What is a recliner?
A recliner is a piece of living room furniture, such as a large armchair or sofa that can be adjusted into a reclining position by lowering the back of the piece and raising the footrest. A reclining chair may adjust to different levels from a slight incline, to lying almost flat. Commonly the favorite seat in the home because of the ability to adjust to anyone’s comfort, the recliner is now also used in family rooms as well as seating areas in other spaces such as the master bedroom. Once thought of as not very attractive, the recliner has become a far more stylish piece of furniture and it is now included in many design plans. Once upon a time, the recliner was referred to as “the man’s chair,” yet it has evolved. Many homes now feature pairs of matching recliners, one for the man and another for the woman of the house. There are also double recliners that are styled somewhat similar to a love seat, yet there are two individually reclining sections attached to each other. Both sides
A recliner is a chair that can be tilted back from so that the seated person can comfortably lie back. Many recliners have an attached footrest that rises to further relax the legs. When did recliners originate? Patents for reclining chairs date back as early as 1813. By 1855, the prototype had been refined until Cabinetmaker George J. Henkels The “Morris Chair” designed by William Watt in 1883 and manufactured by Morris and Company, was the first chair to be promoted as a chair for relaxation. In 1929, La-Z-Boy Incorporated introduced the concept of the easy chair. Their unique reclining mechanism, which they guaranteed for the life of the chair allowed them to take the recliner market by storm. These recliners made by La-Z-Boy are the essentially the same recliners sold today. La-Z-Boy however did not add the footrest to the recliner chair. Barcalounger was responsible for this addition.
