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The Recliner: Your Comfy Throne

Friday, April 21st, 2017

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The very first reclining chair was believed to be the one owned by Napoleon III. Tit was the two American cousins named Knabush and Shoemaker who have gained the patent on the wooden recliner, though.

Background

The recliner is an upholstered seat that comes with metal mechanism. This mechanism has to be activated by the user so that the back will be pushed out. The foot rest also rises up and serves as a rest for the lower legs.

A lot of recliners are armchairs. Upholstered seats and backs make the comfortable chair into what it is. This mechanism is also what led to this seat being called motion furniture. There are a few recliners that can be activated when the person pulls the lever; others activate it by pushing the chair back with a little force.

One of the earliest recliner designs was published in 1813, Ackennann’s Repository of Arts, a British periodical. This reclining patent chair served as a prototype for a lot of chairs that followed throughout the next centuries.

In the late nineteenth century, the Morris Chair came into existence. A different mechanism was used where a series of pegs or rod was used. The frames were made of wood and were often massive. Upholstered cushions were also added for the seat and the back. This chair was advertised as a comfy seat just as all recliners are being marketed these days.

Recliner Materials

The primary parts of the recliner include a metal activating mechanism, frame, foam (upholstery padding), and upholstery fabric. These materials depending on who manufactured them. There are also different styles to choose from.

The frame is often made of wood, often hardwood. And since the chair moves a lot or the weight shifts from a conventional chair to a recliner often, this frame is reinforced with bolts, metal nuts, and steel corners. There could also be some fiberboard that’s used as a minor frame support.

Upholstered backs of recliners are made with a foam that is sculpted (often polyurethane foam). All the hard corners of the foam blocks are softened and padded.

There are also exposed wood on the feet, arms or the back of the recliner. The fabric used on the upholstery varies from one company to the next. If there is one thing in common with their recliners, it is the fact that they are all fairly durable. This is needful since the chair is pushed and pulled many times during its lifetime.

Recliners are often upholstered in cotton, leather, or natural synthetic fibers.

Recliner Benefits

You might have considered a recliner as an alternative to a sofa and an ottoman. More than space reasons, there are even more benefits to this more than you know. There are many ways that the recliner can benefit the body.

Studies have shown that there are a wide array of health problems that come from stress – from migraines to heart disease, to depression to asthma. Stress triggers a lot more these illnesses and this is one reason that the recliner can be beneficial.

Here are other recliner benefits –

  • It can relieve pregnancy pains brought about by tight fingers, swollen ankles, and awkward ribs. Pregnant women may try to lie down but the shape of the bed is simply impossible, at times, to support their reclining needs.
  • It improves blood circulation. This is especially true for people who have a job that requires them to stand for very long periods of time. Sitting in a recliner will help you avoid swollen feet and eventual surgery.
  • It can relieve achy joints brought about by arthritis. Recliners increase circulation, hence, the discomfort brought about by stiff and swollen joints is greatly reduced.

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