With Folding Rocker Patents (Class 297/32)
  • Patent number: 11717088
    Abstract: A rocking chair includes a foldable main body frame and a leg rest frame, where the leg rest frame includes two side support rods, two bottom rods and two slanting rods; first end portions of the two side support rods are pivotally connected to the main body frame, when the rocking chair is unfolded, second end portions of the side support rods are located forward and below the first end portions thereof; first end portions of the two bottom rods are pivotally connected to the main body frame, and second end portions of the two bottom rods are respectively pivotally connected to the two side support rods; when the rocking chair is unfolded, the first end portions of the side support rods are located above the first end portions of the bottom rods; the two slanting rods intersect and are pivotally connected at an intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Libin Chen
  • Patent number: 11006755
    Abstract: A folding rocking chair includes two supporting portions. Each supporting portions includes a first support, a second support, a stand member, a first rocking member, a second rocking member, a first foot member and a second foot member. The stand member, the first rocking member and the second rocking member are all rotatably connected with the first support. The first foot member is rotatably connected with the first rocking member. The second foot member is rotatably connected with the second rocking member. The first foot member and the second foot member are rotatably connected with the second support. The second foot member is rotatably connected with the stand member and is slidable along the stand member. A seat member is rotatably connected with the stand member and the first foot member and is telescopically moveable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 10765213
    Abstract: A reclinable and folding deckchair including: —a backrest, —a seating portion, —an underframe, formed of a first leg assembly and the second leg assembly, each leg assembly being formed of at least a first front leg and of a second rear leg, where the leg assembly yoke is formed of at least one receiving shell including a first housing configured to accept a fixing member, at least partially, the fixing member being intended to be fixed to a seating portion longitudinal member, and at least one cover shell, articulated with respect to the receiving shell, the said cover shell having, on one face, a cover configured to at least partially conceal the fixing member housed at least in part in the first housing of the receiving shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LAFUMA MOBILIER SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Noël Pernet, Corrado Roani
  • Patent number: 10368644
    Abstract: A folding rocking chair frame using both K shaped and straight compactable side frames to support a seat off of rocking rails. The folding frame using an over center back leg, mid positioning leg, and front leg with a front positioned lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Andy Haingaertner
  • Patent number: 10213071
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable chair frame adapted for a bedpan, comprising: a fixed base; a seat plate, a center of which forms a defecation hole; a support assembly, two ends of which are hinged to the fixed base and the seat plate, respectively, the support assembly comprising a front support assembly and a rear support assembly; a driving device provided for driving the support assembly to rotate and/or driving the seat plate to move up and down, the driving device being connected to the front support assembly or the rear support assembly, or being connected between the fixed base and one of the seat plate, the front support assembly and the rear support assembly. The present invention can provide aid to the patients or the disabled person lying in bed all day to use the bedpan. It also can be folded for easy and convenient storage when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventors: Guomin Tao, Guojian Zhang
  • Patent number: 9936810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rocking chair, which comprises a chair framework and a chair cover installed on the framework, wherein arc-shaped bottom pipes, a back pipe, a seat frame pipe, front foot pipes, rear foot pipes, armrest pipes, armrest supporting pipes and connecting pipes are arranged on the framework; the back ends of the armrest pipes are rotatably connected with the middle part of the back pipe; the front ends of the armrest pipes are rotatably connected with the armrest supporting pipes; seat frame connecting pieces are fixedly arranged on the lower end of the back pipe which is rotatably connected with the rear part of the seat frame pipe and rotatably connected with the upper parts of the rear foot pipes through the seat frame connecting pieces; the lower parts of the rear foot pipes are rotatably connected with the rear parts of the arc-shaped bottom pipes; one end of the connecting pipe is rotatably connected with the rear foot pipes; the other end is rotatably connected with armrest
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Feng Lv
  • Patent number: 8998308
    Abstract: A rocking chair includes a base unit, a frame unit located above the base unit, and a plurality of rocking members mounted between the base unit and the frame unit to connect the base unit and the frame unit. The frame unit is suspended above the base unit and is capable of swinging forward and backward relative to the base unit. The frame unit has an adjustable inclined angle. Thus, the frame unit and the base unit are folded when not in use to reduce the whole volume of the rocking chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 8205943
    Abstract: A foldable rocking chair includes a base having a curved rocking portion, a first adjustment rod pivotally connected to the base, a seat having a front end pivotally connected to a front end of the base, a second adjustment rod pivotally connected to the seat, and a folding joint for interconnecting the first and second adjustment rods. The seat is adjustable relative to the base between a fully unfolded position and a folded position. The folding joint is constructed so as to allow pivoting movement of the seat from the folded position to the fully unfolded position, while preventing pivoting movement of the seat from the fully unfolded position to the folded position when no external force is applied the folding joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Wonderland Nursery Goods Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Zhi-Ren Zhong
  • Publication number: 20110031783
    Abstract: A foldable rocking chair includes a base having a curved rocking portion, a first adjustment rod pivotally connected to the base, a seat having a front end pivotally connected to a front end of the base, a second adjustment rod pivotally connected to the seat, and a folding joint for interconnecting the first and second adjustment rods. The seat is adjustable relative to the base between a fully unfolded position and a folded position. The folding joint is constructed so as to allow pivoting movement of the seat from the folded position to the fully unfolded position, while preventing pivoting movement of the seat from the fully unfolded position to the folded position when no external force is applied the folding joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhi-Ren Zhong
  • Patent number: 7252333
    Abstract: A rockable and stackable chaise lounge. It includes a pair of frame members each formed by a downwardly convex rocker and an upwardly convex rail joined at front and rear ends. The frames are joined at their front and rear ends by spreaders. Adjustable stops are provided to limit the extent of rocking. A seat with a reclining back is supported between the frame by the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventor: John W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 7156456
    Abstract: A foldable chair has a supporting shaft assembly, a frame assembly, a connecting shaft assembly and a cushion mounted on the frame. The supporting shaft assembly has two parallel rockers connected by multiple transverse shafts and four curved shafts rotatably mounted respectively on ends of the rockers. Thus, the foldable chair can be used as a general chair or a rocking chair. A frame assembly has two seat bars, a backrest bar pivotally mounted on the seat bars, a foot bar and two armrests pivotally mounted on the foot bars. The connecting shaft assembly has two rear shafts and two front shafts all connected with the seat bars and the rockers and further has two positioning boards mounted on the rockers and each positioning board has detents. The rotatable curved shafts on the rockers allow the foldable chair to be used as a general chair or a rocking chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventor: Chih-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 7100975
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in which a collapsible rocking chair has legs that translate towards and away from each other to configure the chair between open and collapsed dispositions, and at least one leg that slidably articulates with a rocker. Preferred embodiments have four legs. The left back leg slidably articulates with a left rocker, and the right back leg slidably articulates with a right rocker. The front legs are pivotally coupled to the respective rockers at fixed points. The back frame is preferably coupled to the left and right legs at pivots, allowing the back to approximate the seat during folding. Both back and seat are preferably formed from a fabric material, and more preferably from a single continuous piece of fabric. Preferred rocking chairs also include left and right armrests, supported at least in part by the back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Tofasco of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Zheng
  • Patent number: 6971712
    Abstract: A retractable furniture device includes two supporting units for supporting a seat frame on a base frame. Each supporting unit includes an inclined first support member connected pivotally between a rear end portion of a curved lateral rod of the base frame and a front frame portion of the seat frame, a foldable second support member connected pivotally between a front end portion of the lateral rod and a rear frame portion of the seat frame, and a foldable retracting control member interconnecting pivotally the first and second support members. The retracting control members and the second support members can be folded such that the supporting units are superposed between the base frame and the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuen-Jong Tseng
  • Patent number: 6854800
    Abstract: A children's high chair comprises a supporting frame (11,111) for a high chair (12,112) for receiving the child. The frame (11,111) comprises in turn a pair of legs (14,15) openable compasswise and with lower ends (19,119) for resting on the ground and stiffening crosspieces (20,120) arranged on both sides of the frame and movable between a non-operational position allowing closing of the frame and an operational position in which the crosspieces engage the legs to hold them steadily in open position. The crosspieces (20,120) can be moved to another more lowered operational position to rest on the ground to constitute high chair rocking members. Advantageously an automatic battery-powered mechanical rocking device can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: PEG Perego S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianluca Perego
  • Publication number: 20040207235
    Abstract: A foldable infant seat includes a base, configured to support the seat on a surface, and an upper frame. Each side of the base includes a first frame member and a second frame member pivotally connected together. Each side of the upper frame includes a third frame member and a fourth frame member pivotally connected together. The first frame member of the base and the third frame member of the upper frame on each side of the seat are pivotally connected together. The infant seat also includes a link on each side of the seat that is pivotally connected to the base and to an intermediate portion of the upper frame. The base, the upper frame, and the link are moveable between an in use position and a folded position, and a length of the base is greater in the in use position than in the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Myles T. Christensen, Michael L. Longenecker, George Campbell
  • Patent number: 6682137
    Abstract: An adjustable frame of rocker includes a rocking frame and a supporting frame foldably coupled with the rocking frame, wherein the rocking frame includes a pair of coupling means for pivotally coupling two supporting arms with a supporting frame, so as to inclinedly support the supporting frame in position. Moreover, by unlocking the coupling means, the supporting frame is capable of pivotally rotating about the coupling means in order to adjust the inclination of the supporting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventor: Ben Ming Hsia
  • Patent number: 6676206
    Abstract: A rocking, reclining, foldable chair is disclosed. The invention comprises a curved rocker or rockers having a limiting extension; a leg or legs pivotally attached to said rocker; a seat pivotally attached to said leg or legs; a releasable support pivotally attached to any two of the aforesaid parts to prevent said chair from folding unexpectedly; a back pivotally attached to said seat or leg or legs; a pair of arms movably connected to said back; and a leg rest pivotally attached to said seat and said arms, said leg rest being movable between a rocking and a reclining position; and moving means for moving said leg rest, said back and said seat between said rocking and said reclining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel B. Brandschain
  • Publication number: 20030214159
    Abstract: A rocking, reclining, foldable chair is disclosed. The invention comprises a curved rocker or rockers having a limiting extension; a leg or legs pivotally attached to said rocker; a seat pivotally attached to said leg or legs; a releasable support pivotally attached to any two of the aforesaid parts to prevent said chair from folding unexpectedly; a back pivotally attached to said seat or leg or legs; a pair of arms movably connected to said back; and a leg rest pivotally attached to said seat and said arms, said leg rest being movable between a rocking and a reclining position; and moving means for moving said leg rest, said back and said seat between said rocking and said reclining position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Daniel B. Brandschain
  • Patent number: 6540292
    Abstract: An adjustable children's rocking chair is shown that can be readily converted without the use of tools between a configuration where it is used to support an infant in a more reclined position, and a configuration where it is suitable for use as a rocking chair by a toddler. The rocking chair includes a seat portion, a support portion connected to the seat portion, and the support portion being pivotably connected to a rocker base and being adjustable in length. The support portion includes a front frame assembly, such as a pair of front legs, and a rear frame assembly, such as a pair of rear legs, with each of the front legs being pivotably connected to a respective rear leg through a detachable joint. The seat portion includes a back support portion that is formed by a U-shaped seat back tube slipped inside a pocket in soft goods. Both ends of the U-shaped seat back tube are connected to the detachable joints pivotably connecting the rear legs to the front legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Darling, Bryan M. Brown, Julia Favorito
  • Patent number: 6471287
    Abstract: A slide folding structure for folding chairs and chairs includes an anchor yoke fixedly mounted to a support frame to fasten to a rear leg and to serve as a fulcrum, and a displacement yoke slidably mounted to the support frame for fastening to a front leg. When applying force on the chair frame, the front leg will be moved to drive the displacement yoke sliding on the support frame for a selected displacement to fold or extend the folding chair thereby to decrease the folding displacement and enhance safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventor: Lausan Chung-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 6439656
    Abstract: A folding chair convertible to a rocking chair enabling a folding chair converting to a rocking chair comprises pedestals located at four ends each engaged with a plurality of support bars to form a chair frame for supporting a backrest and seat pad thereon. A pair of rockers is provided beneath the folding chair. The rockers have respectively anchor seats mounted thereon to engage with the pedestals for the folding chair convertible to a rocking chair when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: Lausan Chung-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 6361106
    Abstract: A folding collapsible frame structure for baby rocking chair includes a base frame having two rockers at two opposite lateral sides, two side bars upwardly backwardly extended from the rockers of the base frame, a back frame tube, the back frame tube having two distal ends respectively pivoted to the side bars above the base frame, a seat frame pivoted to the two distal ends of the back frame tube, two front links bilaterally coupled between the side bars and the seat frame, two rear links bilaterally coupled between the rockers of the base frame and the two distal ends of the back frame tube, and two locks installed in the two distal ends of the back frame unit and the top end of the side bars, the locks being locked to stop the back frame tube from being turned relative to the side bars, or unlocked for enabling the back frame tube to be turned forwards and then downwards to a collapsed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Mien Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 6257660
    Abstract: A portable furniture assembly has a pair of opposed and spaced apart scissor assemblies. A stop mechanism is provided to retain a pair of scissor structures of the portable furniture assembly in a set-up condition and yet permit easy release of the stop mechanism to permit folding of the furniture assembly for transport. A foldable and portable chair has a flexible sling suspended between two scissor assemblies to define a seat and a back for the chair. The portable chair also has two bottom rails connected to front supports of the scissor assemblies via pivots. Rear supports of the scissor assemblies are removably connected to the bottom rails at the stop mechanism to retain the portable chair in a set-up condition and yet permit the chair to be folded to a completely flat or folded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Kacey J. Calvey
  • Patent number: 5868459
    Abstract: A bouncer device having a base frame and infant seat frame pivotally connected to each other and held in an erected position by a pivot arm assembly which includes a movable locking sleeve which precludes a pivot arm assembly from collapsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Welsh, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5685601
    Abstract: This stackable, quickly-foldable swing chair has a frame to sway to and fro, and at least one chair. Each chair has a pair of front legs and a pair of rear stiles, individually pivotally mounted on a bracket fastened to the frame. Each stile has a flat bottom having an obtuse angle, as defined between the bottom and the rear of a stile. The pivot is spaced from the frame and receiving the front bottom of the stiles for the stiles to rotate from a substantially horizontal to an inclined rear position, being stopped in the horizontal position by the frame and in the inclined position by the flat bottom of the stiles against the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Inventor: Marcel Corriveau
  • Patent number: 5560675
    Abstract: A folding rocking chair including a seat pivotally connected to a backrest; a rocker assembly; a front leg assembly pivotally connected to the seat and the rocker assembly; a rear leg assembly pivotally connected to the front leg assembly; and, a pair of armrests pivotally connected to the backrest. The chair is folded such that the seat, the backrest, the front leg assembly, the rear leg assembly and the armrests are substantially parallel to the rocker assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dana W. Altheimer, Douglas J. Carpiaux
  • Patent number: 5253921
    Abstract: A foldable rocking chair of the type comprising in combination: a base provided with a pair of parallel riding surfaces spaced apart from each other and connected together, each riding surface being ondulated; a back provided with a pair of stiles, a lower portion of each stile defining a short rear leg; a seat; a pair of main rear legs, each leg having an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion provided with rolling means; a pair of front members, each member having a upper portion defining a stem and a lower portion provided with rolling means; a pair of arms; a pair of connecting members; six pairs of connectors. Each connector defines means for pivotally connecting parts together and defining a pivoting axis substantially horizontal and perpendicular with the longitudinal axis of riding surfaces. Aforesaid stiles, arms, front members, legs, seat and connecting members are movable around their corresponding connectors between a folded position and a unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Muebles St-Gerard Inc.
    Inventor: Gilles Boulet
  • Patent number: 4718715
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new baby chair, especially one which can be used as a rocking chair, carried on the back, mounted on a car seat, and adjusted in the angle of elevation of the chair back, and which, having three shaped high-class aluminum alloys supports and two main rods connected with special connections, can be folded for easy use both at home and outdoors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Inventor: Ching-Chou Ho
  • Patent number: 4609225
    Abstract: A chair is disclosed in which a support member is provided by a membrane shell having at least one structural support region of relatively low resilience and at least one flexing region of relatively greater resilience to provide for the structural integrity of the membrane shell yet to permit the support surface to deform under loading for the comfort of the person seated thereon. Further, a folding chair is disclosed which provides a plurality of legs hingedly connected to the support member and disposed to swing between a first position which folds flatly against the underside of the support member and a second position which distends the legs for holding the chair in a convenient position for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventor: Harry D. Loucks
  • Patent number: 4047753
    Abstract: A pair of rocker members are pivotally connected respectively to a pair of legs of a foldable chair. Each of the rocker members has an arcuate portion. When the chair is folded, each rocker member is housed in a space defined between the front and rear leg sections of a corresponding one of said legs. When the chair is used as a rocking chair, the rocker member is swung from said housed position and the arcuate portion of the rocker member is allowed to project downwardly from the bottom section of its corresponding leg to contact the floor. A supplemental rocker element is detachably fitted to the rear end portion of each rocker member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: Uchida Sharyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Suekichi Uchida