Chaise lounge with quick release

Abstract

A chaise chair includes a frame, a main seat attached to the frame, a backrest pivotally attached to the frame, and a mount connected with and selectively movable with respect to the frame. The backrest is pivotal between a lowered position and a raised position. A locking mechanism is associated with the mount and is operable between a locked state in which the mount is precluded from movement with respect to the frame and an unlocked state in which the mount is movable with respect to the frame. A linkage connects with the mount and the backrest and is configured such that movement of the mount with respect to the frame results in pivotal movement of the backrest with respect to the frame. A release mechanism is operatively associated with the locking mechanism so as to change the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state.

1 . A chaise chair comprising:
 a frame;   a main seat attached to the frame;   a backrest pivotally attached to the frame, the backrest being pivotal between a lowered position and a raised position;   a mount connected with and selectively movable with respect to the frame;   a locking mechanism associated with the mount and operable between a locked state in which the mount is precluded from movement with respect to the frame and an unlocked state in which the mount is movable with respect to the frame;   a linkage connected with the mount and the backrest and configured such that movement of the mount with respect to the frame results in pivotal movement of the backrest with respect to the frame; and   a release mechanism operatively associated with the locking mechanism so as to change the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state.   
     
     
         2 . The chaise chair of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one slide rail connected with the frame and the mount mounts to and is selectively movable with respect to the at least one slide rail. 
     
     
         3 . The chaise chair of  claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism includes an actuator, which is manually actuated, located adjacent a periphery of the frame. 
     
     
         4 . The chaise chair of  claim 3 , wherein the actuator is located adjacent a rear end of the frame. 
     
     
         5 . The chaise chair of  claim 3 , wherein the release mechanism includes a rod connected with the actuator. 
     
     
         6 . The chaise chair of  claim 5 , wherein the mount is movable with respect to the rod when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked state and the mount is precluded from moving with respect to the rod along a greatest dimension of the rod when the locking mechanism is in the locked state. 
     
     
         7 . The chaise chair of  claim 6 , wherein the rod is rotated about an axis parallel with the greatest dimension of the rod to change the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state. 
     
     
         8 . The chaise chair of  claim 6 , wherein the rod includes teeth or channels and the locking mechanism includes a spring-biased member, wherein the spring-biased member is received in a respective tooth or channel when the locking mechanism is in the locked state. 
     
     
         9 . The chaise chair of  claim 8 , wherein the rod includes teeth or channels and the locking mechanism includes a spring-biased member, wherein the spring-biased member is received in a respective tooth or channel when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, and rotation of the rod with respect to the frame moves the spring-biased member out of the respective tooth or channel. 
     
     
         10 . The chaise chair of  claim 3 , wherein the release mechanism includes a cable connected with the actuator. 
     
     
         11 . The chaise chair of  claim 10 , further comprising at least one slide rail connected with the frame and the mount mounts to and is selectively movable with respect to the at least one slide rail, wherein the at least one slide rail includes an opening and the locking mechanism includes a spring-biased member, wherein the spring-biased member is received in the opening when the locking mechanism is in the locked state. 
     
     
         12 . The chaise chair of  claim 1 , wherein the linkage includes a lockable gas spring assembly configured to be selectively activated to bias the backrest toward the raised position when the locking mechanism is in the locked state in which the mount is precluded from movement with respect to the frame. 
     
     
         13 . The chaise chair of  claim 12 , wherein the lockable gas spring assembly is pivotally mounted to the mount, the lockable gas spring assembly including a piston rod and a cylinder and the piston rod being selectively lockable in which movement of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder is precluded. 
     
     
         14 . The chaise chair of  claim 13 , wherein the backrest includes a brace and the lockable gas spring assembly is pivotally mounted to the brace. 
     
     
         15 . The chaise chair of  claim 13 , wherein the lockable gas spring assembly includes a valve that is movable between a closed position in which movement of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder is precluded and an open position in which the piston rod is movable with respect to the cylinder. 
     
     
         16 . The chaise chair of  claim 15 , further comprising a valve actuator, which is manually actuated, accessible on at least one side of the frame, the valve actuator being connected to and movable with the mount as the mount moves with respect to the frame. 
     
     
         17 . The chaise chair of  claim 13 , wherein with the lockable gas spring assembly locked, whereby movement of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder is precluded, and the locking mechanism in the locked state, the mount is slidable with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position in response to pivotal movement of the backrest. 
     
     
         18 . The chaise chair of  claim 1 , wherein the mount is slidable with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position in response to pivotal movement of the backrest, wherein the first position of the mount corresponds to the backrest being in the raised position and the second position corresponds to the backrest being in the lowered position. 
     
     
         19 . The chaise chair of  claim 18 , wherein the mount is lockable at the first position, when the backrest in the raised position.