Patent ID: 7823966

Claim:
A chair, comprising: a base structure; a seat movably secured to the base structure; a backrest connected to the seat for swinging in a virtually wall-avoiding manner; a footrest movable between a stowed position when not being used and an extended position when in use, wherein the footrest is disposed in the stowed position below the seat in approximate parallel relationship thereto and has a seat-distal surface provided with a padding; a swivel fitting for connecting the footrest to the seat, said swivel fitting being constructed such that a movement of the backrest causes a movement of the footrest; and a linkage between the swivel fitting and the backrest, wherein the linkage includes a bracket mounted to the seat, a guide lever having one end secured to the base structure for swinging about a fixed axis and another end pivotally mounted to the bracket, and two control levers having adjacent ends pivotally connected to the other end of the guide lever.