Patent ID: 7722114

Claim:
A zero gravity wall hugger recliner comprising a fixed base including a frame with side walls, a side panel connected to each side of the base and an essentially horizontal track mounted on each of the panels and oriented to extend front and back on said panels, a trolley mounted in the tracks and movable front to back on the track, a support pivotally carried on the trolley, a seat and a backrest mounted on the support in a fixed angular relationship to one another and pivotally movable as a unit on the trolley, a motor drive including a motor and link connected between the trolley and frame for moving the trolley front to back by the motor drive, a footrest mounted to the seat and pivotally movable with respect thereto between a reclined position and an upright position for supporting an occupant of the seat and backrest between an upright and zero gravity reclined position, an actuating lever connected between the seat and the frame causing the seat and backrest to move between an upright position when the roller trolley is in the rearmost position and a reclining position when the trolley is in a forward position on the frame, and a pull bar connected between the actuating lever and the footrest causing the footrest to pivot from a retracted position beneath the seat when the seat is in an upright position to a substantially horizontal elevated position in a plane at least as high as the front edge of the seat when the seat is in the reclining position.