Claims
- 1. A modular furniture seating section having a reclining seat and backrest incorporated therein with one side of said seating section intended to be positioned at one end of a grouping of modular furniture sections comprising
- a base,
- a pair of reclining mechanisms mounted on each of the opposite sides of the base, each of said mechanisms having a seat mounting link,
- a seat frame for the reclining seat secured to each of the seat mounting links enabling the seat to move with respect to the base from an upright position to a reclined position,
- a backrest linkage forming part of each mechanism, and a backrest frame for the backrest connected to the backrest linkage for moving the backrest relative to the seat when the seat moves between the upright and fully reclined positions, said seat frame having front and rear metal cross members with ends on the side of the seat intended to be positioned at the end of the modular sections that extend outwardly beyond the seat mounting link and having springs that extend between and are secured to the cross members,
- and an arm panel secured to said ends of the cross members on the side of the seat intended to be positioned at the end of the modular sections and outside the base on that side of the seat.
- 2. Upholstered motion furniture comprising
- a base having a pair of parallel and spaced apart side rails,
- a pair of reclining chair mechanisms, one mounted on each of the side rails, each mechanism including a seat mounting bracket, an ottoman linkage and a backrest mounting link,
- a seat frame having side rails and front and rear cross tubes with the cross tubes having ends that extend beyond a seat frame side rail,
- means for mounting the seat frame side rails on the mechanisms,
- an arm assembly having front and rear posts,
- and means for securing the ends of the front and rear cross tubes to the front and rear posts, respectively, of the arm assembly.
- 3. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 wherein the seat frame includes wire springs that extend between and are connected to the front and rear cross tubes.
- 4. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 wherein sinuous springs extend between the front and rear cross tubes.
- 5. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 further comprising a pair of seat mounting links, one attached to each mechanism, the seat frame side rails being mounted on the seat mounting links.
- 6. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 wherein the seat frame side rails are integral with and form part of the mechanism.
- 7. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 wherein each seat frame side rail forms a seat mounting link.
- 8. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 2 further comprising a bracket attached to the front and rear post which forms the means for attaching the front and rear cross tubes to the front and rear posts.
- 9. The upholstered motion furniture as recited in claim 8 further comprising a spacer block attached to at least one of the front and rear posts, at least one bracket is attached to the spacer blocks which provides the means for securing the front and rear cross tubes therein.
- 10. Upholstered motion furniture seating having a reclining seat and backrest incorporated therein comprising
- a base having opposite sides,
- a pair of reclining mechanisms mounted on each of the opposite sides of the base, each of said mechanisms having a seat mounting link,
- a seat frame for the reclining seat mounted on the mechanism secured to each of the seat mounting links enabling the seat to move with respect to the base from an upright position to a reclined position, said seat frame having metal front and rear cross members that on one side of the seat frame have portions that extend outwardly beyond that side of the seat frame,
- a backrest linkage forming part of each mechanism,
- and a backrest frame for the backrest connected to the backrest linkage for moving the backrest relative to the seat when the seat moves between the upright and fully reclined positions,
- and an arm panel formed of a top and bottom rail and front and back posts a bracket attached to said front and back posts for securing front and back posts to the portions of the cross members extending outwardly of the side of the seat frame and outside the side of the base.
- 11. In modular furniture having a reclining seat section with fixed base rails for supporting the seat section on the floor, a seat frame and a backrest frame movable with respect to the base rails, and an arm assembly on one side only of the seat section, said arm assembly movable with the seat frame, a reclining mechanism for the section comprising:
- a mounting plate separate from the base rail and secured to the base rail,
- a linkage assembly connected to the mounting plate for moving the seat frame, back frame, and arm panel and back wing panel as a unit forwardly and downwardly with respect to the base rails to an intermediate reclining position,
- and means for connecting the linkage assembly to the mounting plate responsive to the pressure exerted against the backrest for simultaneously moving the backrest and back wing panel rearwardly and downwardly with respect to the seat and the seat forwardly and upwardly with respect to the base rail to a fully reclined position, said seat frame having side rails and front and rear cross tubes, the cross tubes having ends that extend beyond a seat frame side rail,
- the arm assembly having front and rear posts,
- wherein the ends of the front and rear cross tubes are secured to the front and rear posts, respectively, of the arm assembly.
- 12. In modular furniture as defined in claim 11, said means for connecting the linkage assembly to the mounting plate includes a support link carried by the mounting plate.
- 13. In modular furniture as defined in claim 12, said means for connecting the linkage assembly to the mounting plate further including a pair of swing links for swingably supporting the support link on the mounting plate.
- 14. In modular furniture as defined in claim 11, said means for connecting the linkage assembly to the mounting plate including a track assembly connected to the mounting plate and a roller link movable on the track assembly and carrying the linkage assembly.
- 15. In modular furniture as defined in claim 11, said linkage assembly comprising a four-bar linkage including the mounting plate.
- 16. In modular furniture as defined in claim 12, said linkage assembly comprising a four-bar linkage including the mounting plate.
- 17. In modular furniture as defined in claim 16, said four-bar linkage including a pair of pivot links connected to the support link and the seat frame.
- 18. In modular furniture as defined in claim 15, said four-bar linkage including a pair of pivot links connected to a roller link and the seat frame.
- 19. In modular furniture as defined in claim 11, an ottoman linkage connected to the mechanism and movable between retracted and extended positions, and means extending the ottoman mechanism as the linkage assembly moves the seat frame to the intermediate position.
- 20. In modular furniture as defined in claim 19 wherein the seat frame includes left and right sides which are integral with the mechanism.
- 21. In modular furniture having a reclining seat section with fixed base rails for supporting the seat section on the floor, a seat frame and a backrest frame movable with respect to the base rails, and an armrest panel on one side only of the seat section, said armrest panel movable with the seat frame, a reclining mechanism for the section comprising:
- a mounting plate separate from the base rail and secured to the base rail,
- a linkage assembly connected to the mounting plate for moving the seat frame, back frame, and arm panel and back wing panel as a unit forwardly and downwardly with respect to the base rails to an intermediate reclining position,
- means for connecting the linkage assembly to the mounting plate responsive to the pressure exerted against the backrest for simultaneously moving the backrest and back wing panel rearwardly and downwardly with respect to the seat and the seat forwardly and upwardly with respect to the base rail to a fully reclined position
- an ottoman linkage connected to the mechanism and movable between retracted and extended positions, and means extending the ottoman mechanism as the linkage assembly moves the seat frame to the intermediate position
- wherein the seat frame includes left and right sides which are integral with the seat mounting links
- wherein the seat frame includes front and rear cross members connected to the seat frame sides, said cross members having means which extend outwardly beyond the seat on the side of the seating section at the end of the grouping,
- means for securing the arm panel to the end of the cross members extending beyond the seat, and
- wherein springs extend between and are secured to the cross members for supporting the seat.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 694,147 filed May 1, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,360,255, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/333,590 filed Apr. 4, 1989, now abandoned which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/060,099 filed Jun. 9, 1987, now abandoned. This application is also related to U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,960 dated Feb. 21, 1989. All of these related applications are assigned to the same entity as the assignee of the present application.
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