Patent ID: 9332844
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A recliner comprising: (a) a base; (b) a chassis supported via a rocker mechanism on said base so as to allow rocking of said chassis relative to said base from a neutral position alternately towards a forward-tipped position and a rearward-tipped position; (c) a seat, a backrest and a leg rest supported relative to said chassis; (d) an electrically controlled recliner mechanism including a first electrical actuator deployed for displacing said backrest between an upright position and a reclining position relative to said chassis; (e) an electrically controlled leg rest mechanism including a second electrical actuator deployed for displacing said leg rest between a folded position and an extended position; and (f) an electrically controlled rocker-limiting mechanism including a third electrical actuator, said rocker-limiting mechanism being deployed such that progressive actuation of said rocker-limiting mechanism deploys from a neutral state in which said chassis is free to rock from said forward-tipped position to said rearward-tipped position through an intermediate state in which said chassis is free to rock within a limited range from said rearward-tipped position towards said neutral position to a final state in which said chassis is forced into a rearward-tipped position.