Patent ID: 8444225
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A legrest assembly, comprising: a calf support adapted to be hinged to a forward end of a seat frame and moveable between a stowed configuration generally vertically disposed below the forward end of the frame and a deployed configuration inclined above the stowed configuration; a foot support movably connected to the calf support and travelling with the calf support between the deployed and stowed configurations, the foot support telescopically extendable from the calf support; a foot rest pivotally connected to the foot support and pivotable between a stowed configuration substantially parallel to the foot support and a deployed configuration extending outward from the foot support; a swing arm attached to the calf support and driving movement of the foot support relative to the calf support, the swing arm including upper and lower arm members connected through a rigid elbow joint coordinating movement of the upper and lower arm members in separate parallel planes; and a roller rotatably attached to the lower arm member and trapped in a lateral slot defined between first and second plate members of the foot support, the roller traveling longitudinally with the foot support and laterally along the slot as the foot support extends and retracts relative to the calf support.