Patent ID: 9277823
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A47C,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A motor assembly for actuating reclining furniture actuation mechanisms, said motor assembly comprising: a motor; a slide rail to which said motor is mounted, said slide rail comprising a first end and second end; a trolley configured to be driven by said motor in a bidirectional, linear motion along said slide rail and configured to be coupled to said reclining furniture actuation mechanisms with at least one self-latching coupling; wherein the first end of the slide rail is attached to a first frame member of said reclining furniture by insertion of one or more male connecting elements into one or more into one or more corresponding female connecting elements; further wherein the second end of the slide rail is attached to a second frame member of said reclining furniture by insertion of a boss with a flange on the second end through an opening in the second frame member, with a locking slide with a keyhole-opening engaging the flange to secure the boss.