Patent ID: 9277822
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A47C,A61G

Claim Text:
1. A furniture member powered mechanism providing both lift and zero gravity operating positions, comprising: a first torque tube; first and second connecting links fixed to the first torque tube, the first connecting link rotatably connected to a first connecting arm and the second connecting link rotatably connected to a second connecting arm; a gear housing having the first and second connecting arms rotatably connected to the gear housing; a positioning motor connected to the gear housing, operation of the positioning motor slidably displacing a slide member slidably coupled to the gear housing, sliding motion of the slide member acting to displace the first and second connecting arms thereby displacing and rotating the first torque tube; first and second connecting plates rotatably connected to the slide member; and a second torque tube fixed at opposite ends to each of first and second arm rest portions of a base portion of the furniture member, the first and second connecting plates also connected to the second torque tube such that displacement of the slide member causes rotation of the base member.