Rocking chair

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1999-12-17

2001-06-05

Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3624)

Chairs and seats

Rocker-mounted

Bottom connected to rocker for movement supplemental to...

C297S258100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06241315

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rocking chair that has no gap defined between the side panels and the connection members connected between the side panels and the base of the rocking chair when the chair is swung so as to prevent injury of limb accidentally inserted in the gap.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional rocking chair is illustrated in FIG.
1
and generally includes a chair portion
10
and base portion
14
which is pivotally connected to the chair portion
10
so that the chair portion
10
swings relative to the base portion
14
. The chair portion
10
has two side panels
11
,
12
and the base portion
14
is located between the two side panels
11
,
12
. The base portion
14
includes two I-shaped frames
15
with rods connected therebetween. Two pairs of connection members
13
respectively pivotally connected between the base portion
14
and the two side panels
11
,
12
. Each connection member
13
has a lower end
131
pivotally connected to the panel
11
or
12
, and an upper end
130
of each connection member
13
pivotally connected to the base portion
14
as shown in FIG.
2
. As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, The chair portion
10
can be swung relative to the base portion
14
by pivoting the two pairs of connection members
13
. It is to be noted that there will have a gap between the two connection members
13
and the two side panels
11
and
12
. The gap generally is only 0.5 cm width. In other words, if a finger is accidentally inserted into the gap and when the side panels
11
,
12
swing back, the finger will be injured. This could happen especially for kids playing around the rocking chair.
The present invention intends to provide a rocking chair that has no such dangerous gap exposed so as to prevent possible accidents happening.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rocking chair comprising a chair portion having a seat portion from which a backrest and two armrests extend. A first side panel and a second side panel respectively extend from a bottom of the seat portion. A base portion is pivotally connected to the first side panel and the second side panel of the chair portion by two Z-shaped first connection members and two Z-shaped second connection members. Each first connection member has a first joint end pivotally connected to the base portion and a second joint end pivotally connected to the first side panel. Each second connection member has a first joint end pivotally connected to the base portion and a second joint end pivotally connected to the second side panel. A distance between each first joint end of the first/second connection members to the first/second side panel is larger than a distance between each second joint end of the first/second connection members to the first/second side panel.
The object of the present invention is to provide a rocking chair wherein the distance between the end of each connection member connected to the base portion to the side panel is much larger than the distance between other end of each connection member connected to the side panel so that finger will not be cut when the finger is accidentally inserted between the side panel and the connection members.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5427433 (1995-06-01), Holobaugh, Jr.
patent: 5536099 (1996-07-01), Ryan

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