Chairs and seats – Rest for knee – leg – or foot – Including a portion engaging a side of occupants leg
Patent
1998-07-24
2000-05-09
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
Rest for knee, leg, or foot
Including a portion engaging a side of occupants leg
297 88, 297 89, 297281, 297DIG7, A47C 750
Patent
active
060593679
ABSTRACT:
The gliding seating unit comprises: a base configured to rest upon an underlying surface; a seat assembly positioned above the base that includes a generally horizontal seat and a pair of side panels connected with and extending downwardly from opposite side edges of the seat; an extendable ottoman including an ottoman panel; gliding means attached between the base and the seat for enabling and controlling gliding movement of the seat relative to the base; and an ottoman-extending mechanism attached to the seat and the ottoman that includes a seat bracket attached to the seat, an ottoman linkage attached to the ottoman, and an actuation linkage pivotally interconnected with the seat bracket and the ottoman linkage. The ottoman linkage is configured to move the ottoman between a retracted position, in which the ottoman panel is generally upright and located below the seat, and an extended position, in which the ottoman panel is generally horizontally disposed and located forward of the seat. The actuation linkage comprises a rotatable, transversely-extending drive axle that passes through the bracket, a bell crank attached to the drive axle, a spring tab pivotally interconnected with the bell crank, and an ottoman drive link pivotally interconnected with the bell crank and the ottoman linkage. The actuation linkage is configured such that rotation of the drive axle drives the ottoman between its retracted and extended positions.
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