Abstract: An improved linkage mechanism for use in a reclining item of action furniture having a movable seat, backrest and footrest, the mechanism being so constructed as to move the seat and backrest away from a wall immediately behind the backrest as the item of furniture moves from an upright to a TV or fully reclined position. Thereby, the backrest is prevented from contacting the wall behind the item of furniture during its movement to a fully reclined position. The mechanism is so constructed that a weight applied to the footrest when the mechanism is fully reclined will cause the mechanism to move from the fully reclined to the TV position and ultimately to the upright position.

Abstract: An extensible legrest mechanism for a seating unit includes a movable legrest assembly mounted on a stationary support assembly. The legrest assembly has a pair of longitudinally movable struts which support a transverse leg-supporting member. The support assembly supports the struts in a cantilevered manner for longitudinal movement.The legrest assembly is biased toward its extended position by a spring, a reel, and a flexible member which is wound on the reel and is connected to one of the assemblies. A brake is mounted on the support assembly and has brake shoes which are engageable with the struts and are conformable to the struts to exclude air and to provide intimate physical contact which prevents longitudinal strut movement. The brakes are operated by a pair of brake levers which are biased to positions where the shoes engage the struts, and the levers are manually operated to oppose the bias and retract the brake shoes from the struts.

Abstract: A wall proximity three-position reclining chair having a seat and frame assembly which moves with respect to a fixed base and which has a backrest movable with respect to the seat. The seat and frame assembly and backrest are carried by a handle actuated mechanism which includes a seat mounting link supported by swing links in turn suspended from a support link. The support link is carried on front and rear pivot links mounted on a fixed base plate. A slidable pivotal connection is provided between the base plate and front pivot link while the pivotal connection for the rear pivot link is fixed. A control link interconnects the two pivot links and prevents the mechanism from collapsing and reduces the arc through which the front pivot link must swing to recline the chair.

Abstract: This invention relates to a foldable armchair incorporating adjustable backrest and footrest, in which the connecting elements which control orientation of the footrest are connected to the backrest by pivoting crank pins provided with bearing faces cooperating with stops on said backrest, so as to make a unidirectional angular connection which ensures modification of the orientation of the footrest during any angular modification of the backrest, while allowing the armchair to be completely folded.

Abstract: A reclining structure has a supporting frame structure and a fixed seat structure. The fixed seat structure is allowed to swing or pivot about a raised pivot connecting point on the frame structure so that, in its most reclined position, an occupant of the recliner has his feet raised to a level above his heart. The recliner seat structure features a back section, a seat section, and a footrest section, the three sections having a fixed structural relationship to each other. The frame structure features a first and a second side member, and elements for pivotably connecting the seat structure to the side members for swinging motion therebetween. The side members support, from the pivot point in each side member, the weight of the seat structure. The side members also support, in this manner, the weight of any occupant of the recliner. Thereby, the seat structure can swing beneath a pivot axis defined by the pivot points of the first and second side members.

Abstract: The reclining chair frame disclosed is for use principally in dentistry, and has an adjustable seat and back-rest, the seat connecting with the base at one side, or both, by way of two struts that converge slightly toward the top ends and form an articulated quadrilateral with the seat and base. One of the struts extends upwards and is hinged to a connecting link, this hinged in turn to the back-rest at a point lower than the point at which the back-rest itself is hinged to the seat. An actuator impinges on the remaining strut, rotating it about the pivot by which it is anchored to the base in such a way that the chair is maneuvered through an infinitely variable range of adjustments from a normal sitting position, with the back-rest upright, to a fully reclined position in which the back-rest is disposed substantially horizontal and the seat ultimately positioned above the level of the back-rest.

Abstract: A motor driven recliner chair in which a power transfer or drive tube is rigidly connected to the linkage actuating arms and operationally connected to the power screw of the motor by a nut threaded on the screw and slidably but non-rotatably positioned in the drive tube. A spring-biased latching member is pivotally mounted on the drive tube and captively retains the nut in the power screw-engaged position. The latching member may be withdrawn by the chair occupant whereupon the power drive is effectively disengaged and the chair may be manually operated to quickly return to the upright position.

Abstract: In concept, each vertical plane flange of each ottoman-mounting bracket of the resiliently releasing ottoman construction disclosed in the present inventor's commonly-assigned copending application Ser. No. 857,323 is elaborated upon by being divided into two elements, namely a laterally outer and an intermediate element, which are pivotally joined at a transverse horizontal axis pivot joint located near the upper ends of these two vertical plane flange elements. The tension coil spring is mounted between a transverse flange, which is provided on the laterally outer element, near the upper end of such element, and an anchoring site provided near the lower end of intermediate element. Accordingly, the ottoman may be pivoted up or down and/or displaced away from the front of the chair, at both sides equally or unequally, against restorative force provided by the tension coil spring on each ottoman-mounting bracket.

Abstract: A chair, infinitely or incrementally adjustable between an upright seating mode and a full-recline mode, includes a concave seating portion continuous with a convex doubly-extensible leg support portion which combine to form an ergonomicly preferred seating attitude when the chair is in a full recline mode. A synchronous belt drive system extends and retracts the legrest and footrest portions and a passive/active height adjust mechanism is provided. The legrest and footrest portions are retained in a tuck position beneath the seating area of the chair when the chair is in an upright mode. A double extension leg support mechanism is provided for extending the legrest and footrest portions relative to the degree of recline.

Abstract: The front end of each side linkage of an ottoman thrusting/retracting pantograph linkage system for a motion chair is provided by a link, pivotally mounted to respective front end links at two vertically spaced sites. For each side, an ottoman mounting bracket is provided, having a generally vertical-plane flange and a transverse flange. The ottoman is secured to the two transverse flanges, and the vertical-plane flange, which extends below the transverse flange, is pivotally secured near its lower end to a corresponding lower end site on the pantograph front end links. The vertical-plane flanges of the ottoman-mounting brackets lie outboard of and in planes parallel to those of the respective front end links. A tension coil spring is provided at each side for tending to keep the ottoman positioned across the front edges of the front end links.

Abstract: A footrest assembly for a reclining chair wherein the support members of the footrest are substantially concealed from view even when in the extended position projected forwardly from the front of the chair. In the preferred embodiments, the assembly includes a flexible cover of sheet-like material attached between the footrest and the seat frame. In one preferred embodiment, the cover is also attached to the footrest support members. The footrest support members are preferably formed by an extendable and retractable linkage system whose links are arranged in a novel manner to allow the cover to substantially conceal the same.

Abstract: An incliner seat assembly includes a vertically slidable push button for releasing the link assembly so that the link assembly can move from its retracted position to its extended position.

Abstract: A three-position away-from-the-wall recliner and a three-position rocker recliner are disclosed wherein the body support including the seat and backrest of both recliners are movable between upright, intermediate or TV and full recline positions. Both recliners include a mechanism operable upon release of a latch to move the body support of the recliner between upright and TV positions as a consequence of the weight of a person sitting in the recliner propelling the body support to the TV position. Both recliners utilize a common recliner linkage to support the body support from a fixed base. In the away-from-the-wall recliner, the recliner linkage is mounted upon a forward biased four bar linkage mechanism such that upon release of the latch, the four bar linkage swings forwardly, propelling the body support from the upright to the TV position. In the rocker recliner, this same recliner linkage pivots about a front pivot of a rocker base plate and drops the rear of the seat upon release of the latch.

Abstract: A safety platform arrangement for use in virtually any footrest or recliner type chair provides a safety platform pivotably attached to the footrest and supported horizontally by a transverse support rod mounted to the linkage mechanism of the chair or directly to the seat thereof to close the space which otherwise would exist between the footrest and the seat in any footrest or reclining positions of the chair. The platform prevents persons or objects from becoming entrapped and damaged or injured upon accidental or unintended closing movement of the footrest.

Abstract: A reclinable vehicle seat that can be used in an aircraft comprises a bottom part and a back support part which are rotatable together about an axis which extends transversely to the seat and is below and towards the rear bottom part. A hydraulic cylinder is provided to secure the parts in positions angularly spaced about the axis. The back support part may additionally be pivoted about the same or a different transverse axis in relation to the bottom part. The seat preferably includes a leg support part extending downwardly from or adjacent to the front edge of the bottom part, which optionally includes a foot rest. The leg support part may be fixed or pivoted in relation to the bottom part so as to extend forwardly and downwardly when the seat is tilted rearwardly of its normal upright position.

Abstract: A toilet chair comprises a seat portion supported on a support frame. A footrest mounted on the frame is pivotable between an operative forwardly projecting position and a retracted position within the frame, and the frame is open at the rear to fit over and around a WC pan. The frame has a front cross member on which the footrest is pivotally mounted. Projections of the footrest engage the cross member to define the lowered operative position of the footrest and thus the cross member 12 provides stop means defining that position, in addition to being a structural member of the frame and forming a pivot shaft for the footrest.

Abstract: A reclining chair having a stationary frame, a moveable seat/back occupant support, and a leg rest. The chair includes quadrilateral linkages and extender linkages on each side in order that the seat/back occupant support may be tilted backwards while the leg rest is extended upward and outward. The leg rest of the chair is detachably connected to the pair of extender linkages by use of studs on the leg rest and mounting holes on the tip of the extender linkages. This permits the leg rest to pop off if a person interferes with the leg rest as it is being retracted, thus avoiding serious injury.

Abstract: A two-way actuator is provided for a reclining chair preferably of the type that is driven to the reclining positions by the weight of the chair occupant. In such chairs, the reclining mechanisms are typically linkage systems that are held in retracted position by a lock mechanism. A release is provided to actuate the lock mechanism to permit the weight of the chair occupant to drive the reclining mechanism to TV position wherein the footrest is extended. The two-way actuator of the present invention is connected to the release so that the chair occupant may rotate a handle in the form of a knob, for example, in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction to actuate the release to open the lock mechanism and thereby permit movement of the chair to the TV position.

Abstract: A footrest assembly for a reclining chair wherein the support members of the footrest are substantially concealed from a view even when in the extended position projected forwardly from the front of the chair. The assembly includes a flexible cover of sheet-like material attached between the footrest and the seat frame while also being attached to the footrest support members to cover the same. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the footrest support members are formed by an extendable and retractable linkage system whose links are arranged in a novel manner to allow the cover to be attached thereto in tailored fashion.

Abstract: A rocking chair whose rocking action is achieved solely through a linkage mechanism rather than rocking cams conventionally employed. In one embodiment, the chair includes upholstered seat, backrest and armrests which are united in a one-piece structure mounted on a fixed base by means of the linkage mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the base is provided with a swivel enabling the chair to swivel about a vertical axis. The linkage mechanism allows it to be mounted within the seat frame into a compact space which permits low seat styling and yet, the linkage mechanism is concealed and still functions to provide stable rocking as well as gliding action. In another embodiment, the chair is provided with a footrest and the seat is moveable relative to the swivel into a reclining position when the footrest is extended. Additionally, the backrest may be either fixed to the seat in the manner of a "one-way" recliner or moveable relative to the seat as in a "three-way" recliner chair.

Abstract: A patient support is disclosed having a contoured upper body support with an integral lumbar support area. The lower body support is curved at the knee and likewise contoured for patient comfort. The upper body support is pivotally attached to the lower body support at a point simulating the pivotal location of the human hip. A drive linkage raises the toe area of the lower body support simultaneously with, but only for the initial reclining movement of the upper body support, maintaining the oral cavity in fixed relation to the head support. Arm supports are upwardly rotatable from a down, locked position to an up, unlocked position. The patient support has automatic recline and sit-up mechanisms with emergency stop circuitry.

Abstract: A novel friction latch connected with a chair's footrest mechanism, the footrest mechanism operating to open and close the chair's footrest. The friction latch cooperates with the footrest mechanism to hold the footrest in any desired location between the full extend and full retract positions. The friction latch, in preferred form, includes a torsion spring concentrically and coaxially positioned with a drum that is connected to the footrest mechanism. In the extend mode, the torsion spring is released from a tight friction fit with the drum so the footrest can be opened by a spring motor that extends the footrest assembly. In the latch mode, the torsion spring grips the drum in sufficiently tight friction fit to prevent the footrest from moving when no force is exerted on it, as well as from being retracted in response to the leg weight of the chair's occupant when that occupant is seated comfortably in the chair with his feet on the footrest.

Abstract: A push-button actuator mechanism for actuating a control link of a carriage mechanism in a reclining chair so as to cause the chair to be repositioned from an upright positioning to a reclining positioning includes an actuator arm which is spring biased to move a drive arm that is connected to the control link, and a pivotally mounted hawkbill latch arm which has a curved lip at one of its ends that is capable of controlling the movement of the actuator arm and a manually operable push button at its opposite end that extends outwardly through the material forming the outer lateral side of one of the chair's sides.

Abstract: A transverse motion linkage for a patient support has a four-bar linkage connecting the seat of the support and the base for forward transverse motion upon simultaneous reclining of the backrest and lifting of the leg rest through action of a three-bar, motion-imparting linkage.

Abstract: An office chair has a mobile pedestal carriage with a cross span beam on which relatively movable chair frame, seat frame, and leg rest frame assemblies are mounted for rocking motion under the control of an adjustable spring mechanism and a ratchet mechanism that inhibits rocking if the leg rest is in the extended position.

Abstract: A seat for a baby's push chair, which can be removed from a wheeled support structure of the push chair and used separately if desired. The seat comprises a support surface with two upstanding side panels, an adjustable rake backrest and an adjustable foot rest. The back rest and foot rest are interlinked by a parallelogram linkage which automatically changes the foot rest inclination when the back rest is adjusted. This linkage abuts the foot rest but is not pivotally attached to it thus premitting the foot rest to be folded right up to a collapsed configuration, and also allows a wide range of adjustment of inclination of the foot rest to be effected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rocker-blocking mechanism for a platform rocking chair which when activated, typically in conjunction with thrusting of a legrest which lifts the user's feet away from the reassurance of floor contact. The rocker-blocking mechanism includes a forwardly presented, vertically elongated slot mounted in a medially disposed linkage between the chair rocker cam unit and legrest operating mechanism. A rearwardly presented, forward-to-rear tapering wedge element is disposed through the slot, in a linkage between the chair base and the chair rocker cam unit. When the legrest is in a retracted condition, the wedge is so located that there is plenty of space above and below the wedge within the slot to permit free rocking. As the legrest is thrust, the slot is quickly moved relatively forwards along the wedge to a position where the wedge vertically fills the slot, thus blocking rocking.

Abstract: An incliner chair has a combined seat and backrest member moveable from a normal occupant sitting position to an occupant inclining position by means of a mechanism attached to a stationary chair frame, by an occupant-operable handle. The handle causes a rotary element connecting identical mechanisms on either side of the chair to actuate linkages that simultaneously thrust out a footrest member and pull down and forward the rear of the seat part with its attached back while thrusting up and forward the front of the seat. A two link control assembly is provided to control and guide the back from moving backward from its normal position to the inclined position and comprise a control link attached intermediate its length to a toggle plate which is itself pivotably connected to the chair frame upwardly and rearwardly of the axis of the rotary element.

Abstract: A rockingly movable chair includes a leg portion, a seat portion mounted on the leg portion and a circular arc surface provided on either of the leg portion or the seat portion for cooperating with an element which is provided on the other of the leg portion or the seat portion and which is displaceable along the circular arc surface so that the seat portion can rockingly move relative to the leg portion. A spring is provided between the leg portion and the seat portion to bias the seat portion with respect to the seat portion in one direction during the rocking movement. A locking device is provided to lock the rocking movement at a desired position.

Abstract: In a chair with elevated seat surface and footrest, a seat (30, 114), a footrest (38, 162)and a backrest (24) are connected with each other in such a manner that they are swingable jointly from a position suitable for sitting with seat substantially horizontal into a position with strongly forward inclined seat in which the chair can be used as standing rest. The joint swinging is effected by means of a yoke (22; 88, 94; 130, 132, 136, 138) which extends from the footrest to the backrest and consists of a single piece or else can be divided into at least two yoke sections. The seat, the footrest and/or the backrest can be adjustable by separate adjustment devices (46, 50, 60) with respect to the yoke, and in the event of the use of a plurality of divided yoke sections, adjustment devices (98, 140) can be provided in the connection regions of the sections.

Abstract: There is disclosed a motorized reclining chair. All motions are controlled by a single reversible motor, the cost of the motor being offset by the relatively low cost of the linkages which are employed. The chair offers numerous advantages, including: (1) leg-rest motion takes place without set/back motion until the leg rest is raised to an intermediate position, following which the leg rest and seat move together, (2) three-way operation, in which the back tilts relative to the seat, can be provided at minimum additional cost, simply by pivoting the back to the seat and adding a single link on each side of the chair, and (3) in moving to the fully reclined position, the entire seat rises, with the front edge rising more than the rear edge, as contrasted with prior art reclining chairs in which the rear of the seat drops down. The motive force is provided by an upwardly thrusting shaft controlled by the motor.

Abstract: A reclining chair in which the backrest and seat are reclined, and the retractable footrest is extended, by the descent of the seat from the normal sitting position under the weight of the occupant and at the occupant's election, and in which all parts are restored to the sitting position by the occupant's forcible retraction of the footrest by flexing his knees.

Abstract: A spring-assisted trigger handle assembly for a three-way, wall-proximity reclining chair which is movable from an end-limiting upright position, to a TV position, and then to an end-limiting fully-reclined position. The handle assembly is operative for affirmatively forwardly driving the linkage system for the chair only as the latter is moved from its initial upright position to an intermediate chair position which is between the two end-limiting chair positions. A tensioned spring assists the handle assembly in forwardly driving the linkage system once the handle assembly has moved the chair to the general vicinity of the intermediate chair position. The body weight of a seated user is thereupon conveniently utilized to assist the spring at the end of its operation to move the chair to the TV position. The tensioned spring secures the chair in the upright position in an over-center locked condition until the handle assembly causes the spring to suddenly release its stored energy.

Abstract: Baby carriers are provided which may be deployed in a reclining position as a bed, in an upright position as a seat or chair, or semi-reclining or semi-upright position therebetween and which may be employed in conjunction with collapsible frames to provide strollers, carriages, high chairs, youth chairs, bathinettes and the like. One embodiment of the collapsible carrier involves three-way carriers which is easily converted from seat or chair into a reclining attitude to function as a bed. The three-way carriers include a head-back rest portion, body or seat portion and leg rest portion. Movement and positioning of one of the head-back rest portion and leg rest portion will cause corresponding opposite movement and positioning in the other.The baby carriers of the invention may also be employed without the above-mentioned support frames, as a self-sustaining unit and as such may function as a car bed, infant seat, youth chair and the like.

Abstract: A recliner chair having a chair frame with side frame portions defining armrests, a seat structure consisting of a seat and backrest, a linkage mechanism supporting the seat structure between the side frame portions for movement between an upright seating position and a reclining position, and a reclining actuator assembly connected to the seat structure and to the chair frame operable when actuated to move the seat structure between the seating and reclining positions. The actuator assembly includes a handle positioned between one side of the seat and the side frame portion adjacent to that side of the seat for movement between a generally concealed inoperative position in which the handle is located substantially below the top surface of the seat and an operative position to move the seat structure from the seating position to the reclining position.

Abstract: A trigger handle assembly for a reclining chair which is movable between an end-limiting upright position to an end-limiting fully-reclined position. The handle assembly is operative for affirmatively forwardly driving the linkage system for the chair only as the latter is moved from its initial upright position to an intermediate chair position which is between the two end-limiting chair positions. The body weight of a seated user is then utilized to move the chair from the intermediate chair position to the fully-reclined position without the aid of the handle assembly. The handle assembly disengages from the linkage system when the chair reaches the intermediate position. A handle for the handle assembly is freely returnable by gravity to its initial position.

Abstract: A switching control circuit for an electrically adjustable patient chair that utilizes a relay control circuit comprised of a plurality of switching control relays connected in a binary switching arrangement which in the preferred embodiment herein, permits the use of only three control relays to control six motor adjustment functions.

Abstract: A wall-avoiding recliner chair wherein the seat and backrest move as a unit forwardly to a TV reclined position during which time the footrest is projected to extended position, and subsequently the seat and backrest may be moved relative to each other into advanced reclining positions with the footrest remaining extended. The chair is driven into TV position by the occupant moving the armrest forwardly while exerting pressure on the backrest. Subsequently, the chair is placed into advanced reclining positions by exerting pressure on the backrest. A carrier link is employed to suspend the seat therefrom while the carrier link is pivotally mounted to a fixed base by mounting links. The latter are actuated forwardly relative to the base by connection to the armrests. A sequencing linkage is utilized to prevent the backrest from pivoting relative to the seat until the TV position is reached.

Abstract: A leg support pillow for use on a recliner chair of the type having an extendible leg rest with a pad on the terminal end which is spaced from a chair seat cushion when the leg rest is extended, defining a space between the leg rest pad and the seat cushion, a leg support pillow having an upper surface sized to span the distance between the leg rest and the seat cushion and including a downwardly extending body sized to snugly nest between the leg rest pad and seat cushion and having therein a laterally extending rigid reinforcing sheet sandwiched between an upper and lower body portion of compressible material encased within an outer pillowcase.

Abstract: A reclining chair is disclosed in which the seat is movably supported on the base of the chair at each side by a pair of links which are inclined upwardly and rearwardly from the base to the seat, and the forward link is longer than the rearward link so as to increase the pitch of the seat as the seat is raised and moves forward.The backrest is pivoted to the seat well above the plane of the seat frame, and is supported by an upstanding link pivoted to the base. The backrest, in reclining, pivots on the upper end of the upstanding link as a fulcrum, and raises the seat.The elevation of the seat is guided by its supporting links, which move the seat forward, with the lower end of the backrest following, as the seat is lifted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reclining chair which moves forward on its base coincidentally with the extension of the self-contained retractable footrest to provide clearance behind the chair for the unobstructed recline of the backrest of the chair.The forward movement of the footrest and of the chair as a whole is self-propelled by energy previously stored in the mechanism by the occupant's retraction of the footrest by flexing the knees.

Abstract: An orthopedic reclining chair is reclinable to a position in which the body of the occupant is substantially inverted, the occupant being retained in the chair by means of a lap belt engaging the upper surface of the thighs whereby to support the weight of the head and torso through the hip joints so as to apply traction to the spine of the occupant. Preferably the heating unit comprises an integral backrest and seat, together with a support for the lower portions of the legs, the seating unit being rockably suspended from a frame relative to which it may be pulled rearwardly from an equilibrium semi-reclining position to its substantially inverted position.

Abstract: A reclining chair adapted to be positioned in close adjacency to a wall, the chair having a frame and a body supporting unit which is movable relative to the frame between an upright sitting position and a variety of reclining positions. The frame is supported on ground engaging rollers and on rocker feet, the latter being connected by linkage arrangements to the body support unit. When the occupant moves the body supporting unit to reclining position both the chair frame and body supporting unit are caused to be moved away from the wall so that no part of the chair is in physical contact with the wall. Substantially 40% of the movement away from or toward the wall is effected by the body supporting unit and substantially 60% of the movement is effected by the frame. Upon movement to upright position the chair frame and body supporting unit return to the original position in close adjacency to the wall.

Abstract: The reclining chair disclosed is provided with a sequencing lock mechanism which prevents recline of the body support until the footrest is extended, and prevents retraction of the footrest until the body support is righted. Control is effected by a compound slot which confines a pin movable in two separate modes by the footrest and by the body support to two distinct paths corresponding to footrest and body support movement.

Abstract: The invention relates to protective guard means for shielding the ottoman structure on a chair when the ottoman is extended. The guard structure is carried on the ottoman and when the ottoman is extended the guard structure is moved to operative position to shield the edge of the ottoman facing the chair's occupant.

Abstract: The invention disclosed is a mechanical interlock latch for action chairs such, for example, as reclining chairs, which prevents movement of the chair out of upright sitting position if the chair is not occupied.

Abstract: A two-way wall-avoiding recliner chair including a seat and a backrest rigidly interconnected to move together as a unit relative to a fixed base to which the seat is mounted by a linkage for movement between a normal position in which the backrest is generally upright and a first reclining position in which the seat has been advanced forwardly relative to the base. A footrest is in retracted position at the front of the seat when the latter is in the normal position and is in extended position forwardly of the seat when the seat is placed into the first reclining position known as TV position. From the TV position, the seat and backrest unit may be moved into further reclined positions, including a fully reclined position with the footrest remaining extended but slightly adjusted downwardly for reclining comfort.

Abstract: A recliner chair having seat and back portions pivotally connected and supported on a frame structure for movement between an upright position and an inclined position with supporting rollers secured to the seat and rear portions of the frame structure and movable along track means secured thereto.The improved chair includes a modified stop mechanism associated with the rear and front seat supporting rollers and the tracks connected therewith. One stop member includes a bracket mounted on the frame structure which is located in the rear area of the siderail, and serves to stop rearward movement of the rear seat support roller. The bracket includes a retaining member which holds that rear roller therein and accordingly maintains the seat in an upright position. Another stop member is associated with the front support roller and in particular is formed from the rear portion of the track member moving thereon and maintains the seat in its inclined position.

Abstract: 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 support 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 between the chair base and the body support frame so as to control sliding movement of the body support frame in going between upright and reclined positions.

Abstract: An orthopedic reclining chair is reclinable to a position in which the body of the occupant is substantially inverted, the occupant being retained in the chair by means of a lap belt engaging the upper surface of the thighs whereby to support the weight of the head and torso through the hip joints so as to apply traction to the spine of the occupant. Preferably the heating unit comprises an integral backrest and seat, together with a support for the lower portions of the legs, the seating unit being rockably suspended from a frame relative to which it may be pulled rearwardly from an equilibrium semi-reclining position to its substantially inverted position.