND ROTATIVE ABOUT A PIVOT RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT BRACKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 291 words
IN AN ARTICLE OF REPOSE FOR SUPPORTING THE BODY OF A PERSON AND INCLUDING A SUPPORT AND AN INTEGRAL SEAT AND BACK UNIT ROCKABLY MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT AND A TWO PART LEG REST CONSTITUTED BY A MAIN PORTION AND AN AUXILIARY PORTION ANGULARLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO THE MAIN PORTION, THE IMPROVEMENT IN AN INTERCONNECTING LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR MOVING THE LEG REST BETWEEN A NON-OPERATIVE RETRACTED POSITION WITH THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY PORTIONS THEREOF BEING POSITIONED BENEATH THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT AND ONE OF A PLURALITY OF OPERATIVE EXTENDED POSITIONS AND WITH THE AUXILIARY PORTION ROTATING IN AN ARC RELATIVE TO THE MAIN PORTION AS THE MAIN PORTION IS MOTIVATED GENERALLY RECTILINEARLY,A SUPPORT BRACKET FIXED TO THE SUPPORT, A SEAT BRACKET FIXED TO THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT, A CONTROL LINKAGE PIVOTALLY RELATED TO THE FORWARD END OF THE SEAT OF THE SEAT AND BACK UNIT AN INCLUDING A LEG REST SUPPORTING SUBLINKAGE CONSTITUTED BY A SECONDARY PIVOT LINK PIVOTED TO THE SEAT AND A SECONDARY PROPELLER LINK PIVOTED TO THE SEAT AND A PRIMARY ELEVATOR LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PIVOT AND SECONDARY PROPELLER LINKS AND A SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PROPELLER LINK, THE MAIN PORTION OF THE LEG REST BEING PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK, A FIRST CONNECTING LINK PIVOTED TO SAID PRIMARY ELEVATOR LINK AND TO SAID SECONDARY ELEVATOR LINK, A SECOND CONNECTING LINK PIVOTED TO THE AUXILIARY PORTION OF THE LEG REST AND TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING LINK, A CONTROL LINK PIVOTED TO THE MAIN PORTION OF THE LEG REST AND TO SAID SECOND CONNECTING LINK AND A BRASS LINK PIVOTED TO SAID SECONDARY PIVOT LINK AND ROTATIVE ABOUT A PIVOT RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT BRACKET.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-01-19 1972-07-20 1973-01-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-01-19 1976-07-20 1977-01-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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