Abstract: A push-button actuator mechanism for actuating a control link of a carriage mechanism in a reclining chair so as to cause the chair to be repositioned from an upright positioning to a reclining positioning includes an actuator arm which is spring biased to move a drive arm that is connected to the control link, and a pivotally mounted hawkbill latch arm which has a curved lip at one of its ends that is capable of controlling the movement of the actuator arm and a manually operable push button at its opposite end that extends outwardly through the material forming the outer lateral side of one of the chair's sides.