US 11,832,727 B2
Reclining seating unit with wall-proximity capability and extendable headrest
Marcus L. Murphy, Lexington, NC (US)
Assigned to ULTRA-MEK, INC., Denton, NC (US)
Filed by Ultra-Mek, Inc., Denton, NC (US)
Filed on May 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/828,732.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,495, filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010099 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 1/02 (2006.01); A47C 7/60 (2006.01); A47C 7/56 (2006.01); A47C 1/0355 (2013.01)
CPC A47C 1/0355 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall-proximity reclining seating unit, comprising:
a frame having a back member and a pair of arms, the back member being fixed relative to and extending between the arms;
a backrest;
a seat;
a footrest;
a reclining mechanism connected between the frame, backrest, seat, and footrest, the reclining mechanism comprising a series of pivotally interconnected links and configured to move the seating unit between: (a) an upright position, in which the backrest is disposed at a first generally upright backrest angle, the seat is disposed at a first generally horizontal seat angle, and the footrest is retracted below a forward portion of the seat and faces generally downwardly and defines an angle of between about 20 and 40 degrees with the underlying surface, (b) a TV position, in which the backrest substantially maintains the first backrest angle, the seat is disposed at a second seat angle that is steeper than the first seat angle, the footrest is extended in front of the seat and is generally horizontally disposed, and the seat and backrest are moved forwardly relative to the frame between about 2.5 and 4 inches; and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is disposed at a second backrest angle that is shallower than the first backrest angle, the footrest remains extended in front of the seat, and the seat is moved forward of its position in the TV position between about 4 and 7 inches; and
a power actuator coupled to the reclining mechanism that drives the backrest, seat and footrest between the upright, TV and fully reclined positions.