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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7575277 | Rocker lounge A lounge has a foot-operated mechanism for propelling the lounge with a rocking motion. The lounge has a frame with at least one arcuate runner contacting the floor. A user-supporting surface is attached to the frame with portions of the surface adapted to support d... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7438272 | Device for avoiding inattentive-fall of legged furniture article The invention provides a device for avoiding inattentive-fall of a legged furniture article, comprising a support means having a cavity for passage of a leg member of the furniture article; and at least one roller rotatably attached to the support means, wherein the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407229 | Reclining rocking chair A reclining rocking chair has two seat bars, a backrest bar, two armrests, a footrest bar, an adjustment device and two rocker assemblies. The seat bars, backrest bar, armrests and footrest bar connect pivotally to each other. The adjustment device is mounted on one... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380879 | Self-leveling furniture leg foot A furniture leg foot includes (a) a body adapted for attachment to a lower portion of a furniture leg, the body having a longitudinal axis and being made from a first material; and (b) one or more resilient inserts disposed within the body, the one or more resilient... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7305737 | Roller/foot device castor A roller/foot device (1) comprising a cylindrical outer sleeve (10), a guide sleeve (20) arranged inside the outer sleeve (10), locking sleeve (30) arranged inside the outer sleeve (10), a spring device where one end abuts a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7146665 | Inflatable, disposable pillow with comfort features An inflatable pillow that is of low cost, thus disposable. The inflatable pillow taught is one fabricated from very low cost materials and of a very low cost fabrication process resulting in a disposable inflatable pillow. The present invention teaches a user comfor... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147284 | Student desk chair with rockers rails A rocking chair particularly suitable for use as a student desk chair as a seating surface, a back rest and a pair of generally parallel rocking rails. Preferably, the rocking chair has a relatively small footprint and has a relatively limited range of rocking motio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6854800 | Rocking high-chair for children 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 rest... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6811217 | Rocker device A support frame for a infant or child support device is disclosed. The frame includes oval shaped side members that provide a wide, safe base and a smooth rocking action to the rocker. The kickstand may be used to convert the support frame from a rocking configurati... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6682137 | Adjustable frame of rocker 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... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6511127 | Rocking motion immobilizer The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a rigid block with two rigid arms such that there is at least one flexible flap extending from each of the arms in mutual convergent attitude and biased toward a center of the space between the rigid ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6290294 | Anti-rocking safety kit An anti-rocking safety kit is disclosed for converting or stabilizing rocking devices having rocker arms to non-rocking devices. The kit includes a pair wedges which are capable of quick and easy attachment or detachment to a wide variety of rocking devic... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6174028 | Infant rocking chair The present invention is an infant rocking chair, which can be adapted for young children and provide either the rocking or swing motion. The present invention comprises a collapsible device that can cause the state of infant rocking chair to be converted... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5927816 | Collapsible safe rocking chair A collapsible safe rocking chair includes a main body, two step plates, two rocking plates, a supporter, a seat, and a grip. All the components are made of foam material to make the rocking chair safe to use by children. The two step plates are releasably... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5681082 | Infant seat with multiple resting positions An infant seat having a portable bucket seat body including a rocker bottom. An auxiliary support is pivotably mounted on the rocker bottom, such that the auxiliary support can swing between an inoperative and an operative position. In the inoperative pos... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5599061 | Seat for sitting in the middle position A chair includes a seating part having a forward direction in which an occupant of the chair faces when normally seated on the seating part. The seating part has a forward portion for horizontally supporting the thighs of the occupant. There are further p... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5104179 | Combination table and toy device A combination device is operable in a table position and a rocker toy position. The device includes a pair of spaced end members each defining a base edge terminating in a pair of end portions, the base edge supporting the device in its table position. A ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4534591 | Controlled rocking action furniture Controlled rocking action furniture such as a rocking chair is formed with curved side frame pieces for rocking engagement with the ground. Each curved side frame piece comprises a major smooth curved portion in turn composed of at least three component a... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4394046 | Convertible rocker and high chair A convertible chair for children supported by two pairs of curved pivotally connected and extendable cross legs that serve as rockers when the chair is in its lowered or nested position. Two pairs of pivotally connected and extendable cross arms are attac... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4371206 | Rockable infant seat/cradle A rockable infant seat/cradle includes a rotatably positionable handle secured to the opposed side walls of an integrally molded infant supporting shell. The shell comprises a curved underbelly, oppositely disposed side walls extending transverse to the u... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4241949 | Rockable furniture The invention comprises rockable piece of furniture comprising side pieces, the bottom edges being irregular curves serving as rockers, a seat located therebetween, plus a back comprising a step and slide section, the side piece rockers being provided wit... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4218093 | Massage ottoman A floor supported furniture piece comprising a cylindrical shell, whose lateral wall extends curvilinearly about a major longitudinal axis and is adapted to engage and be supported and in rolling contact with a supporting floor and having two pairs of fee... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4205876 | Convertible furniture article A convertible furniture article which may be selectively utilized for a number of different purposes, including serving as a cradle or a bench. In the cradle configuration, the article defines an upwardly opening receptacle which may be utilized for a lar... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4160564 | Convertable chair A chair has two vertical side pieces connected by three horizontally elongated struts. A back piece is connected between the struts and extends upwardly therefrom. A seat piece is connected between the side pieces. When adjusted in one position, the seat ... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4099773 | Couples chair An article of furniture that includes a curved lower outer surface so that the article of furniture or chair can be rocked back and forth, the chair including stop members for limiting rocking motion or movement of the chair, and wherein reinforced portio... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4084273 | Revolvable rockable playpen A revolvable playpen including a hollow body having an open upper end and a bottom. The bottom of the body has an annular extension substantially normal to the wall of the hollow body and secured to the lower under surface of the bottom is a semi-spherica... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4021867 | Convertible cradle An improved infant rocking cradle is disclosed in which means are provided for converting the cradle to a non-rocking, stable configuration for use as a chest, cabinet, table, or the like.... | 05/10/1977 |
