Rocking mechanism for exercise chair

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rocking mechanism for an exercise chair;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another side view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is another side view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a rocking mechanism for an exercise chair, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D815218
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 10, 2018
Assignee: Kinetic Furniture of Vermont, LLC (Colchester, VT)
Inventor: Turner Osler (Colchester, VT)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Ryan Harvey
Application Number: 29/623,810