Rocker Pivotally Connected To Track Patents (Class 297/261.4)
  • 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: 7552970
    Abstract: A furniture mechanism includes first and second side plates. First and second support members are rotatably pinned to the side plates. First and second pantograph linkage sets are each linked to one of the side plates and each extend from a stowed position to a fully extended position and support a user leg rest. A base frame includes first and second side channels. A U-shaped leaf spring interconnected to the first and second side channels and connected to the support members permits co-rotation of at least the connection plates, the pantograph linkage sets, and the support members with respect to the base frame. First and second tilt cams are rotatably fastened to the support members. The tilt cams each include multiple cam faces which define a plurality of temporary detent positions of the mechanism by contact of individual cam faces with the side channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry P. LaPointe