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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
La-z-boy Incorporated, Monroe, MI (US);
Larry P. LaPointe, Temperance, MI (US);
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Monroe, MI (US);
Abstract
A rocking furniture member may include a base frame, a seat assembly, a legrest mechanism, and a pawl assembly. The seat assembly may include a ratchet rack having a plurality of teeth. The pawl assembly may include a support link, a pawl arm, and an actuation link. The support link is rotatably coupled to the base frame. The pawl arm is rotatably attached to the support link and selectively engages one of the ratchet teeth. The actuation link may be attached to the pawl arm and may be coupled to the legrest mechanism such that movement of the legrest mechanism into the extended position moves the pawl arm into engagement with the ratchet rack and movement of the legrest mechanism toward the retracted position causes rotation of the pawl arm relative to the support link and disengages the pawl arm from the ratchet rack.