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Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially lounger or the likeSeating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially lounger or the like description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070152477, Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially lounger or the like. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of application no. PCT/EP2005/005467, filed May 20, 2005, which claims the priority of German application no. 20 2004 011 096.2, filed 14 Jul. 2004, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to seating and/or reclining furniture Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially a lounger or the like. More particularly, the invention relates to such seating and/or reclining furniture including a moisture-resistant base which includes at least two supporting elements, which can be adjusted in relation to each other and support a person resting on the item of furniture. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] These types of seating and/or reclining furniture are generally known, in the form of loungers and garden chairs, for example, or in the form of loungers that can be used in wet areas, such as swimming pools or wellness areas. In accordance with their use outdoors or in wet areas, known seating and/or reclining furniture include a moisture-resistant base, which generally predominantly includes plastic, and at least two supporting elements, which can be adjusted in relation to each other and support a person resting on the item of furniture. OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The object of the invention is to specify a seating and/or reclining furniture of the type for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially a lounger or the like, such seating and/or reclining furniture including a moisture-resistant base which includes at least two supporting elements, which can be adjusted in relation to each other, which support a person resting on the item of furniture, and which increase the comfort of the user. [0005] This object is achieved by the teachings set forth below, and in the claims. [0006] According to the invention, at least one electromechanical drive device is provided for adjusting the supporting elements in relation to each other. In this manner, the adjustment of the supporting elements can be performed by a motor-driven device, so that manual adjustment is no longer required, and comfort for the user is thereby substantially increased. A special advantage of the seating and/or reclining furniture according to the invention includes the fact that the adjustment can be performed while a person is resting on the item of furniture. It is therefore no longer necessary to stand up from the item of furniture to adjust the supporting elements. Comfort for the user is substantially increased in this manner also. [0007] The seating and/or reclining furniture, in terms of its electromechanical adjustment, has a functionality that has so far been known only for electromechanically adjustable slatted frames which, due to their design however, are not suitable for use outdoors or in wet areas. [0008] The seating and/or reclining furniture according to the invention can be embodied in any suitable manner, such as a garden chair for example. Preferably, the seating and/or reclining furniture is embodied as a lounger, however. [0009] In principle, the base can include any desired moisture-resistant material. An advantageous further development of the teaching according to the invention provides for the base to substantially include plastic. In this embodiment, the base includes a particularly moisture-resistant and weather-resistant material, and is furthermore particularly inexpensive to manufacture. Within the meaning of the invention, the base then is substantially plastic if the main components of the body include plastic while the adjusting armatures, for example, may include metal. [0010] An exceptionally advantageous further embodiment of the teaching according to the invention provides that the drive device and/or a control device of the drive device are accommodated in a housing that is sealed against the penetration of moisture. In this embodiment, the drive device and/or control device are protected from moisture and from weathering effects in a particularly reliable fashion. [0011] Another advantageous further development of the teaching according to the invention provides that at least one member of the base is embodied as a hollow profile. In this embodiment, the base features particularly low weight. [0012] One particularly advantageous further development of the two abovementioned embodiments provides that the housing is at least partially formed by a hollow member of the base. In this embodiment, the drive device and/or the control device are accommodated in a hollow member of the base, so that a separate housing for accommodating the drive device and/or control device is not required. [0013] Another advantageous further development of the teaching according to the invention provides that the electromechanical drive device is at least partially accommodated in a hollow member. In this embodiment, the entire electromechanical drive device can be accommodated in the hollow member in the manner known from DE 199 62 541 A1 for adjustable slatted frames of beds. But it is also possible to accommodate only one part of the drive device, such as a spindle drive device as a linear drive device as well as a gear, in the hollow member, while arranging the electric motor outside the hollow member and drivably connecting it to the parts accommodated in the hollow member. [0014] The base advantageously includes a frame for placing the furniture on the ground. [0015] The base of the seating and/or reclining furniture according to the invention can be embodied in any desired suitable manner. An advantageous further development provides that the base includes a stationary center supporting element, one end of which is connected, pivotably attached around a substantially horizontal pivot axis, to a leg supporting element, and the other end of which is connected, pivotably attached around a substantially horizontal pivot axis, to an upper body supporting element. [0016] A further development of the abovementioned embodiment provides that a head supporting element is connected, pivotably attached around a substantially horizontal pivot axis, to the end of the upper body supporting element opposite the center supporting element. [0017] Another further development provides that a calf supporting element is connected, pivotably attached around a substantially horizontal pivot axis, to the end of the leg supporting element opposite the center supporting element. [0018] Corresponding to the respective requirements, it is possible according to the invention, that a common electromechanical drive device is assigned to the leg supporting element and the upper body supporting element for adjusting the same or that one electromechanical drive device each is assigned to the leg supporting element and to the upper body supporting element for adjusting the same. [0019] The invention will be explained in more detail below based on the enclosed strongly schematized drawing, which illustrates exemplary embodiments according to the invention of a seating and/or reclining furniture in the form of a lounger. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Continue reading about Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially lounger or the like... 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