Patent ID: 9668579
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A47C

Claim:
1. A reclining chair comprising: a stationary frame having first and second sides; a seat, a seat back, and a foot rest mounted to the frame; a linkage mechanism mounted to the frame and configured to move the seat, the seat back, and the foot rest between a sitting position and a reclining position and having a driving arm adjacent to the first side and configured to drive the linkage mechanism by rotational and translational motion between a first location and a second location relative to the stationary frame; a rotatable arm mounted to the first side of the stationary frame for rotational motion about a pivot axis; and a transmission linkage on the first side having a first end coupled to the rotatable arm and a second end coupled to the driving arm; wherein the transmission linkage comprises at least two universal joints and a telescoping joint to maintain the coupling to the rotatable arm and to the driving arm as the driving arm translates and rotates.