Abstract: A three-position reclining chair having a seat and backrest that move relative to one another. The seat and backrest are supported by a mechanism having a seat mounting link carried by swing links suspended from a support link in turn carried by pivot links mounted on a roller link. The roller link moves fore and aft on fixed tracks mounted on the base. A drive link is connected to one of the pivot links and to a bell crank mounted on the roller link. The bell crank is also attached at one end to the base. A handle actuating assembly is also connected to one of pivot links. Actuation of the handle drives the roller link forward on the base and simultaneously moves the pivot links over center so that the occupant's weight moves the seat to the intermediate reclining position. To move to the fully reclined position the occupant pushes against the arms of the chair which moves the swing links and seat mounting link further forward and tilts the backrest rearwardly.