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US 12,696,978 B1

Reclining seating unit with stationary back

US 12,696,978 B1 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Ultra-Mek, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Ultra-Mek, Inc.
Inventors
Marcus L. Murphy
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-04-16
Document type
B1 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,696,978 B1 · US12696978 · 12696978

Abstract

A reclining seating unit includes: a base; a stationary backrest attached to the base; a seat; a footrest; a reclining backrest; and a reclining mechanism attached to the base, the seat, the footrest and the reclining backrest. The reclining mechanism includes a plurality of pivotally interconnected links configured and arranged to move the seating unit between (a) an upright position, in which the reclining backrest is substantially vertical and just forward of the stationary backrest, the seat is substantially horizontal and positioned above the base and just forward of the reclining backres…

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