Patent ID: 7735914
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An ottoman recliner chair, comprising: a pair of opposed side panels; a seat coupled between the side panels; a back pivotably coupled to the seat, the back pivotable between a stowed, horizontal position and a generally vertical position; a recliner mechanism coupled to the back and seat, the recliner mechanism allowing and controlling the pivotal connection between the seat and the back, wherein the recliner mechanism includes a seat support fixably coupled to the seat, a back link fixably coupled to the back, and an L-shaped link fixably coupled to the seat support and pivotably coupled to the back link, wherein the seat support includes a mounting bracket located on a lower portion thereof, and wherein the L-shaped link contains a pivot and a slot on its upper end, the pivot allowing for pivotal movement of the back, and further wherein the slot receives a protrusion that extends outwardly from the back link, thereby controlling the rotational limit of the back; a stationary bracket fixably coupled to a side rail, wherein the recliner mechanism is rotatably coupled to one end of the stationary bracket by a connector link, the connector link being rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket on the connector link's upper end and to the stationary bracket on the connector link's lower end; a footrest coupled to the side panels and the seat by a footrest mechanism, the footrest being movable between a stowed and extended position in response to a forward force applied to the side panels by a seated user; wherein the ottoman recliner chair is movable between a stowed position where the ottoman recliner may be used as an ottoman with the back in the horizontal position and the footrest in stowed position, and a reclined position where the ottoman recliner may be used as a recliner with the back in the generally vertical extended position and the footrest in extended position wherein the mounting bracket includes a stop that ceases rearward movement of the recliner mechanism when the connector link contacts the stop, thereby locking the footrest in a fully extended position.