Patent ID: 6945599

Claim:
A recliner mechanism for a rocker chair, comprising: a base; left and right rocker cam assemblies each including a rocker cam positioned at a cam bearing location relative to said base for forward and rearward rocking motion, said rocker cam assemblies being fixedly interconnected; left and right side linkages; each including: a seat mounting surface being connected to one of said rocker cam assemblies; an ottoman linkage driven by a handle-operated torque tube to move an ottoman between an extended position and a refracted position, said ottoman linkage including a crank link connected to said torque tube; and a rocker locking assembly driven by said torque tube to lock said rocker cam assemblies against rocking motion when said ottoman is in the extended position, said rocker locking assembly including a drive link interpivotally connected to said torque tube, said drive link being slidingly connected to a drive element for driving a locking element and slidingly connected to one of said rocker cam assemblies, wherein said drive element drives a plurality of locking elements interpivotally connected to each other, one of said locking elements being pivotally connected to said base, said locking elements being movable to a locking position in which said locking elements align to prevent forward rocking motion of said rocker cam assemblies, and wherein said drive element drives a pivot link mounted on one of said rocker cam assemblies for pivotal movement between a non-locking position and a locking position in which said pivot link engages said base to prevent rearward rocking motion of said rocker cam assemblies.