One-way recliner chair

A one-way recliner chair including a stationary frame including stationary armrests, a seat and back unit movable as a one-piece structure relative to the stationary frame between a closed generally upright position and a reclining position, said seat and back unit including a seat frame having a soft construction along the front edge portion thereof, a footrest system including dual footrest supports mounted to said seat and back unit for movement between a closed position wherein the footrest supports are positioned one generally behind the other in generally vertical planes with one of the footrest supports being positioned below the front edge portion of the seat frame, and an extended position projected forwardly from the chair wherein the footrest supports are located in sloping but generally horizontal planes one behind the other, a linkage system mounting the seat and back unit for movement between said positions thereof relative to the stationary frame and for mounting the footrest supports relative to the seat and backrest unit for movement between said positions thereof;

• said linkage system including front and rear mounting links pivotally interconnected between the seat and frame unit and said stationary frame for moving the seat and back unit into a reclined position relative to the stationary frame when the chair occupant pulls-off the armrests, said linkage system including a footrest linkage including lazy tong linkage pivotally mounted to the seat and back unit, a transmission link interconnecting the lazy tong linkage and one of said front and rear mounting links (54, 52) for extending the footrest supports when the seat and back unit is moved into reclining position, said footrest linkage further including a pair of brackets respectively fixed to the footrest supports, a first link (99) pivotally interconnecting said footrest brackets, a second link (93) having two legs respectively pivotally connected to said footrest brackets, a third link (87) pivotally connected to the second link and pivotally connected to the lazy tong linkage, a fourth link (90) having one end pivotally connected to one of said footrest brackets and being pivotally connected at an intermediate portion thereof to said third link, said fourth link having an end pivotally connected to said lazy tong linkage such that upon movement of the seat and backrest unit into reclining position, the footrest supports will be moved from their retracted position below the seat and back unit to their extended position.