Flexsteel Recliners

The history of Flexsteel recliners dated back in 1893 when the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company, a manufacturer of upholstered furniture, was established in Minneapolis. In 1901, the company was bought by The Grau-Curtis Company, which was organized by a salesman, a shipping clerk, a finisher, and an upholstery foreman, four men from the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company. They manufactured chairs, divans, sofas, and furniture for hotels, lodges, lounges, and churches. Their company later became Northome Furniture Industries, Inc.

Flexsteel recliners did not as yet come, but its predecessors were born as early as the 1920’s when the company used in all its furniture an all-riveted blue clock spring steel base developed by E.W. Schlappritzi. Later, in 1948, the company bought the Swiss inventor’s Flexsteel Spring Corporation, which was formerly Sanitas Spring Company. Flexsteel became the brand name of the furniture springs, which were originally made for the European railroad car seats. In 1958, the company was finally renamed to Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

To date, Flexsteel is the leading manufacturer of seats for residential, commercial, and vehicular use. Its famous products are Flexsteel furniture, Flexsteel vehicle seating, Flexsteel recliners, Flexsteel leather recliner chairs, Flexsteel reclining sofa, Flexsteel sofa, and Flexsteel sofa sleepers.

Among the various Flexsteel product lines, Flexsteel recliners are probably the most sought after by modern Flexsteel patrons. The styles vary and are available in stationary, rocking or rocker-recliner, and the swivel rocker-recliner or swivel glider base Flexsteel recliners. They may be made of leather or upholstered fabric, which makes them suitable for home and office use. Truly, when one scrutinizes the features of these Flexsteel recliners, the rising number of fans should not come as a surprise anymore.

For one, Flexsteel recliners are built with comfortable back support. This relaxing lumbar support is made possible by a flexible recline of up to four degrees of firmness. In turn, washers and bushings located at the main pivot points enable easy and smooth recliner function. With this feature, the user can adjust his backrest to carry the weight of his lower or upper back. He can customize the seat recline according to his comfort.

In addition, Flexsteel power recliners and have counter-balanced linkage, which holds the backrest’s recline in place according to the particular setting or adjustment. On top of this, the dual rocker locks ensure extra stability for non-stationary Flexsteel recliners.

The frames of Flexsteel Recliners

Moreover, the frames of Flexsteel recliners are made without joints and only with one-piece arm construction. The cushion used for every recliner is a 2-pound high resiliency heavy density polyurethane foam core with bonded polyester fibers. Most importantly, the seat springs used by the latest models of Flexsteel recliners are of the newly designed DualFlex Spring System, which are resilient helical coils mounted in tubular steel frame.

The mechanism of Flexsteel recliners

What’s more, some Flexsteel recliners have a built-in ottoman mechanism, which is easily activated by a user-friendly release handle that is just within the user’s reach when seated. This feature assures the user full leg support that allows him to stretch his legs comfortably on his seat.

For anyone interested, he has an option to buy Flexsteel recliners online. He may also contact Flexsteel’s independent retailers for questions about the products features, purchases, and other customer service needs.