Reclining chair of the multiple movement type

Claim 1

A RECLINING CHAIR COMPRISING A FRAME, A BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT INCLUDING A SEAT AND A BACK-REST MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT FROM AN UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION THROUGH A FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, AT THE BEGINNING OF WHICH THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE SEAT AND BACK-REST INITIALLY INCREASES, TO AN INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION, THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST BEING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME IN THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION AND IN THE INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION, AND FOR SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT FROM SAID INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION THROUGH A SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE TO A FULLY RECLINED POSITION WITH THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING, A LEG-REST MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT FROM A STORED POSITION BENEATH THE FORWARD PORTION OF SAID SEAT TO AN ELEVATED LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY-SUPPORTING UNIT IN SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE WITH SAID LEG-REST HAVING AN INITIAL UPWARD COMPONENT OF MOVEMENT, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST ON SAID FRAME COMPRISING A CARRIER LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AT A CARRIER LINK PIVOT, A FRONT GUIDE LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIER LINK AT A FRONT PIVOTAL MOUNT AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT AT A FRONT GUIDE LINK PIVOT, SAID SEAT PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID BACK-REST AT A SEAT-BACK-REST PIVOT, A BACK-REST GUIDE LINK PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE END ON SAID FRAME AT A REAR PIVOTAL MOUNT AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE END TO SAID BACK-REST AT A BACK-REST PIVOT SPACED REARWARDLY FROM SAID SEAT-BACK-REST PIVOT, SAID FRONT GUIDE LINK AND SAID BACK-REST GUIDE LINK PIVOTING REARWARDLY ABOUT SAID FRONT AND REAR PIVOTAL MOUNTS RESPECTIVELY DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE, A FIRST HOLDING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT AT A POINT REARWARDLY OF SAID FRONT GUIDE LINK PIVOT, AND SECOND MOVEMENT LINKS CONNECTING SAID FIRST HOLDING LINK TO SAID FRAME, SAID FIRST HOLDING LINK MOVING WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECOND MOVEMENT LINKS DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE AND MOVING WITH SAID FRONT GUIDE LINK FOR INITIALLY INCREASING THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND SAID BACK-REST DURING AN INITIAL PORTION OF SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE AND FOR MAINTAINING SAID ANGLE IN THE INTERMEDIATE, TILTED SITTING POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS IT IS IN THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION, SAID SECOND MOVEMENT LINKS INCLUDING A BELL-CRANK LEVER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIER LINK AT A FIRST PIVOT AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST HOLDING LINK AT A SECOND PIVOT AND A SECOND HOLDING LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID BELL-CRANK LEVER AT A THIRD PIVOT AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AT A SECOND MOVEMENT HOLDING PIVOT, SAID BELL-CRANK LEVER PIVOTING WITH RESPECT TO SAID CARRIER LINK DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE FOR RAISING SAID FIRST HOLDING LINK AND SUBSTANTIALLY OPENING THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST DURING SAID SECOND MOVEMENT PHASE, STOP MEANS DEFINING THE UPRIGHT SITTING POSITION AND THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION OF SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST, AND A LEG-REST MOUNTING LINKAGE MOUNTING SAID LEG-REST FOR MOVEMENT HAVING AN INITIAL UPWARD COMPONENT OF MOTION FROM SAID STORED POSITION TO SAID ELEVATED, LEG-SUPPORTING POSITION IN RESPONSE TO INITIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT AND BACK-REST DURING SAID FIRST MOVEMENT PHASE.