Patent ID: 6494538
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
An adjustable article of furniture having a length and comprising:a supporting member; a hinged frame including a back frame member having a bottom end and a one-piece seat frame member having front and rear ends, the bottom end of the back member being connected directly to the rear end of the seat member by a hinge having a single hinge axis, means for mounting said hinged frame in the supporting member including a first pair of horizontally aligned transverse fulcrums positioned on the back frame member at a first distance from the hinge axis and pivotally received in a fixed journal on the supporting member, and a second pair of horizontally aligned fulcrums on the one-piece seat frame member and carried by the supporting member for movement through a second distance along the length of the article of furniture, and a downwardly directed lever arm securely connected with the back member for controlling angular displacement of the back frame member.