Multiple movement lounger chair

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A SEAT AND A BACK-REST ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED FOR INCLINING AND RECLINING MOVEMENT RESPECTIVELY THROUGH A FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE FROM A SITTING POSITION TO AN INTERMEDIATE TILTED SITTING POSITION AND THROUGH A SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE TILTED SITTING POSITION TO A FULLY RECLINED POSITION, A CARRIER MEMBER EXTENDING FORE AND AFT OF SAID SUPPORT, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID CARRIER MEMBER ADJACENT ITS FORWARD END ON SAID SUPPORT AT A CARRIER PIVOT FOR TURNING MOVEMENT THROUGH A DOWNWARD ARC DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, CONTROL MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT AND SAID CARRIER MEMBER AND OPERATIVE TO NORMALLY MAINTAIN SAID CARRIER MEMBER IN A STARTING POSITION CORRESPONDING TO SAID SITTING POSITION, A GUIDING LINKAGE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SEAT, SAID BACK-REST AND SAID CARRIER MEMBER AND OPERATIVE DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY FIXED ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST AND OPERATIVE DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE TO OPEN UP THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST, SAID GUIDING LINKAGE INCLUDING A FRONT GUIDING LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID SUPPORT AND CARRIER MEMBER AT A FRONT PIVOTAL MOUNT AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT AT A FRONT PIVOTAL CONNECTION, MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID BACK-REST ON SAID CARRIER MEMBER AT A REAR PIVOTAL MOUNT AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTING SAID BACK-REST TO SAID SEAT AT A REAR PIVOTAL CONNECTION AND PROVIDING A REAR GUIDING LINK, THE PORTION OF SAID SEAT INTERMEDIATE SAID FRONT AND REAR PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS PROVIDING A CONNECTING LINK, SAID FRONT AND REAR GUIDING LINKS AND SAID CONNECTING LINK BEING POSITIONED IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER AND TO SAID CARRIER MEMBER TO REMAIN SUBSTANTIALLY STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AS SAID CARRIER MEMBER TURNS DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO DOWNWARD PRESSURE EXERTED ON SAID CARRIER MEMBER AND PERMITTING SAID CARRIER MEMBER TO TURN THROUGH SAID DOWNWARD ARC DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, AND MEANS FOR BLOCKING FURTHER TURNING MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIER MEMBER THROUGH A FURTHER DOWNWARD ARC WHEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST ARE IN SAID INTERMEDIATE TILTED SITTING POSITION, SAID FRONT AND REAR GUIDING LINKS AND SAID CONNECTING LINK BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE TO SERVE AS THREE MOVABLE LINKS OF A FOUR-BAR LINKAGE WHICH IS EFFECTIVE TO OPEN THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST WHILE THE STATIONARY CARRIER MEMBER SERVES AS A STATIONARY LINK OF SAID FOUR-BAR LINKAGE.