Multi-purpose chair with retractable knee rest

Claim 1

In a conventional chair having a substantially horizontal seat cushion, a substantially vertical back rest cushion and a central support column the improvement of a knee rest disposed to support the knees of an occupant in a knee rest position while seated in said chair comprising: a forward gusset plate positioned on said support column; a rear gusset plate positioned on said support column; a retractable knee rest cushion; said knee rest cushion being initially positioned underneath said seat cushion and fixedly mounted on a supporting lever; one end of said supporting lever having a pin fixedly positioned thereon; said pin being slidably and rotatably engaged in an "L" slot positioned at the first end of a retraction lever; a pivot positioned on said forward gussest plate; said retraction lever being rotatably mounted on said pivot; said retraction lever being further disposed to transport said supporting lever and said knee rest cushion outward from said initial position to a knee rest position facing said seat cushion; a roller positioned on said retraction lever adjacent said "L" shaped slot and disposed to engage said support lever and hold said knee rest cushion in said knee rest position; a latch positioned on said rear gusset; said latch being disposed to engage said supporting lever when said knee rest cushion is in said initial position; means for tilting said seat cushion forward towards said knee rest position.