Patent ID: 7575279

Claim:
A lift-recliner chair comprising a base portion having a pair of upstanding rigid side panels and a rigid rear panel extending between the side panels, a seat portion pivotally connected to the base portion, a back portion pivotally connected to the seat portion and actuator means for moving the seat portion with respect to the base portion between a fully retracted position and a fully raised position to alter the configuration of the chair, the actuator means also for moving the back portion with respect to the seat portion to alter the configuration of the chair, wherein the actuator means is located between the side and rear panels of the base portion, wherein the seat portion has a pair of downwardly depending rigid side panels and a rigid rear panel, and wherein the side and rear panels of the seat portion and the side and rear panels of the base portion overlap and nest with each other, respectively, in both the fully retracted and fully raised positions to enclose a region containing the actuator means in all configurations of the chair including the fully retracted and fully raised positions.