A piece of furniture includes a deck or seat assembly that is supported by a base assembly. The base assembly includes a tilting actuator assembly. The base assembly is coupled to the deck or seat assembly so that the deck or seat assembly can be tilted from a prone or sitting position to an upright
A piece of furniture includes a deck or seat assembly that is supported by a base assembly. The base assembly includes a tilting actuator assembly. The base assembly is coupled to the deck or seat assembly so that the deck or seat assembly can be tilted from a prone or sitting position to an upright position. The base assembly and the deck or seat assembly are coupled so that there are no easily accessible pinch points therebetween.
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What is claimed is: 1. An adjustable article of furniture, comprising: a deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly includes a lower surface that defines a plane; and a base assembly that provides support for the deck assembly, wherein the base assembly includes an operationally stationary foot membe
What is claimed is: 1. An adjustable article of furniture, comprising: a deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly includes a lower surface that defines a plane; and a base assembly that provides support for the deck assembly, wherein the base assembly includes an operationally stationary foot member and at least two leg members that extend from opposite end portions of the foot member to contact the deck assembly at contact points along an operationally fixed pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly; wherein the base assembly further includes an actuator assembly, the actuator assembly comprising a motor and a telescoping arm coupled to the deck assembly at a contact point between a headboard portion of the deck assembly and the pivot axis, wherein the actuator assembly is adapted to adjust the position of the deck assembly between a first position and a second position; wherein the deck assembly and the base assembly are positioned with respect to one another such that when the deck assembly is adjusted from the first position to the second position, the plane formed by the lower surface of the deck assembly does not cross any portion of the base assembly, and when the deck assembly is adjusted from the second position to the first position, the base assembly does not come in contact with points along a longitudinal periphery of the deck assembly between the pivot axis and the headboard portion of the deck assembly. 2. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, wherein the base assembly further includes a counterweight and at least one base rail extending from the counterweight to the foot member. 3. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 2, wherein the counterweight is positioned so as to extend horizontally beyond an end of the deck assembly. 4. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, wherein the base assembly further includes a vertical support member which contacts the lower surface of the deck assembly at a contact point between the pivot axis and the headboard portion of the deck assembly. 5. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, further comprising a control stalk, which includes relay switches to control the operation of the actuator assembly, and an adjustable arm. 6. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, further comprising a light source. 7. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 6, wherein the light source is a laser light. 8. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, wherein the base assembly further includes a counterweight, first and second base rails coupled between the counterweight and the foot member, and first and second angled members, wherein the first angled member has one end portion coupled to the first base rail and another opposite end portion coupled to the deck assembly proximate the contact points of the at least two leg members along the pivot axis, and wherein the second angled member has one end portion coupled to the second base rail and another opposite end portion coupled to the deck assembly proximate the contact points of the at least two leg members along the pivot axis. 9. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 8, wherein the first and second base rails extend horizontally in a longitudinal direction of the deck assembly between the headboard and footboard portions of the deck assembly. 10. The adjustable article of furniture of claim 1, wherein the motor is disposed between the headboard portion of the deck assembly the contact point of the telescoping arm with the deck assembly. 11. An adjustable article of furniture, comprising: a deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly includes a lower surface that defines a plane; and a base assembly that provides support for the deck assembly, wherein the base assembly includes: an operationally stationary foot member, at least one base rail coupled to the foot member and extending horizontally from the foot member, two leg members extending from the foot member to contact the deck assembly at contact points along a fixed pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly, wherein each leg member forms a first fixed angle with a support surface, at least one angled member having one end portion coupled to the at least one base rail and another opposite end portion coupled to the deck assembly proximate the contact points of the two leg members along the pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly, wherein the angled member forms a second fixed angle with the support surface, and wherein the second fixed angle is smaller than the first fixed angle, and an actuator assembly having a telescoping arm coupled to the deck assembly at a contact point between a headboard portion of the deck assembly and the pivot axis, wherein the actuator assembly is adapted to pivot the deck assembly, and wherein the deck assembly and the base assembly are positioned with respect to one another such that when the deck assembly is pivoted, the plane formed by the lower surface of the deck assembly does not cross any portion of the base assembly. 12. An adjustable article of furniture, comprising: a deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly includes a lower surface that defines a plane; and a base assembly that provides support for the deck assembly, wherein the base assembly includes: an operationally stationary foot member, a counterweight, two base rails extending between the foot member and the counterweight, two leg members extending upward from the foot member to contact the deck assembly at contact points along a fixed pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly, wherein each leg member forms a fixed obtuse angle with the base rails, a pillow block base extending between the two base rails, a pair of pillow blocks mounted on the pillow block base, a tilting actuator assembly suspended between the pair of pillow blocks, wherein the tilting actuator assembly further includes a telescoping arm coupled to the deck assembly at a contact point between a headboard portion of the deck assembly and the pivot axis, wherein the actuator assembly is adapted to pivot the deck assembly, wherein the deck assembly and the base assembly are positioned with respect to one another such that when the deck assembly is pivoted, the plane formed by the lower surface of the deck assembly does not cross any portion of the base assembly, and wherein the telescoping arm forms an operationally varying angle with the base rails, and two angled members extending upward from the base rails and away from the counterweight, wherein the angled members each have one end portion coupled to the base rails and another opposite end portion coupled to the deck assembly proximate the contact points of the two leg members along the pivot axis on the lower surface of the deck assembly, wherein the angled members form fixed acute angles with the base rails.
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