Patent ID: 9358167
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A47C,A61G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A furniture member having an occupant lift position, comprising: a base frame including a first frame member having a first frame support tube fixed thereto and a second frame member having a second frame support tube fixed thereto; a mechanism connected to the base frame including: a stiffening tube assembly having first and second side stiffening tubes, the first frame support tube connected to the first side stiffening tube and the second frame support tube connected to the second side stiffening tube; and multiple rotation links including a first set rotatably connected to the first frame support tube and to the first side stiffening tube, and a second set rotatably connected to the second frame support tube and to the second side stiffening tube, the multiple rotation links allowing rotation of the mechanism to at least a forward lift position by operation of the motor acting to displace the torque tube and thereby to forwardly rotate and lift the first and second side stiffening tubes, wherein the first set of rotation links includes first and second rotation links rotationally connected at opposite ends of the first frame support tube, and the second set of rotation links includes third and fourth rotation links rotationally connected at opposite ends of the second frame support tube.