Reclining chair

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INCLUDING A SEAT AND BACK-REST MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER FOR INCLINING AND RECLINING MOVEMENT RESPECTIVELY, MEANS MOUNTING SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FOR MOVEMENT SUCCESSIVELY FROM A SITTING POSITION INTO AN INTERMEDIATE RESTING POSITION AND FROM SAID RESTING POSITION INTO A RECLINING POSITION, SAID MOUNTING MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT FOR DISPLACING SAID SEAT RELATIVE TO SAID BACK-REST IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID RESTING POSITION INTO SAID RECLINING POSITION AND INCLUDING A CONTROL LINKAGE HAVING AT LEAST TWO PIVOTS ON SAID SUPPORT PROVIDING A STATIONARY LINK, MOVABLE LINKS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID STATIONARY LINK AND MEANS MOUNTING ONE OF SAID PIVOTS ON SAID SUPPORT FOR DISPLACEMENT AWAY FROM THE OTHER OF SAID PIVOTS, A LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE OPERABLE FROM SAID BODYSUPPORTING UNIT, A LEG-REST OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE AND ELEVATED INTO A LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INTO SAID RESTING POSITION, SAID MOVABLE LINKS MOVING RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND SAID ONE PIVOT REMAINING SUBSTANTIALLY STATIONARY DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INTO SAID RESTING POSITION AND SAID MOVABLE LINKS MOVING RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND SAID ONE PIVOT BEING DISPLACED AWAY FROM SAID OTHER PIVOT DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID RESTING POSITION INTO SAID RECLINING POSITION, AND MEANS FOR BLOCKING SAID LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INTO SAID RESTING POSITION, THE BLOCKING OF SAID LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE BEING EFFECTIVE TO PROVIDE A REACTION FORCE DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODYSUPPORTING UNIT FROM SAID RESTING POSITION TO SAID RECLINING POSITION WHICH IS EFFECTIVE TO DISPLACE SAID ONE PIVOT AWAY FROM SAID OTHER PIVOT.