Patent · US Expired

Rocker chair

US5040846A · kind A · utility

10Cited by
7References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1990
Grant dateAug 20, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C3/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A theater chair of the rocking type having a standard on each side for supporting the chair. A contoured spring guide is attached to each standard and provides a support and deflection profile for leaf springs held in trolleys on each side of the chair. A wing plate extends upwardly from each trolley and terminates in a guide surface. A guide roller is mounted near the top of each standard and provides lateral and longitudinal support for the guide surface the wing plate on each side of the chair. A chair seat is mounted on each trolley and a chair back is mounted between each wing plate. The chair seat and chair back move in unison in a rocking manner as the leaf springs increase and decrease contact along the surface of each spring guide.

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