Patent ID: 6142558
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A low-leg reclining chair comprising:a base;right and left sides;a seat;a back;an ottoman having a primary section and a secondary section, andreclining mechanisms mounted as mirror-image duplicates of each other at said right and left sides of said chair, respectively, said reclining mechanisms interconnecting said seat, said back, and said primary and secondary sections of said ottoman so as to permit movement of said seat, said back and said ottoman between a fully erect position, in which said primary section is exposed beneath said seat and said secondary section is concealed behind said primary section, and at least one reclining position, in which both said primary and secondary sections are extended with said secondary section positioned between said primary section and said seat,wherein each of said reclining mechanisms comprises an upper longitudinal seat-mounting link and a multiple-link linkage subassembly provided at a front end of said seat that interconnects said primary and secondary sections to said upper longitudinal seat-mounting link; said multiple-link linkage subassembly comprising:an upper forward link and a lower forward link vertically spaced from each other and each having respective forward ends and rear ends, said forward ends being pivotally connected to said primary section, said rear ends being interconnected to said seat-mounting link; anda one-piece secondary ottoman-mounting link having first and second ends, said first end being connected to said secondary section and said second end being pivotally connected at an intermediate position of said lower forward link, said secondary ottoman-mounting link further comprising an intermediate portion positioned between said first and second ends, said intermediate portion being pivotally connected to said upper forward link at an intermediate position of said upper forward link.