Vehicle seat with extendable and retractable ottoman

A vehicle seat comprising:

• a seat base;
• a backrest connected to the seat base;
• and
• a leg rest assembly comprising a plurality of deflectable sheet spring steel leg support panels superposed upon each other in a leaf spring configuration, wherein each of the plurality of panels has a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, wherein the plurality of panels comprises different dimensions between the first and second edges of respective panels, wherein the first edge of the plurality of panels is fixed to the seat base on a common axis, and wherein the second edge of at least one of the panels is movably connected to a winding mechanism by a cable, said deflectable leg support panel deflecting under a load of legs of the user and returning with a restoring force back to an initial position upon removing the load of the legs of the user.