further forward on the base plate 30 to the position of fig3 during this action the footrest 18 remains essentially fixed with respect to the seat the additional motion of the seat and armrest assembly 14 away from the wall provides more than enough room for the backrest 16 to pivot rearwardly with respect to the seat and armrest assembly without interference from the wall adjacent which the chair is placed to return the fully reclined chair to the upright or tv position of fig1 and 2 respectively the occupant need only relieve the pressure against the backrest 16 this will cause the seat mounting bracket 70 to swing rearwardly on the seat support link 72 and seat drive link 74 suspended from the support link 38 and the assembly will return to the position of fig2 to proceed to the fully upright position the occupant applies a downward pressure with his or her legs on the footrest 18 which will close the lazy tong linkage 122 and pivot the drive transfer link 152 on the seat mounting link which in turn causes the front pivot link 39 to pivot counterclockwise and also causes the swing links 42 and 44 to swing back on the vertical plate 32 and a corresponding action is imparted to the rear pivot.