Patent ID: 8590964

Claim:
A reclining seating unit, comprising: a base configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat; a backrest; a reclining mechanism attached to the base, seat and backrest, the reclining mechanism configured to move the seating unit between an upright position, in which the seat is disposed above the base and the backrest defines a first backrest angle relative to the seat, and a fully reclined position, in which the backrest has reclined relative to the seat to a second backrest angle that exceeds the first backrest angle; a headrest that is positioned above the backrest; and a headrest mechanism attached to the headrest and to the reclining mechanism, the headrest mechanism configured to move the headrest from a retracted position when the seating unit is in its upright position to an extended position when the seating unit is in its fully reclined position, wherein in the retracted position the headrest is generally parallel with the backrest and in the extended position the headrest defines an angle with the backrest in which a front surface of the headrest is rotated to partially face a front surface of the backrest; wherein the reclining mechanism is configured to move the seating unit from the upright position to an intermediate TV position, in which a pitch angle between the seat and the underlying surface increases; and wherein the headrest remains in the retracted position when the seating unit moves to the TV position.