Control mechanism for seating unit

A seating unit comprising:

• a base;
• a seat component and a reclineable back component;
• an underseat control for operably supporting the seat component and the back component for coordinated synchronous movement upon recline of the back component, the control including arms that are moveable in a generally horizontal direction for supporting at least one of the seat component and the back component;
• the one component including a comfort surface structure, the comfort surface structure including horizontally-extending support wires adapted to individually flex in response to contours of a seated user.

A seating unit comprising:

• a base;
• a back component;
• a seat component;
• and
• an underseat control operably coupled to and supporting the back component and the seat component on the base for synchronous movement between upright and reclined positions;
• the control including compliant arms that are moveable in a generally horizontal direction for supporting at least one of the seat component and the back component, and also including a link pivoted to the base and pivoted to the seat component for movement about a generally horizontal axis on the base at a location spaced from the arms.

A seating unit comprising:

• a base;
• a back component;
• a seat component;
• and
• an underseat control operably coupled to and supporting the back component and the seat component on the base for synchronous movement between upright and reclined positions;
• the control including compliant arms that are moveable in a generally horizontal direction for supporting at least one of the seat component and the back component, and also including a booster mechanism selectively engageable to bias the one component toward the upright position.

A seating unit comprising:

• a base;
• a back component;
• a seat component;
• and
• an underseat control operably coupled to and supporting the back component and the seat component on the base for synchronous movement between upright and reclined positions;
• the control including compliant arms that are moveable in a generally horizontal direction for supporting at least one of the seat component and the back component, and also including a back stop mechanism selectively engageable to limit movement of the one component toward the reclined position.

A seating unit comprising:

• a seat;
• a control mechanism having a plurality of compliant support arms, said support arms being relatively stiff in a generally vertical direction for supporting weight and relatively flexible in a generally horizontal direction for allowing movement of the weight;
• and
• a back operably supported by at least one of said plurality of compliant support arms such that said back is allowed to move as said compliant support arms flex, thus providing a compliant back support system for said seating unit, wherein the compliant support arms include first and second support arms that engage the back and the seat, respectively.

A seating unit comprising:

• A seat;
• a control mechanism having a plurality of compliant support arms, said support arms being relatively stiff in a generally vertical direction for supporting weight and relatively flexible in a generally horizontal direction for allowing movement of the weight;
• and
• a back operably supported by at least one of said plurality of compliant support arms such that said back is allowed to move as said compliant support arms flex, thus providing a compliant back support system for said seating unit;
• and
• including a base operably supporting the seat for forward movement upon recline of the back.

A seating unit, comprising:

• a seat;
• a control mechanism having at least one compliant support arm, a movable link and a stop device for selectively preventing said link from moving;
• and
• a back attached to said at least one compliant support arm and said movable link, said at least one compliant support arm allowing said back to move as said at least one compliant support arm flexes to provide a compliant back support system for said seating unit even when said link is prevented from moving.