Patent ID: 6899393
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A recliner comprising: a. a support assembly capable of oscillatory motion, the support assembly comprising: wherein the back rest portion and the foot rest portion are mounted in relation to the seat to permit (a) movement of the back rest portion between a sitting position wherein a subject occupying the apparatus may be normally seated and a reclined position wherein the subject may be reclined and (b) movement of the foot rest portion between a sitting position wherein the subject's legs are bent at the knee for normal seating of the subject and a reclined position wherein the subject's legs are raised; b. an oscillatory mechanism that defines a path of motion of the support assembly along an arc of substantially constant radius, such oscillatory mechanism including an arrangement that provides to the subject a sensation similar to that of being swung from an overhead pivot.