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Rocker assembly for rocker-recliner chairs

US6000754A · kind A · utility

33Cited by
8References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 1998
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/07
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rocker-recliner chair comprising a base for standing on the floor and having a pair of side rails, rocker cams seated for rocking motion backward and forward on the side rails, a cross tube assembly disposed above the base and having side plates and cross tubes, a reclining linkage mechanism having a pair of base plates adjustably connected to the cams for backward and forward adjustment with respect to the cams, adjustable connections joining the cross tube assembly to each base plate of the mechanism for enabling the cross tube assembly to be moved forward and backward with respect to the mechanism, a chair frame having a seat, backrest and footrest carried by the mechanism and movable between upright and reclined positions with respect to the base, and a stabilizing spring assembly connected between the cross rail assembly and the base for biasing the rocker cam, linkage mechanism and chair frame to an upright position on the base.

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