Recliner chair

Claim 2

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame, stop means swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said stop means, link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and stop means, said recliner means permitting said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position and a reclining position and swingably moving said link means to cause said stop means to dispose said wheels into and out of engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are moved into said reclining and upright positions, respectively.

Claim 3

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, stop means swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said stop means, a pair of links swingably connected to said stop means, and said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and said links for moving said links to swing said stop means into position to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position.

Claim 4

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, stop means swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said stop means, a pair of links swingably connected to said stop means, and said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and said links for moving said links to swing said stop means into position to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position.

Claim 5

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a U-shaped yoke swingably connected to said frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels mounted on said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke for swingably moving said yoke to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position.

Claim 6

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a U-shaped yoke swingably connected to said frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels mounted on said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke for swingably moving said yoke to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position.

Claim 7

A recliner chair as set forth in claim 3 in which said yoke comprises a pair of laterally spaced arms swingably connected at their forward ends to said frame and a transverse bight interconnecting said arms at their rearward ends, said link means being swingably connected to said arms.

Claim 8

A recliner chair as set forth in claim 3 in which said yoke comprising a pair of laterally spaced arms swingably connected at their forward ends to said frame and a transverse bight interconnecting said arms at their rearward ends, said arms being angled upwardly intermediate their lengths, and said link means being swingably connected to said arms.

Claim 9

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, means rotatably interconnecting said frame to said pedestal whereby said frame is rotatable with respect to said pedestal about a vertical axis, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis and movable with said frame about said vertical axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke, said link means and recliner means swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with said floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke about horizontal and vertical axes.

Claim 10

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, means rotatably interconnecting said frame to said pedestal whereby said frame is rotatable with respect to said pedestal about a vertical axis, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis and movable with said frame about said vertical axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke, said link means and recliner means swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with said floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke about horizontal and vertical axes.

Claim 11

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, means rotatably interconnecting said frame to said pedestal whereby said frame is rotatable with respect to said pedestal about a vertical axis, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis and movable with said frame about said vertical axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke, said link means and recliner means swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with said floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke only about a horizontal axis.

Claim 12

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, means rotatably interconnecting said frame to said pedestal whereby said frame is rotatable with respect to said pedestal about a vertical axis, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis and movable with said frame about said vertical axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said recliner means and yoke, said link means and recliner means swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with said floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke only about a horizontal axis.

Claim 13

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engageable pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a base plate fixedly mounted on said pedestal, a swivel plate rotatably connected to said base plate for movement with respect to said base plate about a vertical axis, a spring plate fixedly mounted on said frame and swingably connected to said swivel plate about a horizontal axis, a plurality of springs bearing against said swivel and spring plates urging said spring plate into parallelism with said swivel plaTe, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means for swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke about horizontal and vertical axes.

Claim 14

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engageable pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a base plate fixedly mounted on said pedestal, a swivel plate rotatably connected to said base plate for movement with respect to said base plate about a vertical axis, a spring plate fixedly mounted on said frame and swingably connected to said swivel plate about a horizontal axis, a plurality of springs bearing against said swivel and spring plates urging said spring plate into parallelism with said swivel plaTe, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means for swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke about horizontal and vertical axes.

Claim 15

A recliner chair as set forth in claim 8 in which said yoke comprises a pair of arms swingably interconnected to said frame at their forward ends and rigidly interconnected by a transverse bight at their rearward ends, said arms being angled upwardly intermediate their lengths and projecting rearwardly from said frame to dispose said bight rearwardly of said pedestal, and said wheels are mounted on said yoke adjacent the rear thereof to engage the floor rearwardly of said pedestal.

Claim 16

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engageable pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a base plate fixedly mounted on said pedestal, a swivel plate rotatably connected to said base plate for movement with respect to said base plate about a vertical axis, a spring plate fixedly mounted on said frame and swingably connected to said swivel plate about a horizontal axis, a plurality of springs bearing against said swivel and spring plates urging said spring plate into parallelism with said swivel plate, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means for swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke only about a horizontal axis.

Claim 17

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engageable pedestal, a frame, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame to permit said seat and backrest to be moved between a normal upright position, an intermediate reclining position and a fully reclining position, a base plate fixedly mounted on said pedestal, a swivel plate rotatably connected to said base plate for movement with respect to said base plate about a vertical axis, a spring plate fixedly mounted on said frame and swingably connected to said swivel plate about a horizontal axis, a plurality of springs bearing against said swivel and spring plates urging said spring plate into parallelism with said swivel plate, a yoke swingably mounted on said frame for movement with respect to said frame about a horizontal axis, a pair of wheels interconnected to said yoke, and link means swingably interconnected to said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means for swingably moving said yoke with respect to said frame to dispose said wheels into engagement with the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions and out of engagement with the floor when said seat and backrest are in said upright position, said wheels being movable with respect to said yoke only about a horizontal axis.

Claim 18

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame, a yoke swingably connected to said frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, a pair of ground-engageable members mounted on said yoke, link means swingably mounted on said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means, and stop pins on said seat, said recliner means and crank means permitting said seat and backrest to move from a normal upright position into an intermediate reclining position with said crank means engaging said stop pins and said recliner means permitting said seat and backrest to be moved from said intermediate reclining position into a fully reclining position with said crank means rotating with respect to said recliner means to move said link means to cause said yoke to move said ground-engageable members to engage the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions.

Claim 19

A recliner chair, comprising a floor-engaging pedestal, a frame mounted on said pedestal, a seat, a backrest fixedly connected to said seat, recliner means interconnecting said seat to said frame, a yoke swingably connected to said frame for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, a pair of ground-engageable members mounted on said yoke, link means swingably mounted on said yoke, said recliner means having crank means swingably connected to said seat and link means, and stop pins on said seat, said recliner means and crank means permitting said seat and backrest to move from a normal upright position into an intermediate reclining position with said crank means engaging said stop pins and said recliner means permitting said seat and backrest to be moved from said intermediate reclining position into a fully reclining position with said crank means rotating with respect to said recliner means to move said link means to cause said yoke to move said ground-engageable members to engage the floor rearwardly of said pedestal when said seat and backrest are in said fully and intermediate reclining positions.