Retractable foot support for pedicure lounger

Abstract

A pedicure lounger for supporting a person during a pedicure comprises a seat support, a foot support and a mover assembly. The seat support supports at least a portion of the person during the pedicure. The foot support is coupled to the seat support. The mover assembly selectively moves the foot support relative to the seat support rotationally and translationally between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The mover assembly includes a hinge member that is coupled to the foot support. Further, the hinge member provides a rotation axis about which the foot support rotates relative to the seat support. Moreover, the hinge member is slidable relative to the seat support. In particular, the hinge member can slide translationally relative to the seat support during translational movement of the foot support relative to the seat support. The mover assembly can further include an actuator that independently and consecutively moves the foot support rotationally and translationally relative to the seat support.

1 . A pedicure lounger for supporting a person during a pedicure, the pedicure lounger comprising:
 a seat support that supports at least a portion of the person during the pedicure;   a foot support that is coupled to the seat support; and   a mover assembly that selectively moves the foot support relative to the seat support rotationally and translationally between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, the mover assembly including a hinge member that is coupled to the foot support and that provides a rotation axis about which the foot support rotates relative to the seat support, the hinge member being slidable relative to the seat support.   
     
     
         2 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein the foot support can be located at any position between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein the mover assembly further includes an actuator that independently and consecutively moves the foot support rotationally and translationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         4 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 3  wherein during movement of the foot support from the extended configuration to the retracted configuration, the mover assembly moves the foot support rotationally relative to the seat support prior to moving the foot support translationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         5 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 3  wherein during movement of the foot support from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration, the mover assembly moves the foot support translationally relative to the seat support prior to moving the foot support rotationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         6 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein when the foot support is in the extended configuration, the foot support is substantially parallel to seat support, and wherein when the foot support is in the retracted configuration, the foot support is substantially transverse to seat support. 
     
     
         7 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein the hinge member slides translationally relative to the seat support during translational movement of the foot support relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         8 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein the mover assembly further includes a plurality of linkages, wherein at least one of the plurality of linkages is coupled to the foot support and at least one of the linkages is coupled to the seat support. 
     
     
         9 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 8  wherein the mover assembly further includes an actuator that moves the plurality of linkages relative to one another to move the foot support rotationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         10 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  wherein the mover assembly further includes a slider member and a member holder, wherein the slider member is coupled to the foot support and the member holder is coupled to the seat support. 
     
     
         11 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 10  wherein the mover assembly further includes an actuator that moves the slider member relative to the member holder to move the foot support translationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         12 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 11  wherein the hinge member slides translationally relative to the seat support when the foot support moves translationally relative to the seat support. 
     
     
         13 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 1  further comprising a back support that is coupled to the seat support, wherein the mover assembly selectively moves the back support relative to the seat support rotationally between a fully upright position and a fully reclined position. 
     
     
         14 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 13  wherein the back support can be located at any position between the fully upright position and the fully reclined position. 
     
     
         15 . The pedicure lounger of  claim 13  wherein the mover assembly further includes a linkage assembly and a back support actuator, and wherein the back support actuator moves the linkage assembly to move the back support between the fully upright position and the fully reclined position.