Riser-mounted mechanism for powered chair theater seating

A powered chair mechanism adapted to be mounted upon a theater seating platform, comprising:

• a chair base adapted to be fixedly secured atop a tread portion of a theater seating platform;
• a seat base pivotally mounted to a rear end portion of said chair base whereby a front-end portion of said seat base can be elevated such that said powered chair can be inclined;
• backrest mounting brackets fixedly mounted upon said seat base such that said backrest can be fully reclined when said seat base is fully inclined;
• a transversely oriented mounting bar fixedly connected to the seat base;
• a linkage assembly pivotally mounted at a first end thereof upon said transversely oriented mounting bar;
• an ottoman or footrest mounting bracket, for mounting an ottoman or footrest thereon, pivotally mounted upon a second end of said linkage assembly;
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• a linear actuator fixedly mounted upon a front face of a riser portion of said theater seating platform and operatively connected to said transversely oriented mounting bar for elevating said transversely oriented mounting bar and thereby moving said seat base toward a fully inclined position, for moving said backrest toward a fully reclined position, and for moving said ottoman or footrest toward a fully extended position.