Patent ID: 7802331

Claim:
An adjustable article of furniture, comprising: a deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly includes a lower surface that defines a plane; and a base assembly that provides support for the deck assembly, wherein the base assembly includes an operationally stationary foot member and at least two leg members that extend from opposite end portions of the foot member to contact the deck assembly at contact points along an operationally fixed pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly; wherein the base assembly further includes an actuator assembly, the actuator assembly comprising a motor and a telescoping arm coupled to the deck assembly at a contact point between a headboard portion of the deck assembly and the pivot axis, wherein the actuator assembly is adapted to adjust the position of the deck assembly between a first position and a second position; wherein the deck assembly and the base assembly are positioned with respect to one another such that when the deck assembly is adjusted from the first position to the second position, the plane formed by the lower surface of the deck assembly does not cross any portion of the base assembly, and when the deck assembly is adjusted from the second position to the first position, the base assembly does not come in contact with points along a longitudinal periphery of the deck assembly between the pivot axis and the headboard portion of the deck assembly.