Patents Assigned to La-Z-Boy Incorporated
  • Publication number: 20250057312
    Abstract: A modular furniture assembly may include a first furniture member and a second furniture member. The first furniture member and the second furniture member may be configured to be stacked, such that a top member of the first furniture member and the second furniture member is positioned above a bottom member of the first furniture member and the second furniture member. A first portion of a first cleat member may be received in a first bottom channel of at least one bottom channel of a bottom face of the top member and a second portion of the first cleat member may be received in a first top channel of at least one top channel of a top face of the bottom member when the top member is positioned above the bottom member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Coley, Timothy Lynn Annas
  • Publication number: 20240365982
    Abstract: A furniture member may include a seat base, a seat assembly, a legrest platform, a drive rod, and a sequencing mechanism. The seat assembly is movable relative to the seat base. The legrest platform is coupled to the seat assembly. The drive rod is rotatable relative to the seat assembly, and rotation of the drive rod causes the seat assembly and the legrest platform to move. The sequencing mechanism includes a cam that is attached to the drive rod and a follower wheel that is attached to the seat assembly. The cam is configured to prevent the seat assembly from moving between a first recline position and a second recline position while the seat assembly moves between first and second tilt positions and while the legrest platform moves between first and second legrest positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry P. LaPointe
  • Publication number: 20240251955
    Abstract: A furniture item may include a base frame, a seat assembly, a linkage, a circuit board, a linkage, and circuit board assembly. The seat assembly may be supported by the base frame. The linkage may be configured to move at least one component of the seat assembly. The circuit board assembly may include a circuit board and an enclosure. The circuit board is housed within the enclosure and is in communication with an electric component. The enclosure may include a body, a first clip attached to the body, a second clip attached to the body, a first tab attached to the body, and a second tab attached to the body. The first and second clips and the first tab may engage a link of the linkage. The second tab may engage a beam of base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason M. BAKER, Scott JORBEL
  • Publication number: 20240251950
    Abstract: A furniture member including a seat base, a seat assembly, a first and second rocker member, and a first and second rocker spring assembly. The seat assembly is movable relative to the seat base. The first and second rocker members are fixedly attached to the seat frame assembly. Each of the first and second rocker members includes a curved bottom surface in rolling contact with a surface of the seat base. The first and second rocker spring assemblies are secured to the seat base and the first and second rocker members, respectively. The first rocker spring assembly includes a first mount bracket, a second mount bracket, and a first spring that extends between the first and second mount brackets. The second rocker spring assembly includes a third mount bracket, a fourth mount bracket, and a second spring that extends between the third and fourth mount brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry P. LAPOINTE, Christopher A. LARSEN
  • Publication number: 20240250558
    Abstract: A furniture item may include a frame member and a wireless charger assembly. The frame member may include an opening. The wireless charger assembly may be mounted to the frame member. The charger assembly may include a tray, a charging unit, and a retainer. The tray may include a ledge and a mounting boss. The tray may be at least partially received in the opening of the frame member. The ledge may be sized to prevent the tray from passing entirely through the opening. The retainer may include a first portion and a second portion that is resiliently flexible relative to the first portion. The first portion may be attached to the mounting boss of the tray. The second portion may extend outwardly from the mounting boss and may engage a surface defining a periphery of the opening of the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason BAKER, Scott JORBEL
  • Publication number: 20240239584
    Abstract: A packaging device for a furniture assembly may include a body, a first leg, and a second leg. The body may be configured to at least partially cover a portion of the furniture assembly. The first and second leg may extend from the body. Each of the first and second legs may include a retention feature configured to engage the furniture assembly. The retention features may be movable between a first position in which the retention features allow the first and second legs to be inserted into respective first and second spaces between components of the furniture assembly and a second position in which the retention features restrict removal of the first and second legs from the respective first and second spaces the furniture assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Devyn M. Burkeen, Jason M. Baker
  • Publication number: 20240180332
    Abstract: A chair mechanism includes a frame structure with a seat bottom supported by the frame structure and a seat back supported by the frame structure and pivotable to a reclined position relative to the seat bottom. A leg rest assembly is supported by the seat bottom and movable between a stowed position and an extended position. A rocking support structure connects the seat frame to a base structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry P. LAPOINTE, Chandrasekar RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Jason D. RAINS
  • Publication number: 20240032707
    Abstract: A smart furniture motion control system for controlling movement of one or more movable parts of a first furniture member includes one or more actuators configured to control movement of the one or more movable parts of the first furniture member; a Wi-Fi circuit configured to send and receive wireless signals; and control circuitry configured to control the one or more actuators, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to receiving a smart furniture control signal from a cloud network via the Wi-Fi circuit, drive the one or more actuators such that the one or more movable parts move in accordance with one or more operations specified by the smart furniture control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert B. WOMACK, Chandrasekar RAMASUBRAMANIAN
  • Patent number: 11844432
    Abstract: A furniture motion control system for controlling movement of one or more movable parts of a furniture member includes a panel including one or more buttons; an actuator configured to control movement of the one or more movable parts of the furniture member; an electric motor configured to drive the actuator; and control circuitry configured to control the electric motor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to detecting that a first button, from among the one or more buttons, has been pressed, select between controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move automatically and controlling the motor to drive the actuator and the one or more movable parts to move manually, based on a length of time the first button is held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert B. Womack, Amee Mayur Patel, Jason Baker, Robert C. Beilfuss
  • Patent number: 11814253
    Abstract: A furniture handling strap assembly may be used to aid in lifting and carrying a furniture item such as a chair, sofa, or loveseat, for example. The handling strap assembly may include a strap, a bracket, and a fastener. The strap may include a first handling loop and a second handling loop. The first and second handling loops may be flexible. The bracket may be attached to the strap. The fastener may be configured to be received through an aperture in the bracket and may engage the furniture item. A person may insert his/her hand through one or both of the handling loops and gasp a portion of the strap. The person may use his/her other hand to support and stabilize the furniture member as the person lifts the furniture item. Another person may assist in lifting the furniture item using another one of the handling strap assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason M. Baker, Jason D. Rains
  • Publication number: 20230292922
    Abstract: A furniture member may include a seat bottom frame, a seatback frame, and a reclining mechanism. The seatback frame may be movable relative to the seat bottom frame between an upright position and a reclined position. The seatback frame may be coupled to the seat bottom frame by a pair of linkages. The reclining mechanism may include a front support member and a rear support member. The front support member may be attached to the seat bottom frame and the rear support member may be attached to the linkages. The rear support member may be movable relative to the seat bottom frame between a first position when the seatback frame is in the upright position and a second position when the seatback frame is in the reclined position. Movement of the seatback frame between the upright position and the reclined position causes movement of the rear support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason D. RAINS, Larry P. LAPOINTE, Jaime A. MCPHERSON, Ryan M. Nowicki
  • Patent number: 11672348
    Abstract: A furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly. The seatback is disposed adjacent the seat bottom and includes a seatback frame. The lumbar adjustment assembly may be mounted to the seatback frame and may include a rail, a threaded rod disposed within the rail, a first slider block slidably engaging the rail, a second slider block slidably engaging the rail, a lumbar pad, and links connecting the lumbar pad to the first and second slider blocks. The threaded rod may include a first threaded section having threads with a first handedness and a second threaded section having threads with a second handedness that is opposite the first handedness. The first slider block may threadably engage the first threaded section. The second slider block may threadably engage the second threaded section. One or more massaging units may be mounted to the lumbar pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus, Larry P. LaPointe
  • Patent number: 11622629
    Abstract: A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry P. LaPointe, Jaime A. McPherson, Christopher A. Larsen, Randy Loper, Richard D. Hartford, Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20220257021
    Abstract: A furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly. The seatback is disposed adjacent the seat bottom and includes a seatback frame. The lumbar adjustment assembly may be mounted to the seatback frame and may include a rail, a threaded rod disposed within the rail, a first slider block slidably engaging the rail, a second slider block slidably engaging the rail, a lumbar pad, and links connecting the lumbar pad to the first and second slider blocks. The threaded rod may include a first threaded section having threads with a first handedness and a second threaded section having threads with a second handedness that is opposite the first handedness. The first slider block may threadably engage the first threaded section. The second slider block may threadably engage the second threaded section. One or more massaging units may be mounted to the lumbar pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Brandon BUCHOLZ, Alexander M. HEGEDUS, Larry P. LAPOINTE
  • Publication number: 20220162003
    Abstract: A furniture handling strap assembly may be used to aid in lifting and carrying a furniture item such as a chair, sofa, or loveseat, for example. The handling strap assembly may include a strap, a bracket, and a fastener. The strap may include a first handling loop and a second handling loop. The first and second handling loops may be flexible. The bracket may be attached to the strap. The fastener may be configured to be received through an aperture in the bracket and may engage the furniture item. A person may insert his/her hand through one or both of the handling loops and gasp a portion of the strap. The person may use his/her other hand to support and stabilize the furniture member as the person lifts the furniture item. Another person may assist in lifting the furniture item using another one of the handling strap assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason M. BAKER, Jason D. RAINS
  • Patent number: 11324324
    Abstract: A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly. The seatback is disposed adjacent the seat bottom and includes a seatback frame. The lumbar adjustment assembly may be mounted to the seatback frame and may include a rail, a threaded rod disposed within the rail, a first slider block slidably engaging the rail, a second slider block slidably engaging the rail, a third slider block engaging the rail, a lumbar pad, and a plurality of links connecting the lumbar pad to the first, second, and third slider blocks. The threaded rod includes a first threaded section having threads with a first handedness and a second threaded section having threads with a second handedness that is opposite the first handedness. The first and second slider blocks threadably engage the first threaded section. The third slider block threadably engage the second threaded section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus, Larry P. LaPointe
  • Publication number: 20220125201
    Abstract: A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry P. LAPOINTE, Jaime A. MCPHERSON, Christopher A. LARSEN, Randy LOPER, Richard D. HARTFORD, Chandrasekar RAMASUBRAMANIAN
  • Patent number: 11284724
    Abstract: A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly. The seatback is disposed adjacent the seat bottom and includes a seatback frame. The lumbar adjustment assembly may be mounted to the seatback frame and may include a rail, a threaded rod disposed within the rail, a first slider block slidably engaging the rail, a second slider block slidably engaging the rail, a lumbar pad, and a plurality of links connecting the lumbar pad to the first and second slider blocks. The threaded rod may include a first threaded section having threads with a first handedness and a second threaded section having threads with a second handedness that is opposite the first handedness. The first slider block may threadably engage the first threaded section. The second slider block may threadably engage the second threaded section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Brandon Bucholz, Alexander M. Hegedus
  • Patent number: 11197549
    Abstract: A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry P. LaPointe, Jaime A. McPherson, Christopher A. Larsen, Randy C. Loper, Richard D. Hartford, Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian
  • Patent number: 11137810
    Abstract: A charger comprises an input circuit that receives power from a power source, a converter circuit, an output circuit, and a switching circuit. The converter circuit is connected between the input circuit and a signal ground of the charger and converts the power from a first voltage to a second voltage. The signal ground is connected to a chassis ground of the charger. The output circuit is connected between an output of the converter circuit and the signal ground and the chassis ground, and outputs the second voltage to an output connector of the charger. The switching circuit is connected between the output of the input circuit and an electrically conducting casing of the output connector, and controls the converter circuit. The switching circuit and the electrically conducting casing of the output connector are not connected to the signal ground and the chassis ground of the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Tahir Ahmad, Jaime McPherson