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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
W Clark Rogers, Denton, NC (US);
D Stephen Hoffman, High Point, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ultra-Mek, Inc., Denton, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2971881 ; 297334 ; 2974631 ;
Abstract
A seating unit having a movable seat is disclosed. The seat is movable between a closed position, in which the seating surface of the seat is generally horizontally disposed, and an open position in which the seating surface is generally vertically disposed and forwardly facing, the lower surface of the movable seat confronts the front wall of the seating unit, and the front edge portion of the seat is adjacent the underlying surface. Mechanisms suitable for effecting such movement are also disclosed.