Patent ID: 6540291
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A recliner chair, comprising:a base configured to rest on an underlying floor; a swivel unit attached to said base; a chassis assembly having a first longitudinal dimension mounted to said swivel unit; an arm member mounted above said base and to said chassis assembly, said arm member having a horizontal run and two upright runs, said horizontal run being positioned above and in non-contacting relationship with the underlying floor, each of said upright runs having a second longitudinal dimension greater than or substantially equal to said first longitudinal dimension, said upright runs being positioned relative to said chassis assembly such that said chassis assembly is substantially hidden thereby in side view; a seat having a seat frame, a lowermost portion of said seat frame being located at least 6 inches from the underlying surface; a backrest; an intermediate ottoman; a front ottoman; and a pair of reclining mechanisms mounted to said chassis assembly, said seat and said backrest, said reclining mechanisms configured to move the seat and backrest relative to the base between: an upright position, in which the backrest is generally upright, the seat is positioned above the base in a first position and forms a first angle with the backrest, the intermediate ottoman is disposed generally vertically and serves as a front portion of the chair, and the front ottoman is disposed generally horizontally below the seat and rearward of the intermediate ottoman; a TV position, in which the front ottoman is generally horizontally disposed and inverted from said generally horizontal disposition in the upright position forward of the seat, the intermediate ottoman is generally horizontally disposed between the front ottoman and the seat, and the seat has moved to a second position rearwardly from the first position, and the backrest and seat form a second angle that is substantially equal to the first angle; and a fully reclined position, in which the front and intermediate ottomans remain generally horizontally disposed forward of the seat, the seat moves to a third position that is upward from the second position, and the backrest has pivoted relative to the seat such that a third angle formed by the backrest and the seat is greater than the second angle.