Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Furniture member having cam tilt mechanism
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Application No.: US15272825Application Date: 2016-09-22
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Publication No.: US09986835B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Larry P. Lapointe , Chad E. Adams , Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian
- Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US MI Monroe
- Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
- Current Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Monroe
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: A47C3/02
- IPC: A47C3/02 ; A47C3/025 ; A47C1/0355 ; A47C7/54 ; A47C7/40

Abstract:
A furniture member may include a base frame and a seat assembly mounted on the base frame. The seat assembly may include a seat frame, a seatback, a seat bottom, a rocker member, a legrest mechanism, and a tilt mechanism. The rocker member is attached to the seat frame and rollingly contacts the base frame. The rocker member supports the seat assembly relative to the base frame such that the seat assembly is movable between a rocked-back tilt position and a rocked-forward tilt position. The legrest mechanism is mounted to the seat frame and attached to a legrest platform. The legrest mechanism may include a drive rod coupled to a pantograph linkage that is movable relative to the seat frame between retracted and extended positions. The tilt mechanism selectively locks the seat assembly in one of an infinite number of tilt positions between the rocked-back and rocked-forward tilt positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180078039A1 Furniture Member Having Cam Tilt Mechanism Public/Granted day:2018-03-22
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