Multiple position reclining chair

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A RIGID SEAT AND BACK-REST UNIT, AND MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTING SAID UNIT ON SAID SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT FROM AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION THROUGH A FIRST MOTION PHASE TO AN INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION AND THEN FOR FURTHER MOVEMENT THROUGH A SECOND MOTION PHASE FROM THE INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION TO A FULLY-RECLINED POSITION, SAID MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR GUIDING MEMBERS ENGAGING SPACED POINTS ON THE SEAT, A FIXED PIVOT IN COOPERATION WITH SAID REAR GUIDING MEMBER MOUNTING SAID SEAT ON THE SUPPORT, THE FRONT GUIDING MEMBER COMPRISING A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE SEAT, A PIVOT JOURNALLED AT THE LOWER END OF THE FRONG GUIDING LINK, AND AN OPEN-ENDED PIVOT BEARING ON THE SUPPORT PROVIDING A RELEASABLY PIVOT MOUNT FOR THE FRONT GUIDING LINK ON THE SUPPORT, THE SEAT AND BACK-REST UNIT BEING GUIDED REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE SUPPORT BY BOTH FRONT AND REAR GUIDING MEMBERS DURING SAID FIRST MOTION PHASE TO THE INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION, STOP MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE REAR GUIDING MEMBER AT THE END OF SAID FIRST MOTION PHASE TO RETARD FURTHER REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT AND BACK-REST UNIT BETWEEN SAID FIXED PIVOT AND THE REAR GUIDING MEMBER, THE UNIT BEING THEN MOVABLE TO SAID FULLYTUTING A PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT ABOUT THE INTERTUTING A PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT ABOUT THE INTERCONNECTED FIXED PIVOT AND SAID REAR GUIDING MEMBER, SAID FRONT GUIDING LINK BEING LIFTED WITH THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE SEAT AWAY FROM THE OPEN-ENDED PIVOT BEARING ON THE SUPPORT DURING SAID SECOND MOTION PHASE, AND MEANS LOCKING THE FRONT GUIDE MEMBER IN POSITION DURING THE SECOND MOTION PHASE WHEREBY THE PIVOT AT THE LOWER END OF SAID FRONT GUIDE MEMBER IS IN POSITION TO REENTER THE OPEN-ENDED PIVOT BEARING WHEN THE UNIT IS RETURNED FROM THE FULLY-RECLINED POSITION TO THE INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION.