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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry P LaPointe, Temperance, MI (US);
Jonathon R Saul, Erie, MI (US);
Dennis W Wright, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Monroe, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297 85 ; 297330 ; 297342 ;
Abstract
A modular power reclining chair is disclosed which includes a unibody chair frame supported on a power base assembly. A power-assisted linear drive mechanism is operably coupled to an actuation mechanism of the reclining chair to provide power assistance in positioning of a leg rest assembly, a tilt control mechanism and a swing linkage mechanism for moving the reclining chair through its various ranges of motion.