Reclining chair of the multiple movement type

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT, BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING A BACK-REST AND SEAT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FOR RECLINING AND INCLINING MOVEMENTS RESPECTIVELY, AND MOUNTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS AND TO SAID SUPPORT AND MOUNTING SAID BODY-SUPPORTING MEANS FOR A FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE FROM AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION TO AN INTERMEDIATE TILTED SITTING POSITION WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID BACK-REST AND SEAT AND FOR A SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE TILTED SITTING POSITION TO A FULLY RECLINED POSITION WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID BACK-REST AND SAID SEAT, THE MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING A CARRIER LINK, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID CARRIER LINK ON SAID SUPPORT AT A CARRIER PIVOTAL MOUNT ADJACENT THE REARWARD END OF SAID CARRIER LINK, SEATGUIDING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTING SAID SEAT ON SAID CARRIER LINK, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID BACK-REST ON SAID SEAT AT A BACK-REST PIVOT, A CONTROL LINKAGE INCLUDING SAID CARRIER LINK AND SAID LINKS WHICH REMAIN STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, THE LINKS OF SAID CONTROL LINKAGE BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT, SAID CARRIER LINK BEING STATIONARY DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE AND TOGETHER WITH SAID SUPPORT SERVING AS THE STATIONARY LINK OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, BACK-REST GUIDING MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE LINK OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID BACK-REST TO ONE OF SAID OTHER LINKS OF SAID CONTROL LINKAGE AND OPERATIVE DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE TO MAINTAIN SAID FIXED ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST, AND MEANS FOR BLOCKING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT-GUIDING MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID CARRIER LINK AT THE END OF SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE SUCH THAT SAID SEAT AND CARRIER LINK ARE RIGID RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE AND SERVE AS ONE MOVABLE LINK OF SAID CONTROL LINKAGE, THE LINKS OF SAID CONTROL LINKAGE MOVING RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE TO INCREASE THE ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID BACKREST AND SAID SEAT.