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Abstract

In a preferred embodiment, a cradle recline mechanism for an aircraft passenger seat includes a guide mechanism for guiding a seat bottom of the aircraft passenger seat forward and lower as the seat bottom moves from an upright sitting position to a cradle recline sitting position, where a rear portion of the seat bottom is lowered more than a front portion of the seat bottom, causing the seat bottom to angle upwards from a bottom edge of the seat back. A seat back of the passenger seat may be pivotably connected to the seat bottom such that it is pulled forward and down with the movement of the seat bottom, with the recline angle determined by a rigid support mechanism disposed behind the seat back. Passenger weight may be counterbalanced using a moveable control mechanism such as a locking gas spring.

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