The Berkline Corporation

Dual Manufacturing and Engineering Incorporated

Frank M Re

James O Williams

Footrest mechanism shield

A footstool for recliner chairs having a linkage mechanism that is operable by conventional occupant controlled actuating mechanisms. The footstool comprises a base panel and an intermediate panel pivotally interconnected by the linkage mechanism so that when the footstool is extended, the two panels form a substantially uninterrupted leg support surface with the seat of the chair. The chair is thereby converted to a chaise lounge. When the footstool is retracted, the intermediate panel is stored behind the base panel.

Chaise lounge recliner chair

A lowback reclining chair with a concealed headrest positionable in close adjacency to a room wall when in upright sitting position and yet so structured as to allow ready assumption of any of a variety of reclined positions of occupancy without physical contact of any element thereof with the same room wall, the chair envisioning a combination of kinematically related components comprising a base, a chassis movable relative to the base, and a body-support movable between sitting and reclining positions relative to the chassis with concurrent movements of a legrest and a headrest each between retracted and extended positions respectively, a main drive link connecting between the body-support and base for propelling the chassis relative to the base forwardly and progressively away from the wall as the body-support is moved from upright sitting position to progressive positions of reclination while the body support is concurrently moved rearwardly relative to the chassis but yet away from the room wall, and for propelling the chassis relative to the base rearwardly and progressively toward the wall as the body-support is moved from progressive positions of reclination to upright sitting position while the body support is concurrently moved forwardly relative to the chassis but yet toward the room wall.

Reclining chair

A reclining chair positionable in close adjacency to a room wall in an upright sitting position and allowing ready assumption of any of a variety of reclining positions without physical contact of any chair component with that room wall. The chair envisions a fixed base, a chassis movable linearly relative to the base, and a body-support movable between the sitting/retracted and reclining/extended positions relative to the chassis, a first system of links operatively connecting between the base and chassis and body-support for effecting linear movement of the chassis relative to the base, and a second system of links connecting between the first system of links and the base and chassis and body-support unit for effecting reclining movement of the body-supporting unit relative to the chassis, said base, chassis, body-support and systems of links constituting kinematically speaking, but a single mechanism. The movements of the link systems are so coordinated that the chassis moves progressively forwardly away from the room wall as transition is made from upright sitting position to progressive reclining positions to the end that the body supporting unit is concurrently moved forwardly away from the room wall. Reversely, with the chassis moving rearwardly and progressively toward the room wall as transition is made from progressive reclining positions to upright sitting position, the body-supporting unit is concurrently moved rearwardly and toward the room wall.

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Holyoke, MA, United States of America

Frank M Re