Patent ID: 8955178
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. An article of adjustable furniture, comprising: at least two body-support portions; one or more bearing means; one or more load-bearing members; one or more curved supports curved around a center point; a base support for supporting said at least two body-support portions, said at least two body support portions being moveably mounted with respect to the base support to operably allow an angular adjustment of their relative positions to alter a configuration of said article of adjustable furniture; and an actuator means for angularly moving one or more of the at least two body-support portions to effect said angular adjustment, characterized in that at least one said load-bearing member projects from at least one of said at least two body-support portions, said load-bearing member being supported by at least one said bearing means arranged to run on one of said curved supports such that each said moveable body-support portion is operatively pivotally mounted with respect to said base support about a respective pivot axis defined by said center point of the respective curved support; wherein the pivot axis of each said movable body-support portion is positioned above said base support in a plane offset from a top edge of said base support; and wherein the pivot axis is positioned in a plane offset from said base support by an amount substantially corresponding to a thickness of said at least two body-support portions such that said offset plane is substantially coincident with an upper support surface of said at least two body-support portions when in a flat horizontal position.