Leg-rest control means for 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 FORMED RIGIDLY WITH EACH OTHER, SEAT CONTROL MEANS MOUNTING THE BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT ON THE SUPPORT FRAME FOR MOVEMENT REARWARDLY THROUGH A FIRST MOTION PHASE FROM AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION TO AN INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION AND THEN THROUGH A SECOND MOTION PHASE FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION TO A FULLY-TILTED RECLINING POSITION, A LEG-REST, LEG-REST CONTROL MEANS MOUNTING THE LEG-REST FOR MOVEMENT FROM A RETRACTED POSITION BENEATH THE SEAT TO AN EXTENDED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION FORWARDLY OF THE SEAT, AND ACTUATING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEG-REST CONTROL MEANS FOR MOVING THE LEG-REST RAPIDLY TO AN EXTENDED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION DURING SAID FIRST MOTION PHASE AND FOR MOVING THE LEG-REST AT A SLOWER RATE DURING THE SECOND MOTION PHASE TO MAINTAIN SAID LEG-REST IN EXTENDED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION, SAID ACTUATING MEANS INCLUDING A VARIABLE LENGTH TELESCOPIC LINK CONNECTING THE SEAT CONTROL MEANS WITH THE LEG-REST CONTROL MEANS, SAID TELESCOPIC LINK INCLUDING LINK SECTIONS WHICH ARE SLIDABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOTION PHASES TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID TELESCOPIC LINK, SAID LINK SECTIONS SLIDING RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID FIRST MOTION PHASE TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID TELESCOPIC LINK AND SLIDING RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID SECOND MOTION PHASE TO DECREASE THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF SAID TELESCOPIC LINK, AND AN ACTUATING LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT FRAME AND CONNECTED TO SAID TELESCOPIC LINK FOR CONTROLLING THE TELESCOPING MOVEMENT THEREOF.