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Reclining chair

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-01-06
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1986-01-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Claude A Hughes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/031; A47C1/034; A47C1/035; A47C1/0355; A47C3/00; A47C3/02; A47C3/025; A47C3/0252

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 247 words
A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING GROUND ENGAGING SUPPORTING BASE MEANS, A CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME, MEANS FOR SWIVELLY MOUNTING SAID CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME ON SAID BASE MEANS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID FRAME ON SAID BASE MEANS FOR ROCKING SAID FRAME THEREON, A CHAIR BODY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECLINED POSITIONS, A LEG REST, CONTROL MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID LEG REST, SAID CONTROL MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF SAID CHAIR BODY AND SAID LEG REST AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CHAIR BODY FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG REST, LOCK MEANS ON SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID CHAIR BODY IN SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN SAID RECLINING CHAIR IS UNOCCUPIED, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, SAID LEG REST PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, AND A LINKAGE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME, SAID LINKAGE ASSEMBLY OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID CHAIR BODY TO SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID CHAIR BODY WILL IMPART MOVEMENT TO SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER AND HENCE TO SAID LEG REST, SAID LINKAGE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FRAME, SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER, SAID CONTROL MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MEANS FOR TILTING SAID LEG REST IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF STOP PINS ON SAID SUPPORTING FRAME ADJACENT SAID CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER FOR LIMITING THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 247 words
A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING GROUND ENGAGING SUPPORTING BASE MEANS, A CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME, MEANS FOR SWIVELLY MOUNTING SAID CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME ON SAID BASE MEANS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID FRAME ON SAID BASE MEANS FOR ROCKING SAID FRAME THEREON, A CHAIR BODY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECLINED POSITIONS, A LEG REST, CONTROL MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID LEG REST, SAID CONTROL MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF SAID CHAIR BODY AND SAID LEG REST AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CHAIR BODY FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID LEG REST, LOCK MEANS ON SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID CHAIR BODY IN SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN SAID RECLINING CHAIR IS UNOCCUPIED, SAID CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, SAID LEG REST PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, AND A LINKAGE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHAIR BODY SUPPORTING FRAME, SAID LINKAGE ASSEMBLY OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID CHAIR BODY TO SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID CHAIR BODY WILL IMPART MOVEMENT TO SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER AND HENCE TO SAID LEG REST, SAID LINKAGE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FRAME, SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER, SAID CONTROL MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MEANS FOR TILTING SAID LEG REST IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MAIN LINKAGE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF STOP PINS ON SAID SUPPORTING FRAME ADJACENT SAID CROSS-LINKAGE MEMBER FOR LIMITING THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF.

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