Patent ID: 9050231
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. A seating unit, comprising: a backrest; a pair of arms; a pair of base plates in substantially parallel-spaced relation; a pair of seat-mounting plates in substantially parallel-spaced relation to each of the base plates, respectively; a seat frame for supporting a seat of the seating unit; a pair of generally mirror-image drive linkage mechanisms each moveably interconnecting each of the base plates to the seat frame, wherein the pair of generally mirror-image drive linkage mechanisms are operably decoupled from the arms and the backrest to raise at least a first portion of the seat frame with respect to each of the base plates; and a pair of generally mirror-image lift linkage mechanisms each moveably interconnecting each of the seat-mounting plates to the seat frame, wherein the pair of generally mirror-image lift linkage mechanisms are operably decoupled from the arms and the backrest to raise at least a second portion of the seat frame with respect to each of the seat-mounting plates.