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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
La-z-boy Incorporated, Monroe, MI (US);
Larry P. Lapointe, Temperance, MI (US);
Chad E. Adams, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Gerald G. Stotz, Ida, MI (US);
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Monroe, MI (US);
Abstract
A furniture member may include a seat base frame, a seat bottom, and a seatback. The seat bottom may be attached to the seat base frame. The seatback may be attached to the seat base frame and may include a seatback frame and a seat-depth-adjustment mechanism. The seat-depth-adjustment mechanism may include a backrest support member and a seat-depth-adjustment actuator. The seat-depth-adjustment actuator may be mounted to the seatback frame and may be drivingly coupled to the backrest support member to move the backrest support member relative to the seatback frame and the seat bottom between a retracted position and an extended position.