Multiple position reclining chair

Claim 1

A MULTIPLE POSITION RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT FRAME, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INCLUDING A SEAT AND BACK-REST, FRONT AND REAR GUIDE MEANS MOUNTING SAID BODYSUPPORING UNIT ON THE SUPPORT FRAME FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH A FIRST MOTION PHASE FROM AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION TO AN INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION AND THEN THROUGH A SECOND MOTION PHASE FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE TILTED POSITION TO A FULLY-TILTED POSITION, A LEG-REST, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LEG-REST ON THE FORWARD PORTION OF SAID SEAT FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION BENEATH SAID SEAT AND AN EXTENDED POSITION FORWARDLY OF SAID SEAT, A LEG-REST ACTUATING LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT FRAME AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEG-REST, SAID REAR GUIDE MEANS COMPRISING A REAR GUIDE LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE SEAT AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FRAME AT A POINT FORWARDLY OF AND BENEATH THE PIVOTAL MOUNT OF THE ACTUATING LINK, SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT BEING MOVED REARWARDLY BY BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR GUIDE MEANS DURING THE FIRST MOTION PHASE WITH THE REAR GUIDE LINK TURNING REARWARDLY ABOUT ITS PIVOTAL MOUNT ON THE SUPORT FRAME, THE ACTUATING LINK RAISING THE LEG-REST TO ITS EXTENDED POSITION DURING THE FIRST MOTION PHASE AS THE LEG-REST IS CARRIED REARWARDLY WITH THE SEAT RELATIVE TO THE PIVOTAL MOUNT OF THE ACTUATING MEMBER, MEANS HALTING MOVEMENT OF THE REAR GUIDE LINK AT THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION WHEREBY THE BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT TURNS ABOUT THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE STATIONARY REAR GUIDE LINK DURING A SECOND MOTION PHASE, THE PIVOTAL MOUNT OF THE ACTUATING LINK ON THE SUPPORT FRAME BEING SO LOCATED THAT THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE REAR GUIDE LINK AND THE SEAT IS MOVED REARWARDLY BY THE REAR GUIDE LINK INTO SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE PIVOTAL MOUNT OF THE ACTUATING LINK AT THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION WHEREBY THE SEAT AND THE ACTUATING LINK TURN ABOUT CONCENTRIC CENTERS OF ROTATION DURING THE SECOND MOTION PHASE AND THE LEG-REST IS MAINTAINED IN ITS EXTENDED POSITION WITHOUT FURTHER MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE SEAT.