Patent ID: 9661927
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47C,A61G

Claim:
1. A furniture member comprising: a support frame; a base portion connected to the support frame and movable relative to the support frame between a rearward reclined position and a forward lift position; a first torque tube coupled to the base portion; 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 slide member connected to the first and second connecting arms and displacing 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 attached to the base portion and the first and second connecting plates such that displacement of the slide member causes rotation of the base portion relative to the support frame between the rearward reclined position and the forward lift position while the support frame remains stationary relative to a floor surface upon which the furniture member is disposed.