Patent ID: 8714638

Claim:
A reclining seating unit, comprising: a base configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat; a backrest; an ottoman; and a reclining mechanism comprising a plurality of pivotally interconnected links and attached to the base, seat, backrest and ottoman, the reclining mechanism configured to move the seat, backrest and ottoman relative to the base between (a) an upright position, in which the backrest is generally upright, the seat is generally horizontal, and the ottoman is positioned beneath the seat and faces generally downwardly, (b) a TV position, in which the backrest is generally upright and the ottoman is generally horizontally disposed in front of the seat, and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the ottoman remains generally horizontally disposed in front of the seat and the backrest takes a shallower angle relative to the seat than in the upright and TV positions; wherein the ottoman is between about 8 and 12 inches in length; and wherein, in moving from the upright to the TV position, the ottoman passes through an intermediate position in which it is vertically disposed, and wherein the ottoman is between about 4 and 8 inches in front of the seat in this intermediate position.