Recliner chairs

Claim 1

A two-way, three-position reclining chair comprising a frame including a pair of fixed arms, a seat and backrest assembly with the seat and backrest fixed with respect to one another, a footrest, and linkage mechanisms for supporting the seat and backrest assembly and the footrest on the frame, each of said mechanisms including a mounting plate attached to an arm of the chair, a carrier link pivotally connected adjacent its rear end to the mounting plate, a rear pivot link pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on the mounting plate and having upper and lower ends, a front pivot link pivotally mounted on the forward end of the carrier link and having upper and lower ends, a seat mounting link connected at its front and back to the upper ends of the rear and front pivot links and carrying the seat and backrest assembly, a lazy tong linkage connected in part to the seat mounting link and in part to the front pivot link, a handle actuating assembly mounted on the mounting plate and connected to the lower end of the rear pivot link for pivoting the rear pivot link on the mounting plate so that its upper end moves rearwardly and downwardly causing the back of the seat mounting link to move rearwardly and downwardly when the handle is actuated and to pivot the front pivot link so as to extend the lazy tong linkage and raise the footrest whereby the chair moves from an upright to TV position, and said carrier link being free to move upwardly at its front end enabling the occupant to exert a backward force against the backrest causing the seat mounting link to pivot upwardly at the front about the rear pivot link as the front end of the carrier link rises so as to move the seat and backrest together from the TV position to the fully reclined position.