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US3190690A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reclining chair flxture

Assignee: General Steel Products Co Inc Co
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Filing: 1960-06-24
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1980-06-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ned W Mizeile

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 12:06
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 330 words
IN A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A STATIONARY BASE, A SEAT UNIT, AND A LEG REST; A FIXTURE FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIT AND SAID LEG REST UPON SAID BASE FOR CO-ORDINATED MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID SEAT UNIT IS UPRIGHT UPON SAID BASE AND SAID LEG REST IS RETRACTED, A SECOND REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID UNIT IS RECLINED UPON SAID BASE AND SAID LEG REST IS EXTENDED IN LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID UNIT, AND A THIRD REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID SEAT UNIT IS DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID UPRIGHT AND SAID RECLINED POSITIONS AND SAID LEG REST IS EXTENDED IN LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID UNIT, SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING A PIVOTALLY CONSTRAINED CLOSED LINKAGE INCLUDING A BASE LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASE, A SEAT LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID SEAT UNIT, A LEG REST LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID LEG REST, A FIRST LINK MOUNTED ON SAID SEAT LINK FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIRST PIVOT ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID SEAT LINK AND COUPLED TO SAID LEG REST LINK TO MOVE ABOUT SAID FIRST PIVOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG REST RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT UNIT, A SECOND LINK MOUNTED AT ONE END FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A SECOND PIVOT ON THE REARWARD END OF SAID SEAT LINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID BASE AND MOUNTED AT ITS OTHER END PON A FIXED PIVOT ON THE REARWARD END OF SAID BASE LINK, A CONTROL LINK MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIXED PIVOT ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID BASE LINK, A THIRD PIVOT PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING ONE END OF SAID CONTROL LINK TO SAID FIRST LINK AT A LOCATION SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PIVOT, AND A CONSTRAINING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END OF SAD SECOND LINK AND AT ITS OTHER END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID CONTROL LINK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 330 words
IN A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A STATIONARY BASE, A SEAT UNIT, AND A LEG REST; A FIXTURE FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIT AND SAID LEG REST UPON SAID BASE FOR CO-ORDINATED MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID SEAT UNIT IS UPRIGHT UPON SAID BASE AND SAID LEG REST IS RETRACTED, A SECOND REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID UNIT IS RECLINED UPON SAID BASE AND SAID LEG REST IS EXTENDED IN LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID UNIT, AND A THIRD REST POSITION OF SAID CHAIR WHEREIN SAID SEAT UNIT IS DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID UPRIGHT AND SAID RECLINED POSITIONS AND SAID LEG REST IS EXTENDED IN LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID UNIT, SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING A PIVOTALLY CONSTRAINED CLOSED LINKAGE INCLUDING A BASE LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASE, A SEAT LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID SEAT UNIT, A LEG REST LINK ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID LEG REST, A FIRST LINK MOUNTED ON SAID SEAT LINK FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIRST PIVOT ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID SEAT LINK AND COUPLED TO SAID LEG REST LINK TO MOVE ABOUT SAID FIRST PIVOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG REST RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT UNIT, A SECOND LINK MOUNTED AT ONE END FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A SECOND PIVOT ON THE REARWARD END OF SAID SEAT LINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID BASE AND MOUNTED AT ITS OTHER END PON A FIXED PIVOT ON THE REARWARD END OF SAID BASE LINK, A CONTROL LINK MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIXED PIVOT ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID BASE LINK, A THIRD PIVOT PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING ONE END OF SAID CONTROL LINK TO SAID FIRST LINK AT A LOCATION SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PIVOT, AND A CONSTRAINING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END OF SAD SECOND LINK AND AT ITS OTHER END TO THE OTHER END OF SAID CONTROL LINK.

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