US 11,832,726 B2
Seating unit with extendable footrest
Marcus L. Murphy, Lexington, NC (US)
Assigned to ULTRA-MEK, INC., Denton, NC (US)
Filed by Ultra-Mek, Inc., Denton, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,063.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/193,313, filed on May 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378207 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47C 1/034 (2006.01); A47C 7/50 (2006.01); A47C 1/0355 (2013.01)
CPC A47C 1/0355 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating unit, comprising:
a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface comprising a pair of opposed arms, a seat fixed relative to the arms, and a backrest fixed relative to the arms;
a footrest; and
a footrest mechanism attached to the footrest and the arms, the footrest mechanism comprising a plurality of pivotally interconnected links configured to move the footrest between a retracted position, in which the footrest is positioned beneath the seat and defines an angle of between about 20 and 40 degrees with the underlying surface, and an extended position, in which the footrest is positioned in front of the seat and is generally horizontally disposed and generally inverted from its disposition in the retracted position;
wherein the footrest has a depth measured in the longitudinal direction when the seating unit is in the extended position, and wherein the footrest maintains the depth as it moves between the retracted and extended positions.