Patent ID: 7611207

Claim:
A salon chair, comprising: a chair portion structured for being elevated above a floor surface, the chair portion having a seat portion elevated on a support portion and a seat back portion; a footrest portion comprising a foot support portion movable between an extended configuration relative to the seat portion of the chair portion, and a retracted configuration relative thereto, wherein the footrest portion further comprises a leg portion angularly extended away from the seat portion and terminating in the foot support portion distal from the seat portion, and a sled portion extended from the leg portion adjacent to the underside of the seat portion of the chair portion; and a translational guide mechanism fixed between the chair portion and the footrest portion and being structured for translating the leg and foot support portions of the footrest portion relative to the chair portion between the extended and retracted configurations, wherein the translational guide mechanism further comprises a track fixed relative to one of the support portion of the chair portion and an underside surface of the seat portion thereof and extended adjacent to the underside of the seat portion of the chair portion and structured to receive the sled portion of the footrest portion in a translational manner; and an actuator mechanism coupled between the chair portion and the footrest portion and being structured for moving the foot support portion between the extended and retracted configurations, wherein the actuator mechanism further comprises a linkage mechanism coupled between the chair portion and the footrest portion.