A seat recline mechanism comprising a gas spring, a control cable, the control cable with a first end and a second end, an actuator coupled to the first end of the control cable and a device comprising: a frame with a first opening in a first section of the frame and a second opening in a second section of the frame for housing a release mechanism of the gas spring with a first part of the gas spring configured to be coupled to a back portion of a seat and a second part configured to be coupled to a seat pan of the seat; and a lever coupled to the frame at a pivot location and biased to a first position, and comprising: a first arm extending from the pivot location, coupled to the second end of the control cable such that the control cable extends from the first arm through the first opening in the first section of the frame, and for responding to a pulling force applied to the control cable by causing the lever to rotate about the pivot location to a second position; and a second arm extending from the pivot location to form an angle α between the first arm and the second arm with the pivot location forming a vertex of the angle α, the second arm for applying, in the second position, a depressing force to the release mechanism of the gas spring configured to allow the back portion to rotate relative to the seat pan, characterised in that; the frame is an L shape with the first opening through a vertical portion of the frame and the second opening through a horizontal portion, such that the first opening is substantially perpendicular to the second opening and the first arm and the second arm of the lever form an L shape, wherein the pivot location of the lever coupled to the frame is at the junction between the first arm and the second arm. a frame with a first opening in a first section of the frame and a second opening in a second section of the frame for housing a release mechanism of the gas spring with a first part of the gas spring configured to be coupled to a back portion of a seat and a second part configured to be coupled to a seat pan of the seat; and a lever coupled to the frame at a pivot location and biased to a first position, and comprising: a first arm extending from the pivot location, coupled to the second end of the control cable such that the control cable extends from the first arm through the first opening in the first section of the frame, and for responding to a pulling force applied to the control cable by causing the lever to rotate about the pivot location to a second position; and a second arm extending from the pivot location to form an angle α between the first arm and the second arm with the pivot location forming a vertex of the angle α, the second arm for applying, in the second position, a depressing force to the release mechanism of the gas spring configured to allow the back portion to rotate relative to the seat pan, characterised in that; the frame is an L shape with the first opening through a vertical portion of the frame and the second opening through a horizontal portion, such that the first opening is substantially perpendicular to the second opening and the first arm and the second arm of the lever form an L shape, wherein the pivot location of the lever coupled to the frame is at the junction between the first arm and the second arm. a first arm extending from the pivot location, coupled to the second end of the control cable such that the control cable extends from the first arm through the first opening in the first section of the frame, and for responding to a pulling force applied to the control cable by causing the lever to rotate about the pivot location to a second position; and a second arm extending from the pivot location to form an angle α between the first arm and the second arm with the pivot location forming a vertex of the angle α, the second arm for applying, in the second position, a depressing force to the release mechanism of the gas spring configured to allow the back portion to rotate relative to the seat pan, characterised in that; the frame is an L shape with the first opening through a vertical portion of the frame and the second opening through a horizontal portion, such that the first opening is substantially perpendicular to the second opening and the first arm and the second arm of the lever form an L shape, wherein the pivot location of the lever coupled to the frame is at the junction between the first arm and the second arm.