Patent ID: 8506009

Claim:
An electrically operated wall proximity furniture member, comprising: a frame; an actuation mechanism connected to the frame including at least one rotatable seat back support member and an electrically powered drive assembly operating to rotate the seat back support member between fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive; a link displacing the seat back support member between the fully upright and fully reclined positions inclusive with the seat back support member moved substantially forward from the fully upright position to the fully reclined position such that the fully upright position defines a rear-most extent of the seat back support member; an extendable and retractable leg rest assembly, the electrically powered drive assembly operating to move the leg rest assembly between fully retracted and fully extended positions inclusive; and a drive rod translatable in a forward direction by the drive assembly to move the seat back support member from the fully upright to the fully reclined position, the seat back support member in the fully extended position of the leg rest assembly being positioned forward of the position of the seat back support member in the seat back fully upright position; wherein the actuation mechanism includes opposed sequencing plates each having an elongated channel individually receiving one end of the drive rod, the drive rod being both axially rotated and translated within the elongated channel of each of the sequencing plates during extension and retraction of the leg rest assembly and only translated during seat back support member movement.