Patent ID: 7681945

Claim:
An ottoman convertible to a seating unit, the ottoman comprising: a base frame having a slide mechanism; a seat-support assembly being slidably engaged with the base frame at the slide mechanism; a back-support assembly having an underside; a linkage system comprising a plurality of pivotably interconnected linkages, the linkage system being configured to rotatably couple the seat-support assembly to the back-support assembly, the linkage system further configured to translatably couple the seat-support assembly and the base frame; wherein the back-support assembly is moveable between a closed position, in which the underside of the back-support assembly substantially overlies the seat-support assembly and faces generally downwardly, and an open position, in which the back-support assembly is oriented substantially upright in relation to the seat-support assembly and the underside of the back-support assembly faces generally forwardly.