US Patent Issued to La-Z-Boy on March 31 for "Rocking furniture member with power synchronous mechanism" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,765, issued on March 31, was assigned to La-Z-Boy Inc. (Monroe, Mich.).

"Rocking furniture member with power synchronous mechanism" was invented by Larry P. Lapointe (Temperance, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furniture member may include a seat base, a seat assembly, a legrest platform, a drive rod, and a sequencing mechanism. The seat assembly is movable relative to the seat base. The legrest platform is coupled to the seat assembly. The drive rod is rotatable relative to the seat assembly, and rotation of the drive rod causes the seat assembly and the legrest platform to move. The sequencing mechanism includes a cam that ...