Handle-operated wall-avoiding recliner chair with headrest

Claim 1

In a wall-avoiding recliner chair including a primary support structure, a seat and backrest mounted relative to the primary support structure for movement between normal and reclining positions with the seat and backrest being movable forwardly relative to the primary support structure when moving to reclining position, a backrest linkage mounting the backrest for movement relative to the seat, a footrest movable between an extended position projected forwardly from the chair and a retracted position adjacent the front of the chair, and a handle-operated actuating means for driving the footrest between the extended and retracted positions thereof; a headrest (14a), a headrest mounting linkage (200, 202) mounting the headrest to the backrest for movement between a normal position behind the backrest and an extended position projected above the backrest, and a headrest actuating linkage (214, 220, 224) connected to said handle-operated actuating means for moving the headrest to the extended position when the footrest is moved to the extended position, said headrest actuating linkage includes a first link (214) extending in the generally forward-rearward direction of the chair and having a forward end portion connected to said handle-operated actuating means to be driven generally longitudinally thereof, a second link (220) pivotally mounted intermediate its ends relative to said backrest linkage, said second link having one end portion pivotally connected to a rear end portion of said first link and having an opposite end portion, and a third link (224) extending in a generally vertical direction and having a lower end portion pivotally connected to said opposite end portion of said second link (220) and an upper end portion pivotally connected to said headrest mounting linkage for driving the same between said normal and extended positions in response to said handle-operated actuating means.