Leg-rest mounting means for reclining chairs

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A SUPPORT, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INCLUDING A SEAT AND BACK-REST MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH A FIRST PHASE OF MOVEMENT FROM A SITTING POSITION INTO AN INTERMEDIATE RESTING POSITION AND FOR FURTHER MOVEMENT THROUGH A SECOND PHASE FROM SAID RESTING POSITION INTO A RECLINING POSITION, SEAT CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A CARRIER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT, STOP MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CARRIER IN THE SITTING POSITION OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT FOR ESTABLISHING A SUBSTANTIALLY STATIONARY POSITION FOR SAID CARRIER, A LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT CONTROL MEANS, AND A LEG-REST OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE, SAID LEG-REST CONTROL LINKAGE INCLUDING A LINK, A PIVOT ON SAID LINK, AND MEANS DEPENDING FROM SAID SEAT GUIDINGLY ENGAGING SAID PIVOT TO MOVE ALONG A PATH EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY FORE AND AFT OF SAID SEAT, CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A MOVABLE PART OF SAID CHAIR TO ELEVATE SAID LEG-REST, AND AN ACTUATING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO A MOVABLE PART OF SAID CHAIR OTHER THAN SAID SEAT AT A POINT SPACED FROM SAID SEAT FOR EFFECTING FORWARD DISPLACEMENT OF SAID PIVOT IN RESPONSE TO RECLINING MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT TO SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTEND SAID LEG-REST RELATIVE TO SAID SEAT.