Abstract: A reclining chair is arranged having a back rest pivotably supported and mounted at its intermediate region to the upper lower and right arm portions of a base frame, a seat pivotably mounted at its rear end to the lowermost section of the back rest at a point situated lower than the intermediate back rest pivot, a foot rest pivotably mounted to and supporting the front end of the seat, and an extending member extending from the foot rest to a point lower than the pivot joint between the back rest and the seat for pivotal movement. The foot rest is sustained in sleeve-rod arrangement on the base frame.