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US 4,057,289 AGranted
Rockable against-the-wall type reclining chair
OwnerW. Dale Jonesinventor
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A reclining chair capable of rocking movement upon its base which may be arranged in a position closely adjacent the wall of the room. A carriage is mounted upon the stationary base of the chair assembly for forward and rearward sliding movement upon the base. The chair frame is rockably mounted upon the carriage and supports in turn, by conventional reclining linkage, the reclining seat and back portions of the assembly. A translation linkage, actuated by the reclining linkage, is employed to shift the carriage and chair frame forwardly on the base in response to reclining movement of the seat and back so that the back does not strike the wall as it reclines. The translation linkage may be uncoupled from the chair base when it is desired to rock the chair. Upon uncoupling the translation linkage, the carriage and chair frame slide forwardly by gravity upon the base to thereby provide clearance from the wall to accommodate rocking movement. An alternative form of the invention constitutes a conversion unit for converting a conventional rockable recliner to an against-the-wall type unit.
An against-the-wall type rackable reclining chair comprising a stationary base, carriage means mounted on said base for forward and rearward movement relative to said base between forward and rearward end limits of movement, a chair frame mounted upon said carriage means for rocking movement, a chair seat, a chair back, reclining linkage means mounting said chair seat and said chair back upon said chair frame for coordinated movement relative to said chair frame between an upright and a reclined position, and means permitting rocking movement of said chair frame on said carriage means only when said carriage is adjacent its forward end limit of movement relative to said base.
An against-the-wall type rockable reclining chair comprising a stationary base having a pair of spaced parallel side frame members interconnected by a rear frame member, a carriage extending transversely between said side frame members, cooperating roller and track means on said side frame members and said carriage supporting said carriage for forward and rearward movement relative to said base between front and rear end limits, a chair frame, rocker means supporting said chair frame on said carriage for rocking movement thereon, a chair seat, a chair back, reclining linkage supporting said chair seat and said chair back upon said chair frame for coordinated movement between an upright position and a reclined position, translation linkage means coupled to said reclining linkage and to said chair frame, releasable latch means coupling said translation linkage to said rear frame member, said translation linkage being operable when coupled by said latch means to said rear frame member to prevent rocking movement of said chair frame on said carriage and to drive said chair frame and said carriage in forward and rearward movement on said base coordinated with movement of said seat and back between said reclined and upright positions to locate said carriage at said front end limit of movement when said chair seat and back are in said reclined position and to locate said carriage at said rear end limit of movement when said chair seat and back are in said upright position, and control means for releasing said latch means to accommodate rocking movement of said chair frame on said carriage.
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