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US 4,807,926 AGranted
Folding furniture
OwnerOswald Brunninventor
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Abstract
Folding furniture, in particular folding chair, which can be converted to a rocking chair by a rocker pair attachable to the front legs and rear legs. The rockers are formed such that they are articulately connected to the one leg pair while between each rocker and the other leg pair a relative movement can be carried out to bring the folding furniture, together with the rockers, into a compact collapsed form.
Claims7
A collapsible rocking chair of the type having a back rest, a seat, front legs and rear legs, connected to assume folded and unfolded use positions, comprising:
- first and second rockers pivotally mounted to selected ones of said front and rear legs, each rocker having a length;
- a guide element, situated at a lower end of each of the others of the front and rear legs;
- a guide groove, including an insertion slot situated at an end of said guide groove, extending over a substantial length of each rocker and adapted to receive said guide element through said insertion slot and into said guide groove for movement therealong as the seat assembly is manipulated between the folded and unfolded use positions;
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- means for adjustably connecting said seat, backrest and rear legs, adapted to permit said seat to be adjusted in inclination in an unfolded use position, and collapsed for storage in a folded position;
- said guide element being removable from said guide groove through said insertion slot, permitting said chair to be collapsed in a folded position for storage with said seat lying against said back rest.
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