ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,185, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to La-Z-Boy Inc. (Monroe, Mich.).
"Reclining chaise mechanism" was invented by Jason D. Rains (Evensville, Tenn.), Larry P. LaPointe (Temperance, Mich.), Jaime A. McPherson (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) and Ryan M. Nowicki (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furniture member may include a seat bottom frame, a seatback frame, and a reclining mechanism. The seatback frame may be movable relative to the seat bottom frame between an upright position and a reclined position. The seatback frame may be coupled to the seat bottom frame by a pair of linkages. The reclining mechanism may include...