Patent ID: 7699389

Claim:
A lift-recliner chair for assisting movement of a user between a seated position and a standing position comprising: a base portion; a seat portion pivotally connected to the base portion; a back portion pivotally connected to the seat portion; and an actuator assembly substantially enclosed on an underside of the chair for altering the configuration of the chair including: a first actuator operably coupled to the base portion and the seat portion, the first actuator tilting the seat portion forward with respect to the base portion from a lowered position, in which the seat portion supports the user seated in the chair, to a fully raised position assisting movement of the user out of the chair, and a second actuator operably coupled to the seat portion and the back portion, the second actuator for moving the back portion with respect to the seat portion, the second actuator increasing an angle between the back portion and the seat portion prior to or during movement of the seat portion toward the fully raised position to facilitate movement of the user out of the chair.