RETRACTABLE FOOTREST MECHANISM FOR RECLINING CHAIRS

摘要

A retractable footrest for reclining chairs supported upon a pair of parallel rails movable endwise on the chair, forward to extend the footrest and backward to retract. The rails are tubular to house the operating link that rotates the footrest on the rail ends to present its supporting surface upwardly, and are supported from the seat and guided by a forward fulcrum roller and a guide track which confines and directs a roller on the rear end of the rail. Extension and retraction of the rails is by a drive linkage that magnifies a limited rotation to produce a large linear movement.