Patent ID: 9572430
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A47C

Claim:
1. An item of seating furniture in a form of a sofa or armchair comprising: a base; a seating surface unit; a backrest unit with a back contact surface; and a headrest unit with a head contact surface; wherein the headrest unit can be moved between a storage position and a functional position, in which the head contact surface is substantially aligned with the back contact surface; wherein the headrest unit is arranged in such a way in the storage position that the head contact surface is arranged completely behind the back contact surface and below a top edge of the back contact surface; wherein the headrest unit can be pivoted about a headrest rotation axis fixed in relation to the base along a nonlinear movement path, or can be moved along a linear movement path relative to the base; wherein the backrest unit of the item of furniture can be moved relative to the base along a second movement path deviating from the nonlinear or linear movement path of the headrest unit and is provided for manual movement, wherein movement of the backrest unit is coupled to movement of the headrest unit via a movement mechanism of the headrest unit; and wherein the headrest unit can be pivoted through at least 90° about the headrest rotation axis to achieve the functional position, starting from the storage position.