Furniture member having flexible seatback

A furniture member comprising:

• a base frame;
• a seat bottom assembly supported by the base frame and movable relative to the base frame between a nominal position and tilt position;
• and
• a legrest mechanism supported by the base frame and movable relative to the base frame among a retracted position, a first extended position and a second extended position, wherein a portion of the legrest mechanism moves into contact with the seat bottom assembly when the legrest mechanism moves into the first extended position from the retracted position, the portion of the legrest mechanism pushes the seat bottom assembly from the nominal position to the tilt position as the legrest mechanism moves from the first extended position to the second extended position.

A furniture member comprising:

• a base frame;
• a seat bottom assembly supported by the base frame;
• and
• a legrest mechanism supported by the base frame and movable relative to the base frame among a retracted position, a first extended position and a second extended position, the legrest mechanism including:
• a first support member including a first insert and a first spring;
• a second support member including a second insert and a second spring;
• a legrest platform attached to first ends of the first and second support members and rotatable relative to the first and second support members between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein the legrest platform is in the deployed position when the legrest mechanism is in the first and second extended positions, and the legrest platform is in the stowed position when the legrest mechanism is in the retracted position;
• a cross member attached to second ends of the first and second support members;
• and
• a motor assembly mounted to the base frame and including a block that moves relative to the base frame along a guide rail, wherein the block is attached to the cross member and moves the cross member and the first and second support members among the retracted position and the first and second extended positions,
• wherein the first insert is slidably received within the first support member through an opening at the second end of the first support member, the first insert is rotatably coupled to the cross member, the first spring is disposed within the first support member, the first spring is attached at one end to the first insert and is attached at another end to the first support member, the first spring biases the first insert toward the first end of the first support member, and
• wherein the second insert is slidably received within the second support member through an opening at the second end of the second support member, the second insert is rotatably coupled to the cross member, the second spring is disposed within the second support member, the second spring is attached at one end to the second insert and is attached at another end to the second support member, the second spring biases the second insert toward the first end of the second support member.