Reclining chair fixture

Claim 1

IN A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A SEAT MOUNTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT UPON A BASE BETWEEN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, A SEM-RECLINED POSITION, AND A FULLY RECLINED POSITION, AND A LEG REST; A FIXTURE FOR LOCATING SAID LEG REST IN A RETRACTED POSITION WHEN SAID SEAT IS IN SAID UPRIGHT POSITION AND IN EXTENDED LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT WHENS SAID SEAT IS IN EITHER OF SAID RECLINED POSITIONS, SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING A BASE LINK FOR ATTACHMENT TO SAID BASE, A SEAT LINK FOR ATTACHMENT TO SAID SEAT AND CONNECTED TO SAID BASE LINK BY A FIXED PIVOT ABOUT WHICH SAID SEAT IS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID BASE, A SUPPORT LINK PIVOTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID SEAT LINK, PIVOTED LINK MEANS INTER-CONNECTING SAID SUPPORT LINK TO SAID LEG REST AND TO SAID BASE LINK TO LOCATE SAID SUPPORT LINK IN A FIRST ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT LINK WHEN SAID LEG REST IS RETRACTED AND IN A SECOND ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT LINK WHEN SAID LEG REST IS IN LEG SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT, AN ACTUATING LINK MOUNTED ON SAID BASE LINK FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIXED PIVOT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND END LIMITS, MEANS COUPLING SAID ACTUATING LINK TO SAID SUPPORT LINK TO LOCATE SAID ACTUATING LINK AT SAID FIRST END LIMIT WHEN SAID SUPPORT LINK IS IN FIRST ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT LINK AND TO LOCATE SAID SUPPORT LINK IN SAID SECOND ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SEAT LINK WHEN SAID ACTUATING LINK IS AT SAID SECOND END LIMIT, SAID MEANS COUPLING SAID ACTUATING LINK TO SAID SUPPORT LINK COMPRISING A CONTROL LINK CONNECTED AT ONE END OF SAID SUPPORT LINK BY A FIRST PIVOT AND CONNECTED AT ITS OTHER END TO SAID ACTUATING LINK BY A SECOND PIVOT, AND ABUTMENT MEANS ENGAGEABLE BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT LINK AND SAID CONTROL LINK TO PREVENT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL LINK AND SAID SUPPORT LINK RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING LINK BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND END LIMITS, AND MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SEAT LINK FOR SHIFTING SAID ACTUATING LINK FROM SAID FIRST END LIMIT TO SAID SECOND END LIMIT UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT FROM SAID NORMAL POSITION TO SAID SEMI-RECLINED POSITION AND MAINTAINING SAID ACTUATING LINK AT SAID SECOND END LIMIT DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT BETWEEN SAID RECLINED POSITIONS.