US2743765A - Reclining article of furniture - Google Patents

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US2743765A
US2743765A US332376A US33237653A US2743765A US 2743765 A US2743765 A US 2743765A US 332376 A US332376 A US 332376A US 33237653 A US33237653 A US 33237653A US 2743765 A US2743765 A US 2743765A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/034—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts including a leg-rest or foot-rest
    • A47C1/0342—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts including a leg-rest or foot-rest in combination with movable backrest-seat unit or back-rest
    • A47C1/0345—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts including a leg-rest or foot-rest in combination with movable backrest-seat unit or back-rest characterised by foot-rests actuated by lazy-tongs

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  • An object of the present invention is to provide a controlling mechanism for a'legarestswingably mounted on the seat of a reclining article of furniture of above described type, by means of whichthe leg-rest may be propelled forwardly and upwardly at a great initial speed, when the movable members of the article of furniture are swung from the-sittingposition into a reclined position.
  • Fig. .'2 is a sideelevational view of a chair shown in Fig. 1, wherein howeverlthe movable members of the chair are in.-the extreme reclined position,
  • Fig. ,3 is .a. side .elevational .viewofanother embodiment of .a reclining chair according to. theinvention, a portion of -a side frame being broken, away,
  • Fig. 4 is a side elevational viewof a furtherlembodimentofa chair accordingto theinventiomaportion of a side frame beingbrokenaway,
  • Fig. 5 is .a side elevational view of still :another embodimentof areclining chair-accordingrto the invention, a portion of a side .frame .beng broken. away, and
  • Fig-dis a:side.elevational view of atfurther embodiment oftavreclining armrchair according to the inventioma portion of a.- side frame being-broken. away.
  • FIGs. v1 and 2,10 generally indicates a support :comprising side frames 12.and 'ldconnected with each other by transverse .rods.
  • a leg-rest24 iszswingably mounted on:the front portion ofzthe seat :18 ati26.
  • the :movements .of the leg-rest 24 aretcontrolledbyxthe following mechanism in dependence onrmovernentsofethe seatebackwrestunitl'd
  • a guiding element 28 having a lower arm 30.and an upper arm .32 ,1S swingably mounted on ithe'support at .34.
  • the upper .arm.32.of said guidingelement 28 is pivoted .at 36 to the front end of a connecting link 38 forming an armarest.
  • the rear end :of said connecting link .38 is pivotedito'lthe'back-rest 20at40.
  • the lower end-of said controlling arm 48 is pivoted at 52 to the lower end of a 1 ice 2 controllinglinkl54, the upper endof whichis pivoted to the leg-rest 24 at 56.
  • the sitting position of the. movable members of thechair is limited by. a stop 58 arranged on the support 10lfor abutting engagement with the seat 18.
  • a stop 60 as shown inFigJZ
  • the'legerest '2'4l is,propelled'forwardly and upwardly by the controlling mechanism38,28, 44, 48,54.
  • the. leg-rest is broughttoa substantially horizontal position while the .backdest .is only slightly reclined.
  • a seat-back-rest unit 1'16 is swingably mounted .ona. support -at 122.
  • the controllingmechanism:for the leg-rest 124 .swingably mounted on .the seat 118 at 126 comprises aguiding element 128, .a controlling bar 144, a controllingarm 148.and.a.controlling link.154.pivotally connected with each otherin the samemanneras the corresponding members of the chair shown in Fig. .1.
  • the controlling link 154 is pivotedto theileg-rest 124 at 156 and the guiding element .128 .isswingably mounted onthe support 110 at 134.
  • the connecting link 138 however is arranged between theseat .ltl8sand .the guiding element 128, one end of'said connecting link 138 being pivoted to the. seat 118 at 162,'the.other endof said connecting link 138 being pivoted .to .the guiding element:128 at 137.
  • the. seat .218 and the back-rest 220 . are swingabl y mounted on the support 210 at 264 in co-axial. alignment witheach-other.
  • the seat 218 and the back rest 220 are'movable relative to each other and relative to thesupport 210.
  • the back-rest .220 has a downward extensionr266pivotally connected at 268 with therear end of alower connecting link 270.
  • Theiother end ofsaidY-lower .connecting link270 is pivoted at"272 tooneend of .a front-connecting link 274.
  • a guiding link 2-78 swingahly mounted onthe support 210 .at 280.48 pivotedto thelower connecting link 270 at 282.
  • the leg-rest 224 swingably mounted on the 'seat 218 t at 226 is pivotally connected with theupper end of the controlling link 254 at 256.
  • the .lower end of said controlling link 254 ispivoted at'252 to :acontrolling arm 248 swingably mounted-on the'support210at'250.
  • tl'leextrerne reclined position of said members is "shown indashand dot'lines.
  • the back-rest 320 and the seat 318 are swingably mounted on the support 310 at spaced points 364 and 365 respectively.
  • the rear end of an upper connecting link 3% is pivoted to the back-rest 320 at 392.
  • the other end of said connecting link 390 is pivoted to a front connecting link 394 at 396.
  • the lower end of said front connecting link 394 is pivoted to the seat 318 at 398.
  • a guiding link 378 pivoted to the upper connecting link 390 at 3% is swingably mounted on the support 310 at 330.
  • a downward extension 302 of said guiding link 3'78 projecting beyond the pivotal connection between said guiding link 378 and the support 310 is pivoted at 384 to one end of a controlling bar 344.
  • controlling bar 344 is pivoted at 346 to a controlling arm 348 swingably mounted on the support 310 at 350.
  • the lower end of said controlling arm 343 is pivoted at 3552 to one end of a controlling link 354.
  • the other end of said controlling link 354 is pivoted at 356 to a leg-rest 324 swingably mounted on the seat 318 at 326.
  • the sitting position of the movable members of the chair is limited by a stop 35? arranged on the support 310.
  • the leg-rest is brought into the position 324' shown in dash and dot lines through the medium of the mechanism described above.
  • the back-rest 420 and the seat 415 are swingably mounted on the support 410 at the point 464.
  • a downward extension 466 of the back-rest 420 is pivoted at 468 to the rear end of a connecting link 404, the other end of which is pivoted at 406 to a controlling element 4% being swingably mounted on the support 410 at 401 and having the shape of a bell-crank lever.
  • the upper arm of said controlling elernent 408 carries a roller slidably engaged With the lower surface of the seat 418.
  • the lower arm of the controlling member 408 is pivoted at 484 to one end of a controlling bar 444.
  • controlling bar 444 is pivoted at 446 to a controlling arm 448 swingably mounted on the support 410 at 450.
  • the lower end of said controlling arm 448 is pivoted at 452 to the lower end of a controlling link 454, the upper end of which is pivoted at 456 to the leg-rest 424 swingably mounted on the seat 418 at 426.
  • the sitting position of the movable members of the chair is shown in full lines in Fig. 6.
  • the seat and leg-rest are brought into the reclined position 413' and 424 respectively through the linkages described above.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a structure including a seat, a back-rest member, said back-rest member and said seat being interconnected for controlling movements in dependence on each other, said structure being swingably mounted on said support, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of said seat, a guiding element pivoted to said support, means between said guiding element and a member of said structure for efiecting movements of said guiding element in coordination with said member of the structure, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm, the other end of said controlling bar being pivoted to said guiding element, and means interposed between said controlling arm and said leg-rest for effect- 4 ing movement of the latter in coordination with said controlling arm.
  • said means interposed between the controlling arm and the leg-rest including a controlling link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said leg-rest.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a unit including a seat and a back-rest rigid with each other, said unit being swingably mounted on said support, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of said seat, a guiding element pivoted to said support, first means interposed between said guiding element and said unit for effecting movements of said guiding element independence on movements of said unit, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said guiding element, and second means interposed between said controlling arm and said leg-rest for effecting movement of the latter in coordination with said controlling arm.
  • said first means including a connecting link pivoted at one of its ends to said unit at a point remote from the swingable connection between said unit and said support and pivoted at its other end to said guiding element.
  • said first means including a connecting link pivoted at one of its ends to said back-rest and at its other end to said guiding element.
  • said first means including a connecting link pivoted at one of its ends to said seat and at its other end to said guiding element.
  • said second means including a controlling link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said leg-rest.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a constrained linkage having stationary link-means and a plurality of movable links, said stationary link-means being included in said support, said movable links including a seat member, a back-rest member, guiding means and a chain of connecting links including a first connecting link at one end of the chain and a front connecting link at the other end of the chain, said guiding means being connected to said support and engaged with at least one of said connecting links, said first connecting link being pivoted to the structure of said back-rest member, said front connecting link being pivoted to the front portion of the seat member, said stationary link means pivotally connecting at least one of said backrest and seat members with said support, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of the seat member, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm, the other end of said controlling bar being pivoted to a movable link of said constrained linkage, and means inter
  • said means interposed between the controlling arm and the leg-rest including a controlling link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said leg-rest.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a constrained linkage having stationary link-means and a plurality of movable links, said stationary link-means being included in said support, said movable links including a seat member, a backrest member, a guiding link and a chain of connecting links including a first connecting link at one end of the chain and a front connecting link at the other end of the chain, a portion of said guiding link being pivoted to said support, another portion of said guiding link being connected with at least one of said connecting links, said first con necting link being pivoted to the structure of said backrest member, said front connecting link being pivoted to the front portion of the seat member, said stationary link means pivotally connecting at least one of said back-rest and seat members with said support, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of the seat member, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm, the other end of said controlling bar being pivoted
  • the structure of said guiding link including an extension projecting beyond its pivotal connection with the connecting link, and said controlling bar being pivoted to said extension of the guiding link.
  • the structure of said guiding link including an extension projecting beyond its pivotal connection with the support, and said controlling bar being pivoted to said extension of the guiding link.
  • A11 article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a seat swingable on said support, a back-rest member swingable on said support, a controlling element pivoted to said support, a connecting link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling element and at its other end to said back-rest member, first means interposed between said controlling element and said seat for eifecting movement of the latter in coordination with said controlling element, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of said seat, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said controlling element, and second means interposed between said controlling arm and said leg-rest.
  • said second means interposed between the controlling arm and the leg-rest including a controlling link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said leg-rest.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising: a support, a seat swingable on said support, a back-rest member swingable on said support, a controlling element pivoted to said support, a connecting link pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling element and at its other end to said backrest member, cooperating abutting means slidably engaged with each other arranged on said controlling element and said seat for eifecting movement of the latter in coordination with said controlling element, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of said seat, a controlling arm pivoted to said support, a controlling bar pivoted at one of its ends to said controlling arm and at its other end to said controlling element, and second means interposed between said controlling arm and said leg-rest.
  • An article of repose for supporting the body of a person comprising in combination: a support, body supporting means including a seat member and a backrest member, said body supporting means being rockably mounted on said support, a guiding element pivoted to said support, means operatively engaging said guiding element and said body supporting means for interdependent movements, a controlling arm swingably mounted on said support at a point spaced from the pivotal connection between said guiding element and said support, a controlling bar pivoted at different points thereof to said controlling arm and to said guiding element, a leg-rest swingably mounted on the front portion of said seat, and means interposed between said controlling arm and said leg-rest for effecting movementof the latter in coordination with said controlling arm.
  • said means interposed between the controlling arm and the leg-rest including a controlling link pivoted at spaced points to said controlling arm and to said leg-rest.

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US2840141A (en) * 1954-04-23 1958-06-24 Lorenz Anton Chair with reclinable seat and backrest and coordinated leg-rest
US2911032A (en) * 1956-06-08 1959-11-03 Anton Lorenz Leg rest mechanism for reclining articles of furniture
US2932345A (en) * 1956-06-08 1960-04-12 Anton Lorenz Leg rest operating mechanism for reclining seating units
US2954072A (en) * 1956-07-17 1960-09-27 Fossati Mario Hinged rods mechanism for reclinable armchairs
US3055703A (en) * 1958-10-27 1962-09-25 Anton Lorenz Multiple position reclining chair
US20080054688A1 (en) * 2006-09-05 2008-03-06 Cabot Longnecker Reclining office chair cushioning system
US20160217740A1 (en) * 2015-01-27 2016-07-28 Samsung Display Co., Ltd. Non-rectangular display and driving method thereof

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US2613727A (en) * 1948-08-09 1952-10-14 Lorenz Anton Reclining article of furniture

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US2840141A (en) * 1954-04-23 1958-06-24 Lorenz Anton Chair with reclinable seat and backrest and coordinated leg-rest
US2911032A (en) * 1956-06-08 1959-11-03 Anton Lorenz Leg rest mechanism for reclining articles of furniture
US2932345A (en) * 1956-06-08 1960-04-12 Anton Lorenz Leg rest operating mechanism for reclining seating units
US2954072A (en) * 1956-07-17 1960-09-27 Fossati Mario Hinged rods mechanism for reclinable armchairs
US3055703A (en) * 1958-10-27 1962-09-25 Anton Lorenz Multiple position reclining chair
US20080054688A1 (en) * 2006-09-05 2008-03-06 Cabot Longnecker Reclining office chair cushioning system
US20160217740A1 (en) * 2015-01-27 2016-07-28 Samsung Display Co., Ltd. Non-rectangular display and driving method thereof

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