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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731276 | Reclining seating unit with wall-proximity capability A seating unit includes: a frame having arms on opposing sides thereof, the frame located in a first position relative to an underlying surface that supports the seating unit; a backrest; a seat; and a reclining mechanism attached to the frame, backrest and seat. Th... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7628452 | Rocker base The present invention relates to a furniture support structure, and more particularly to a base for supporting a rocking chair. The rocker base has a lower frame, an upper frame, and a plurality of cams. The lower frame has a plurality of lower U-shaped cross member... | 12/08/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7357455 | Hinge mounting for motor vehicle seats and having a round member A hinge mounting for a seat back of a motor vehicle seat that is particularly suited for a motor vehicle seat having but one door on either side of the vehicle and has a first hinge arm, a second hinge arm and a round member that is interposed between the first hing... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328949 | Rocker chair base A rocker mechanism for a rocker recliner chair having a seat, a back, a pair of armrests, and a recliner mechanism. The rocker mechanism includes a support portion and a pair of rocker cams. The support portion includes a pair of side rails with a cross plate interc... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322650 | Reclining chair system, method of operating associated thereto, and kit for assembling the same A reclining chair system operable about different modes. The reclining chair includes a base, an intermediate member, left and right side frames, a support chassis, and a footrest. The intermediate member has opposite left and right sides, and is mounted onto the ba... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275789 | Rocker spring assembly A furniture member such as a rocking chair includes a chair frame operable for rocking motion relative to a stationary base. The chair frame and stationary base are coupled together by a rocker spring assembly positioned on each side of the frame/base. The rocker sp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252333 | Selectively rockable chaise lounge, stackable, and with adjustable posture support 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 pro... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7172253 | Vehicle seat Vehicle seat includes seat frame, an articulated backrest frame lockable by an angle adjuster adjustable between an upright basic position, a partially forwardly-folded easy-entry position, and a completely forwardly folded cargo position. A release shaft is pivotab... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150087 | Rocker mechanism for rocker recliner In preferred embodiments of the invention, rocker cams are positioned intermediate an upper plate assembly and a lower base with a plurality of biasing springs under tension extending between the upper plate assembly and the lower base. Spring retention means are in... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134720 | Support and gliding mechanism for chair or sofa A gliding mechanism for a chair or sofa includes a bottom frame having a pair of parallel sides, a pair of swing arms pivotally connected to the interior of the sides near each end thereof defines a parallelogram linkage. A tube connected to and extending beyond the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7021711 | Rocking-reclining seating unit with motion lock A locking mechanism configured to prevent rocking motion of a seat of a rocking and reclining chair relative to a base of the chair when the chair is in a reclined position, the locking mechanism being interconnected with the base and with a reclining mechanism of t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017995 | Vehicle seat having a backrest locking assembly A vehicle seat assembly of the present invention includes a seat backrest, a seat bottom, and a backrest reclining assembly. The backrest reclining assembly has an axis of rotation and includes a base, a rotating latching mechanism, and a reclining arm. The reclinin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6945599 | Rocker recliner mechanism A mechanism for a rocker recliner chair is caused to have enhanced comfort and stability, to have enhanced ease of operation, and to require fewer parts for manufacture. The mechanism includes a rocker locking linkage arranged to include a drive link slidingly conne... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918632 | Rocker mechanism for rocker recliner In preferred embodiments of the invention, rocker cams are positioned intermediate an upper plate assembly and a lower base with a plurality of biasing springs under tension extending between the upper plate assembly and the lower base. Spring retention means are in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902233 | Reclining chair with extendible leg rest A reclining chair includes a base frame, a pivot link having a lower pivot end connected pivotally to the base frame, a back frame, and a carriage. A linkage mechanism couples pivotally a lower end of the back frame to a rear end of the carriage and to an upper pivo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6733071 | Self-locking rocker recliner chair A self-locking rocker recliner is provided. The rocker recliner includes a base frame and a rocking frame that is rockably connected to said base frame. The rocking frame supports seating surfaces of the rocker recliner, such as a seat back, a seat bottom, a footres... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6676206 | Rocking, reclining, folding chair 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 pivotal... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6612651 | Linkage mechanism for a motion chair An apparatus is provided for imparting substantially oscillatory horizontal motion to a subject. The apparatus has a translating support assembly, an oscillatory mechanism, and an actuator permitting the subject to apply a non-gravitational acceleration t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6318803 | Chair executing oscillatory motion An apparatus for imparting substantially oscillatory motion to a subject. The apparatus has a support assembly for supporting the subject and an oscillatory mechanism for defining a path of motion of the support assembly, the path having a region of bilat... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6231120 | Reclining mechanism and furniture item A reclining mechanism for a furniture item includes support structure adapted for attachment to the furniture item, a footrest support bar connected for longitudinal movement with respect to the support structure between extended and retracted positions a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6149235 | Rotary-cam type reclining device A rotary-cam type reclining device includes a base adapted to be fixed to a seat cushion, and an arm adapted to be fixed to a seat back and rotatably connected to the base. The arm includes an inner toothed portion. First, second and third pawl arms are p... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6120095 | Gliding seating unit with hinged gliding members The gliding seating unit of the present invention comprises: A base configured to reset upon an underlying surface; a seat overlying the base; a unitary front glide member, and unitary rear glide member. The front glide member is connected with the base a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6050642 | Multi-direction reclining and stretching chair A multiple position, reclining and stretching chair includes a base structure having side walls with corral openings into which the ends of an axle extend. The axle is rotatably secured to a lumbar platform that is a part of a multi-panel body support pla... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000754 | Rocker assembly for rocker-recliner chairs 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 cro... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5876094 | Adjustable mechanism for rocker-recliner A rocking and reclining chair comprises: a base having a pair of generally horizontal planar bearing surfaces; a generally horizontally-disposed seat positioned above the base; a generally upright backrest positioned above the base rearward of the seat; a... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5857744 | Swivel base lockout assembly A swivel base lockout assembly for disabling the rotational degree of freedom provided by a swivel plate operably disposed between a stationary base and a chair frame is disclosed. The swivel base lockout assembly includes a threaded fastener extending be... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5795021 | Gliding reclining chair A glider-recliner chair that can glide both the upright and reclined positions includes a seat, a base, a footrest, and side panels. The side panels are interconnected with the base via front and rear glide links. The side panels, seat, and footrest are i... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5435622 | Swivel recliner/rocker chair having preloaded base assembly A swivel recliner/rocker chair which even more effectively resists unwanted rocking of the swivel base member thereof when the chair is rocked forwardly of the swivel base member, and which further is limited in its rearward reclining or rocking motion to... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5104181 | Contour lounger with floor-contacting landing gear A contour lounger with floor-contacting landing gear is disclosed which provides rocking and reclining capability. The contour lounger is constructed of a standard legless rocking chair and has added thereto a footrest, footrest linkage, a landing gear, a... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4707025 | Rocker recliner A rocker-recliner chair utilizing but two mounting links for mounting the seat and backrest to the rocker cams and which mounting links are also utilized to position the chair in advanced reclining positions beyond the TV position. The chair is biased to ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4640546 | Rocker-recliner chair A rocker-recliner chair adapted to rock or pivot between a forward stable position in which the occupant's head is higher than his feet and a rearward unstable position in which his feet are higher than his head, or any intermediate unstable position unde... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4613186 | Chair with latch mechanism A reclinable back rocking chair includes a subframe mounted for longitudinal fore and aft movement on a stationary base and has anti-rocking means actuated when a leg rest is elevated and when the subframe is not in its forwardmost position as well as a n... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4577902 | Rocker recliner and away-from-the-wall recliner chairs A three-position away-from-the-wall recliner and a three-position rocker recliner are disclosed wherein the body support including the seat and backrest of both recliners are movable between upright, intermediate or TV and full recline positions. Both rec... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4544201 | Rocking and recliner chairs A rocking chair whose rocking action is achieved solely through a linkage mechanism rather than rocking cams conventionally employed. In one embodiment, the chair includes upholstered seat, backrest and armrests which are united in a one-piece structure m... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4519647 | Rocker-recliner chair A rocker-recliner chair including a base, rocker cams mounted on the base, a unitary seat and armrest assembly mounted on the rocker cams by a novel linkage system for movement between a closed or generally upright position with the associated footrest cl... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4477118 | Reclining and rocking office chair An office chair has a mobile pedestal carriage with a cross span beam on which relatively movable chair frame, seat frame, and leg rest frame assemblies are mounted for rocking motion under the control of an adjustable spring mechanism and a ratchet mecha... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4212495 | Reclining chair A reclining chair adapted to be positioned in close adjacency to a wall, the chair having a frame and a body supporting unit which is movable relative to the frame between an upright sitting position and a variety of reclining positions. The frame is supp... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4179157 | Wall reclining rocking chair A reclinable chair is rockable on a sub-frame which is movable forwardly and rearwardly on a base. The chair and sub-frame are supported on the base on a pair of facing channels which slope downwardly from the rear to the front of the base. The sub-frame ... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4154475 | Wall reclining rocking chair A reclinable chair is rockable on a frame which is movable forwardly on a base. The chair and frame are supported on the base on a pair of facing channels which slope downwardly from the rear to the front of the base. The frame and base are locked togethe... | 05/15/1979 |
