Patent attributes
A reclining seating unit includes: a frame having two arms; a backrest; a seat; at least one ottoman; an ottoman linkage, and a reclining mechanism. The ottoman linkage is attached to the frame and to the at least one ottoman and includes a plurality of pivotally interconnected links that are configured to move the at least one ottoman between a retracted position, in which the at least one ottoman is positioned below the seat, and an extended position, in which the at least one ottoman is disposed generally horizontally and in front of the seat. The reclining mechanism is attached to the backrest, the seat and the frame and includeses a plurality of pivotally interconnected links. The reclining mechanism is configured to move the backrest between an upright position, in which the backrest is generally vertically disposed and positioned above a rear portion of the seat, and the seat is slightly inclined from rear to front at a first seat angle, and a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is generally horizontally disposed and positioned rearwardly of the seat, and the seat is inclined from rear to front at a second seat angle that is less than the first seat angle, the rear portion of the seat having risen in moving from the upright to the fully reclined position.
