Profile ottoman linkage

1. An ottoman linkage that moves a footrest from a closed position to an extended position, the linkage comprising:

a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to a seat mounting plate;

an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;

a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link; and

an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view;

a control link pivotally coupled on a first end at a point located between the first and second end of the inside ottoman link; and

a mid-ottoman bracket pivotally coupled at a first point at the second end of the inside ottoman link, the mid-ottoman bracket also being pivotally coupled at a second point at the second end of the control link;

the control link also being pivotally coupled on a second end at a point located between a first and second end of the mid-ottoman bracket.

2. The ottoman linkage of claim 1 , wherein the mid-ottoman bracket rotates counter-clockwise when the ottoman linkage is adjusted from a closed position to an extended position.

3. The ottoman linkage of claim 1 , further comprising a shield which is substantially in-line with the outside ottoman link, and wherein the shield is coupled at a first end to the footrest bracket, and coupled at a second end to the rear ottoman link.

4. The ottoman linkage of claim 3 , wherein the shield has a top portion sized to cover the inside ottoman link, outside ottoman link, and control link.

5. A linkage mechanism configured to adjust a reclining seating unit between a reclined, an extended, and a closed position, the linkage mechanism comprising:

a base rail;

a seat mounting plate for supporting a seat of the seating unit; and

a footrest assembly for adjusting one or more foot-support ottomans between the closed and extended positions, wherein the footrest assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat mounting plate, the footrest assembly further comprising:

(a) a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to a seat mounting plate;

(b) an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;

(c) a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link;

(d) an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the footrest bracket also being pivotally coupled, opposite the coupling to the front ottoman link, to the footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view;

(e) a mid-ottoman bracket pivotally coupled at a first point at the second end of the inside ottoman link, the mid-ottoman bracket also being pivotally coupled at a second point at the second end of the control link, wherein the mid-ottoman bracket rotates counter-clockwise when the footrest assembly is adjusted from a closed position to an extended position; and

(f) a control link pivotally coupled on a first end at a point located between the first and second end of the inside ottoman link, the control link also being pivotally coupled on a second end at a point located between a first and second end of the mid-ottoman bracket.

6. A seating unit, comprising:

a pair of base rails in substantially parallel-spaced relation;

a pair of seat mounting plates in substantially parallel-spaced relation; and

a pair of generally mirror-image linkage mechanisms each moveably interconnecting the seat mounting plates to the base rails, respectively, and adapted to move the seating unit between a closed position, an extended position, and a reclined position, wherein each of the linkage mechanisms has an ottoman linkage that comprises:

a front ottoman link having a first end adapted to be coupled to the seat mounting plate;

an outside ottoman link pivotally coupled to a second end of the front ottoman link opposite the first end;

a rear ottoman link adapted to be coupled on one end to the seat mounting plate, and on the other end to the outside ottoman link; and

an inside ottoman link pivotally coupled on a first end to the front ottoman link, and pivotally coupled on a second end to a footrest bracket, the inside ottoman link being generally in-line with the outside ottoman link when the mechanism is in an extended position, and the outside ottoman link having a width that obscures the inside ottoman link from view; and

a control link pivotally coupled on a first end at a point located between the first and second end of the inside ottoman link; and

a mid-ottoman bracket pivotally coupled at a first point at the second end of the inside ottoman link, the mid-ottoman bracket also being pivotally coupled at a second point at the second end of the control link;

the control link also being pivotally coupled on a second end at a point located between a first and second end of the mid-ottoman bracket.

7. The ottoman linkage of claim 6 , wherein the mid-ottoman bracket rotates counter-clockwise when the ottoman linkage is adjusted from a closed position to an extended position.

8. The ottoman linkage of claim 7 , further comprising a shield which is substantially in-line with the outside ottoman link, and wherein the shield is coupled at a first end to the footrest bracket, and coupled at a second end to the rear ottoman link.

9. The ottoman linkage of claim 8 , wherein the shield has a top portion sized to cover the inside ottoman link, outside ottoman link, and control link.