US3269769A
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Tv lounger reclining chair fixture
Assignee: General Steel Products Co Inc Co
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Filing: 1965-05-13
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1985-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ned W Mizelle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:41
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
460 words
A FIXTURE FOR MOVABLY SUPPORTING THE SEAT, BACK AND LEG REST ON THE BASE OF A RECLINING CHAIR FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREON BETWEEN A NORMAL POSITION IN WHICH THE SEAT AND BACK ARE ANGULARLY DISPOSED TO DEFINE AN UPRIGHT SEATING ANGLE WITH THE SEAT GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AND THE LEG REST RETRACTED UNDER THE SEAT, A FULLY RECLINED POSITION IN WHICH THE BACK AND SEAT DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER ANGLE THAN SAID UPRIGHT SEATING ANGLE AND THE SEAT IS TILTED FROM THE HORIZONTAL AND MOVED REARWARDLY WITH THE LEG REST EXTENDED AHEAD OF AND GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THE SEAT IN A LEG SUPPORTING POSITION, AND IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION IN WHICH THE SEAT AND BACK ARE ANGULARLY DISPOSED TO DEFINE SAID NORMAL SEATING ANGLE AND THE SEAT IS TILTED AND POSITIONED REARWARDLY ON THE BASE TO A LESSER DEGREE THAN IN SAID FULLY RECLINED POSITION WITH THE LEG REST EXTENDING IN SAID LEG SUPPORTED POSITION, SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING: A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE BASE, A SEAT LINK ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE SEAT, AN INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, SEAT SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING BETWEEN PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS ON THE FORWARD PORTIONS AND ON THE REAR PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID SEAT LINK AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER FOR ROTATIONAL AND TRANSLATIONAL MOTIONOF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO BOTH SAID INTERMEDIATE AND BASE MEMBERS IN MOVING SAID SEAT LINK BETWEEN SAID NORMAL AND INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITIONS, FIRST STOP MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER REARWARDLY OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITION, LEG RESTS SUPPORTING LINKAGE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE LEG REST AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE LEG REST TO SAID SEAT SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF THE LEG REST BETWEEN SAID RETRACTED AND FORWARD LEG SUPPORTING POSITIONS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT LINK BETWEEN SAID NORMAL AND INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITIONS, A BACK LINK ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE BACK AND PIVOTALLY MOVED ON THE REAR OF SAID SEAT LINK, INTERMEDIATE MEMBER SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING BETWEEN THE FORWARD PORTIONS AND THE REAR PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND SAID BASE MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOTION OF SAID LINK AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER IN MOVING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY RECLINED CHAIR POSITIONS, SECOND STOP MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER FORWARD OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITION, AND EXTENSIBLE LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID BACK LINK, SAID SEAT LINK AND SAID BASE MEMBER TO PIVOT SAID BACK LINK ABOUT SAID SEAT LINK CONCURRENTLY WITH MOTION OF SAID SEAT LINK AND INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS IN MOVING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY RECLINED CHAIR POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
460 words
A FIXTURE FOR MOVABLY SUPPORTING THE SEAT, BACK AND LEG REST ON THE BASE OF A RECLINING CHAIR FOR RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREON BETWEEN A NORMAL POSITION IN WHICH THE SEAT AND BACK ARE ANGULARLY DISPOSED TO DEFINE AN UPRIGHT SEATING ANGLE WITH THE SEAT GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AND THE LEG REST RETRACTED UNDER THE SEAT, A FULLY RECLINED POSITION IN WHICH THE BACK AND SEAT DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER ANGLE THAN SAID UPRIGHT SEATING ANGLE AND THE SEAT IS TILTED FROM THE HORIZONTAL AND MOVED REARWARDLY WITH THE LEG REST EXTENDED AHEAD OF AND GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THE SEAT IN A LEG SUPPORTING POSITION, AND IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION IN WHICH THE SEAT AND BACK ARE ANGULARLY DISPOSED TO DEFINE SAID NORMAL SEATING ANGLE AND THE SEAT IS TILTED AND POSITIONED REARWARDLY ON THE BASE TO A LESSER DEGREE THAN IN SAID FULLY RECLINED POSITION WITH THE LEG REST EXTENDING IN SAID LEG SUPPORTED POSITION, SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING: A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE BASE, A SEAT LINK ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE SEAT, AN INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, SEAT SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING BETWEEN PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS ON THE FORWARD PORTIONS AND ON THE REAR PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID SEAT LINK AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER FOR ROTATIONAL AND TRANSLATIONAL MOTIONOF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO BOTH SAID INTERMEDIATE AND BASE MEMBERS IN MOVING SAID SEAT LINK BETWEEN SAID NORMAL AND INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITIONS, FIRST STOP MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF SAID SEAT LINK RELATIVE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER REARWARDLY OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITION, LEG RESTS SUPPORTING LINKAGE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE LEG REST AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE LEG REST TO SAID SEAT SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT OF THE LEG REST BETWEEN SAID RETRACTED AND FORWARD LEG SUPPORTING POSITIONS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT LINK BETWEEN SAID NORMAL AND INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITIONS, A BACK LINK ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE BACK AND PIVOTALLY MOVED ON THE REAR OF SAID SEAT LINK, INTERMEDIATE MEMBER SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING BETWEEN THE FORWARD PORTIONS AND THE REAR PORTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND SAID BASE MEMBER FOR SWINGING MOTION OF SAID LINK AND SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER IN MOVING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY RECLINED CHAIR POSITIONS, SECOND STOP MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER FORWARD OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CHAIR POSITION, AND EXTENSIBLE LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID BACK LINK, SAID SEAT LINK AND SAID BASE MEMBER TO PIVOT SAID BACK LINK ABOUT SAID SEAT LINK CONCURRENTLY WITH MOTION OF SAID SEAT LINK AND INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BASE MEMBER ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT LINKAGE MEANS IN MOVING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE AND FULLY RECLINED CHAIR POSITIONS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-29 | 1970-02-28 | 1970-08-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-29 | 1974-02-28 | 1974-08-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-29 | 1978-02-28 | 1978-08-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |