Patent ID: 8123289

Claim:
A position holding mechanism used in a reclining lift chair having an upright position, a TV position and a fully reclined position, comprising: (a) a position holding member having a triangle-shaped body and an arm extending from an apex of the triangle-shaped body, wherein the triangle-shaped body has a first side and a second side extending to the arm, a bottom extending to the first and second sides, a notched receptacle recessed from the first side proximal to the apex and an obround opening defined proximally along the second side; and wherein the arm has two openings defined in each end portion; and (b) a detent pin assembly having a stable spacer, a roller bushing received in the stable spacer, and a detent pin received in the roller bushing such that as assembled, the stable spacer is rotatable relative to the detent pin, wherein the position holding member is movably positioned in relation to the detent pin assembly such that when the reclining lift chair is in the upright position, the detent pin assembly is received in the notched receptacle of the position holding member, and when the reclining lift chair is in the fully reclined position, the detent pin assembly is against the first side of the position holding member.