Patent ID: 7607180

Claim:
A seating furniture assembly comprising: a pair of end members; a seat member; a back member having a front surface and a back surface; a pair of mounting members, wherein the seat member and the back member are connected between the pair of mounting members, and wherein the mounting members are configured to pivotably interconnect the back member with the seat member; and a guide arrangement interposed between the end members and the mounting members to guide movement of the back member relative to the seat member between a first position and a second position, wherein the back member in the first position extends upwardly from the seat member to define a seating configuration in which the front surface of the back member faces forwardly, and wherein movement of the back member to the second position is operable to position the back member such that the back member overlies the seat member and the back surface of the back member faces upwardly; wherein the guide arrangement includes first and second spaced apart followers carried by each of the mounting members, wherein each first follower is engaged within back member guide channel structure associated with one of the end members, wherein the back member guide channel structure extends in an upward-downward direction and is configured to guide movement of the back member along a first path between the first and second positions, and wherein each second follower is engaged within seat member guide channel structure associated with one of the end members, wherein the seat member guide channel structure extends in a lateral direction and is configured to guide movement of the seat member along a second path different from the first path in response to movement of the back member between the first and second positions, wherein each mounting member translates in an upward-downward direction and in a lateral direction relative to one of the end members by simultaneous movement of the first follower within the back member guide channel structure and movement of the second follower within the seat member guide channel structure to guide movement of the back member and the seat member, respectively, during movement of the back member relative to the seat member between the first and second positions.