Control assembly for a reclining chair
CA 1081597 A · Owner: Leggett & Platt, Incorporated · Inventors: Goff, Mckinley; Crum, Donald; Hampton, Edward L.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, An improved control assembly for a reclining chair of the type having a body support, i.e. a seat and a backrest adapted to move between an upright position and a reclining position. The body support is pivotally mounted on a body suppor frame, the body support frame being carried on a stationary chair base by roller and track means to permit forward/rearward motion of the body support frame relative to the chair base. The improved control assembly is in the nature of a control linkage positioned beneath the chair's seat, the control linkage being hidden from view in the upright and all reclining positions of the chair. The improved control linkage is connected …
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- Granted July 15, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 15, 1997.
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