Reclining chair

In a chair including a base, arm supports connected to said base at opposite sides of the base, a seat support and a back support pivotally interconnected for correlative movement thereof between an upright position and a reclined position, said seat support and back support connected to said base for relative movement therebetween, the improvement comprising a roller arm connected to and extending from said base from below said seat support, said seat support including a lower ramp means for contacting said roller arm wherein the seat support is raised vertically a corresponding distance to the distance of movement of said back support during said correlative movement of the seat and back supports, said arm supports having a terminal upper end above said seat support and below an upper edge of said back support, and means for pivotally connecting said back support to said arm support adjacent said terminal upper end wherein said seat support and back support may be pivoted between said upright and reclined positions by a user's shifting of weight.