Patent ID: 9089218
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A gliding mechanism for mounting to a gliding recliner seating assembly, the gliding mechanism comprising: a floor-standing base comprising a floor-engaging portion defining a planar perimeter having a longitudinal dimension configured for placement in a direction of a gliding movement of the seating assembly and having a longitudinal cross member configured for placement in parallel to a width of the seating assembly, the longitudinal cross member being configured for supporting a weight transferred by the seating assembly to the floor-standing base when the gliding mechanism is mounted to the seating assembly, the weight transferred by the seating assembly to the floor-standing base comprising a weight of the seating assembly alone or a combined weight of the seating assembly and of a user sitting on the seating assembly; and two front connecting links and two back connecting links configured for, respectively, pivotally connecting front and back portions of the seating assembly to the floor-standing base so that the longitudinal cross member is positioned closer to the back portion of the seating assembly than to the front portion of the seating assembly when the gliding mechanism is mounted to the seating assembly; wherein a normal projection of a center of gravity of the weight supported by the longitudinal cross member lies within the planar perimeter, generally spaced from the planar perimeter by a distance of at least about 15% of the longitudinal dimension at any position of the gliding movement.