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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Teddy J May, Tupelo, MS (US);
Assignee:
The Lane Company, Inc., Altavista, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297 61 ; 297403 ;
Abstract
The left and right side linkages of a mechanism for a reclining chair are provided with respective pantographic linkage systems. An actuator link is provided for each, which causes the headrest which is mounted to the upper end of each such linkage system to rotate relatively forwards by about 90 degrees as the backrest is reclined as the chair goes from its fully erect to its TV and fully reclined positions. The mechanism provides low back, wall-saver operation for the chair reclining function without necessitating a thick or oddly appearing style.