Patent ID: 7063380
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An easy chair comprising: (a) a back having two articulated points; (b) a seat having a pair of parallel side members, wherein said side members are articulated to a lower end of said back via a hinge point; (c) a pair of armrests, wherein said armrests are parallel with each other and wherein each of said armrests comprises a cover plate and a tubular metal element situated underneath said cover plate; (d) a leg rest having a U-shaped frame, wherein said U-shaped frame includes a pair of parallel braces, wherein each brace's top end is articulated to one of said ammrests via a first hinge joint, and wherein each brace is articulated to one of said side members via a second hinge joint; (e) a base formed by a front leg unit and a rear leg unit, wherein each of said leg units comprises a pair of parallel legs, wherein said front leg unit is articulated with said legs of said rear leg unit with a welded forked yoke, and wherein tops of said legs of said rear leg unit have hinge joints that provide a connection with said armrest and a support; (f) a transverse link disposed between said first leg unit and said second leg unit, wherein said transverse link has one end hinged with a pair of legs of said front leg unit via a welded forked yoke and another end thereof slidably engaged with said rear leg unit via a guiding forked yoke; and (h) a sliding forked yoke situated over said transverse link, wherein said sliding forked yoke has an eccentric-type cam lock configured to slide along said transverse link, and wherein said sliding forked yoke is secured on said pair of side members of said seat by means of a fastener for providing support to said seat.