Recliner chair with wall-avoiding action

A backrest linkage for use in pivotally mounting a backrest to a seat in a reclining chair enabling the backrest to be moved between a normal generally upright position and a plurality of reclined positions extending at an angle relative to the seat;

• the backrest linkage comprising first and second backrest links adapted to be fixed to a backrest and a seat of an associated recliner chair, said backrest links being pivotally connected to each other, a knuckle linkage pivotally interconnecting said first and second backrest links and being movable between an extended position when the backrest of an associated chair is in a generally upright position and a retracted folded position when the backrest of the associated chair is in a reclined position, and spring means having one end fixed to the second backrest link and another end connected to the knuckle linkage for biasing the knuckle linkage into said extended position thereof but permitting the knuckle linkage to be moved to a retracted folded position when the first backrest link is pivoted relative to the second backrest link upon application of pressure to an associated backrest to which the first backrest link is adopted to be fixed, and wherein said knuckle linkage includes a first knuckle link pivotally connected to the first backrest link, a second knuckle link pivotally connected to the second backrest link, said first and second knuckle links being pivotally interconnected.