Two-position easy chair

Claim 1

A two-position easy chair comprising: (a) an articulated seat including a seat portion having longitudinal side elements with front and rear ends, and the seat including a backrest portion having longitudinal uprights with upper and lower ends, the respective side elements and uprights being held together by crosspieces, and the seat portion and backrest portion being articulated together at their respective rear and lower ends; (b) each longitudinal side element of the seat portion having a lateral projection extending from it near its front end, and each of the uprights having a hook near its lower end and having a lateral stop projecting therefrom between the hook and its upper end; (c) a support comprising two laterally-spaced vertically disposed rectangular frames held together by horizontally disposed front and rear spacers, the frames receiving the seat and backrest portions between them; (d) each support frame having a horizontal arm joined to a front and a rear leg, each arm having a first downward notch extending partway thereinto in front of and adjacent to said rear leg, and having a second downward notch extending partway thereinto near the front leg, the front spacer extending between the front legs below the second notches and the rear spacer extending between the rear legs adjacent to the arm; and (e) the articulate seat being supportable in a raised position wherein the lateral projections of the side elements are fitted into the second notches in the arms of the support frame and the uprights of the backrest are supported by their hooks overlying the rear spacer, and the articulated seat being supportable in a lowered position wherein the side elements are supported on the front spacer and the uprights are supported on their lateral stops fitted into said first notches in the arms.