Patent ID: 6893085

Claim:
A reclining chair comprising: a chair frame assembly including a pair of side frame members, a front cross member secured to a front portion of said side frame members and a rear cross rail secured to a rear portion of said side frame members; an operator having a drive shaft extending therefrom; an actuation mechanism having a drive rod supported for rotation between said side frame members; a leg rest assembly including a pantograph linkage coupled to the drive rod; and a clutch mechanism operably coupled between said drive shaft and said drive rod, said clutch mechanism operable in a first direction to couple said drive rod and said drive shaft for positioning said leg rest assembly from a retracted position towards an extended position and operable in a second direction to uncouple said drive rod and said drive shaft, wherein said clutch mechanism comprises a drive member coupled to said drive shaft for rotation therewith and a follower member coupled to said drive rod for rotation therewith.