Collapsible rocking chair
AssigneeRecreational Equipment, Inc.
InventorsJon Arruda, Steve Nagode, Nasahn Adam Sheppard
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are portable, collapsible rocking chairs for outdoor use. These rocking chairs have a plurality of chair arms (each chair arm having a proximal end and a distal end), a removable seat coupled to and supported by the distal ends of the plurality of chair arms, and a rocker assembly for rocking. An exemplary rocker assembly includes two rocker rails, one or more cross bars coupled to the rocker rails, and a plurality of arm ports for removably receiving the proximal end of each chair arm. Some rocker assemblies also include one or more hubs coupled to each rocker rail. The chair arms may comprise one or more hollow pole segments and an elastic cord coupling the pole segments and the rocker assembly.
Claims20
A rocking chair system, comprising:
- a left rocker rail comprising a left back-supporting arm port and a left seat-supporting arm port;
- a right rocker rail coupled to the left rocker rail and comprising a right back-supporting arm port and a right seat-supporting arm port;
- a first back-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the left back-supporting arm port;
- a second back-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the right back-supporting arm port, wherein the first back-supporting chair arm and the second back-supporting chair arm extend upward and cross at an intersection;
- a first seat-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the left seat-supporting arm port;
- a second seat-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the right seat-supporting arm port;
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- a seat comprising:
- a front portion supported by the first seat-supporting chair arm and the second seat-supporting chair arm;
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- a back portion having a right corner supported by a distal end of the first back-supporting chair arm and a left corner supported by a distal end of the second back-supporting chair arm.
A rocking chair system, comprising:
- a first rocker rail comprising a first back-supporting arm port and a first seat-supporting arm port;
- a second rocker rail coupled to the first rocker rail and comprising a second back-supporting arm port and a second seat-supporting arm port;
- a first back-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the first back-supporting arm port;
- a second back-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the second back-supporting arm port, wherein the first back-supporting chair arm and the second back-supporting chair arm extend upward and cross at an intersection;
- a first seat-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the first seat-supporting arm port;
- a second seat-supporting chair arm having a proximal end coupled to the second seat-supporting arm port;
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- a seat comprising:
- a front portion supported by the first seat-supporting chair arm and the second seat-supporting chair arm;
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- a back portion having a first corner supported by a distal end of the first back-supporting chair arm and a second corner supported by a distal end of the second back-supporting chair arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.