Patent ID: 7850232

Claim:
A reclining chair comprising: a seat; a backrest; and a pair of spaced apart recliner mechanisms cooperatively supporting the seat and backrest, each mechanism comprising: a ground engaging base link; a seat link operably coupled with and supporting the seat; a backrest linkage operably coupling the backrest to the seat link; a rear swing link operably coupled to the base link at a first pivot; and a front swing link operably coupled to the base link with a shiftable pivot mechanism defining a second pivot; wherein the rear swing link and the front swing link are operably coupled to the seat link and the backrest linkage, wherein the rear swing link and the front swing link are selectively pivotable about the first and second pivots respectively to enable the mechanism to be selectively shifted between an upright position in which the seat is disposed in a first position relative to the base link and the backrest defines a first angle relative to the seat, and a reclined position in which the seat is disposed in a second position forward of the first position relative to the base link and the backrest defines a second angle greater than the first angle relative to the seat, wherein the shiftable pivot mechanism shifts a position of the second pivot in a substantially vertical direction relative to the base link as the mechanism shifts between the first position and the second position, and wherein the position of the first pivot relative to the base link does not shift as the mechanism shifts between the first position and the second position.