Patent ID: 9687077
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A47C

Claim:
1. A chair comprising: a supporting frame; a seat portion for supporting an occupant; a back portion for supporting a back of an occupant when the occupant is seated on the seat portion that has an upper end, a lower end, and is pivotally mounted to the supporting frame at a position above the lower end of the back portion; and a recline mechanism configured to lift and move the seat portion forward upon a reclining action of the back portion, the recline mechanism comprising an operative connection between the seat portion and the supporting frame, and a drag link pivotally connected to the seat portion and pivotally connected to the back portion at a position below the pivotal mounting of the back portion to the supporting frame, the recline mechanism configured such that as the back portion of the chair is reclined, the lower end of the back portion moves forward and the drag link pulls the seat portion upward and forward relative to the supporting frame; wherein the operative connection comprises a rear operative connection between a relatively rearward portion of the seat portion and the supporting frame, wherein the rear operative connection comprises a forward link that is pivotally connected to the supporting frame, a rearward link that is pivotally connected to the supporting frame, and a carrier link that is pivotally connected to the forward link and to the rearward link, wherein the carrier link is pivotally connected to the seat portion.