Adjustable furniture

Abstract

Described is adjustable furniture comprising a first furniture component, a second furniture component movable, in use relative to the first furniture component and supported by a guide arrangement comprising a guide associated with one of the first and second components and at least one follower associated with the other of the first and second components and movable along the guide.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 .- 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . An article of adjustable furniture, comprising:
 at least two body-support portions mounted with respect to a base to allow angular adjustment of their positions relative to one another;   at least one load-bearing member extending from one or more of the said moveable body-support portions, and   said load-bearing member being supported by bearing means and arranged to run on a curved support to follow said angular adjustment motion, so that at least part of a load carried by the body-support portions in use is movably supported by said load-bearing member(s) and bearing means.   
     
     
         14 . An article according to  claim 13 , wherein the load-bearing member comprises at least one plate-like projection extending on the underside of the said body-support portion. 
     
     
         15 . An article according to  claim 13 , wherein the bearing means is carried by the said load-bearing member, and the said curved support is provided on or in, preferably a slot in, the said base. 
     
     
         16 . An article as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the said curved support is carried by the said load bearing member, and the said bearing means is provided on, or fixed in relation to, the said base. 
     
     
         17 . An article according to  claim 13 , wherein at least one pair of the said load-bearing members is provided, in which pair the load-bearing members are spaced from each other towards the respective lateral sides of the article. 
     
     
         18 . An article according to  claim 13 , wherein the body-support portions comprise at least a seat support and an adjustable back support having the said load-bearing member projecting from the back support. 
     
     
         19 . An article according to  claim 13 , wherein the body-support portions comprise an adjustable foot support having the said load-bearing member projecting from the foot support. 
     
     
         20 . An article as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the body support portions comprise at least one of a seat support and an adjustable back support, the back support being supported for movement relative to the seat support by first bearing means arranged to run in first guide means and the seat support being supported for movement relative to the base by second bearing means arranged to run in second guide means. 
     
     
         21 . An article as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein said first bearing means is fixed in relation to said one of the base or the back support and said first guide is fixed in relation to the other of the base or the back support, and the said second bearing means is fixed in relation to one of the base and the seat support and the sad second guide means is fixed in relation to the other of the base and seat support. 
     
     
         22 . An article as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the back support is mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the seat support and said first and second bearing means and first and second guide means are arranged such that, in use, pivotal movement of the back support causes the seat support to move with respect to the base, whereby the angle of the back support is dependent upon the position of the seat support relative to the base. 
     
     
         23 . An article according to  claim 13 , which is a chair adjustable between an upright sitting position and a reclined position. 
     
     
         24 . An article according to  claim 13 , which is a bed adjustable between a flat position and a raised position.