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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1987
William B Laird, Red Lion, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The disclosure pertains to furniture of the chair, loveseat and couch type which includes a frame, first and second members linked with one another and generally parallel to one another, one or more spring members coupling the first and second members with the frame and permitting partial rotation of the first and second members about an axis perpendicular to the first and second members and biasing the members back to an initial orientation when rotated, a cushion received by and supported by the first pair of members, a latch mechanism within the cushion for latching the cushion to at least one of the first and second members receiving the cushion, a mating element on at least one of the members for engaging with the latch and an actuator within the cushion coupled with the latch for disengaging the latch mechanism from the mating element of the members.