Reclining chaise mechanism

A furniture member comprising:

• a seat bottom frame;
• a seatback frame movable relative to the seat bottom frame among a plurality of positions including an upright position and a fully reclined position;
• a reclining mechanism including a front support member, a rear support member, a pair of linkages, a gas spring, a release mechanism, and a cable, wherein the gas spring extends between the front and rear support members and the cable extends between the release mechanism and the gas spring, wherein the seatback frame is coupled to the seat bottom frame by the pair of linkages;
• the front support member is fixedly attached to the seat bottom frame and the rear support member attached to the pair of linkages;
• and
• the rear support member is movable relative to the seat bottom frame and the seatback frame between a first position and a second position, wherein movement of the seatback frame between the upright position and the fully reclined position causes corresponding and simultaneous movement of the rear support member such that the rear support member is moved into the first position when the seatback frame is moved into the upright position and the rear support member is moved into the second position when the seatback frame is moved into the fully reclined position,
• wherein each of the linkages includes a first link, a second link, and a third link coupled together to move the seatback frame between the upright position and the fully reclined position,
• wherein the rear support member is fixedly attached to the third link of each of the linkages, and wherein the rear support member and the third links are rotatable relative to the first and second links.