Patent ID: 8205936
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A chair convertible into a chaise lounge, comprising: a stationary base structure having a front section and a rear section; a sitting unit including a seat portion and a backrest portion, in which the seat portion is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane; and two foot-rests each of which has a portion for resting the feet, in which each of said foot-rests is articulated to the front section of the base structure about a respective vertical axis of articulation and is rotatable substantially through 180° between an inoperative position and an operative position, wherein in the inoperative position each portion for resting the feet extends underneath said seat portion of the sitting unit and wherein in the operative position each portion for resting the feet extends forward beyond a front edge of the seat portion and has an inclination with respect to a horizontal plane opposite with respect to the inclination of the seat portion, and wherein the sitting unit is articulated to the front section of the stationary base structure about a horizontal axis of articulation adjacent to said front edge of the seat portion, wherein the vertical axis of articulation of each of said foot-rests intersects the horizontal axis of articulation of the sitting unit.