GB2269532A

GB2269532A - Convertible and adjustable rocking chair

Info

Publication number: GB2269532A
Application number: GB9217032A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Louis Wey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-08-11
Filing date: 1992-08-11
Publication date: 1994-02-16
Anticipated expiration: 2012-08-11
Also published as: GB9217032D0; GB2269532B

Abstract

A rocking chair is equipped with a chair body (4), a chair bracket (3), and a supporting base (2) wherein the chair body (4) is removably attached to the chair bracket (3) and the combined chair assembly is disposed on top of the supporting base (2) so as to permit the angle of the chair to be freely adjustable; moreover, the supporting base (2) has a pair of symmetrical rocker frames each of which is made up of first and second rocker arms (21, 22); and the rocker arms (21) are each provided with an extension leg (23, 24) so that the chair can be operated in either a rocking or fixed mode by selectively disposing the supporting base (2) on the ground. <IMAGE>

Description

CONVERTIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE ROCKING CHAIR The present invention relates to a convertible and adjustable rocking chair which can be operated in a rocking or fixed manner by simply reversing a supporting base. The present rocking chair is equipped with a chair body, a chair bracket and a supporting base wherein the chair body is designed to conform with the curvature of a human body when lying dozen in a comfortable pose and the chair bracket is made up of a pair of symmetrical mounting frames each comprising an arc arm and a fixing arm that are coupled together by welding; and the mounting frames are connected by a pair of laterally disposed rods to each other; and the supporting base is made up of a pair of symmetrical rocker frames each consisting of a first rocker arm having an extension leg disposed at each end thereof and a second rocker arm that are coupled together by welding; and the mounting frames are connected to each other by three lateral disposed rods.The chair body is covered with a pair of covers at the top and bottom thereof and a number of securing strips disposed thereunder thereby the chair body can be secured to the chair bracket; the chair bracket is produced to conform with the configuration of the chair body and is provided with a pair of lateral supporting rods so that the chair body can be supported in place; the supporting base is able to be disposed with the smoothly curved middle of the first rocker arms having four extension legs in contact with the ground or is reversely disposed with the four extension legs in contact with the ground whereby the chair can be operated in a rocking or fixed manner.

There are many types of prior art rocking chairs avaliable on the market which can be operated in a rocking or fixed manner but not in both. The conventional rocking chair permits a sitter to put himself or herself in a sitting or lying position by simple adjustment of a conversion means. Moreover the conventional rocking chairs are relatively large and are space-consuming; and the declining angle of the chair back is either fixed or can be varied in a number of stages when put in a lying mode. The adjustment of the declining angle is effected by way of an adjusting means disposed next to the elbow of a sitter.

The disadvantage of the prior art adjustable rocking chair is that the declining angle of the chair back thereof is varied by engaging a supporting rod with one of a number of recesses which are easily deformed as a result of frequent use, causing the malfunction of the chair.

Furthermore, the prior art rocking chair can not be converted into a fixed manner and is limited in its use.

Therefore, it is considered advantageous in the present invention to provide a convertible and adjustable rocking chair which can be set at different angles.

It is also considered advantageous in the present invention to provide a convertible and adjustable rocking chair which can be arranged in a rocking or fixed mode.

It is also considered advantageous in the present invention to provide a convertible and adjustable rocking chair which is simple in structure and easy to assemble and cheap to produce.

It is also considered advantageous in the present invention to provide a convertible and adjustable rocking chair having a chair body which can be covered with a mat for keeping the user cool in the summer and a mat for keeping the user warm in the winter so as to make a sitter feel comfortable thereon.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a diagram showing an exploded view of the chair of the present invention; Figure 2 is a diagram showing the assembled chair in a rocking mode and the adjustability of the chair bracket on the supporting base; Figure 2A is a diagram showing the chair put in a fixed mode with the supporting base thereof reversely disposed; Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the present invention in a rocking mode; and Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the present invention in a fixed mode.

Referring to Fig.l to Fig. 4 of the drawings, the convertible and adjustable rocking chair of the present invention comprises a supporting base 2, a chair bracket 3 and a chair body 4.

The supporting base 2 includes a pair of symmetrical rocker frames connected to each other by a laterally disposed suspension rod 25 and an upper and a lower supporting rod 26, 27 parallel to the suspension rod 25. Each rocker frame is made up of a first rocker arm 21 and a second rocker arm 22 that are welded together and each first rocker arm 21 is provided with an extension leg 23 and 24 at respective end thereof The chair bracket 3 includes a pair of symmetrical mounting frames connected together by a pair of laterally disposed supporting rods 321 and 322. Each mounting frame is made up of an arc arm 32 and a fixing arm 31 welded to the ends of the arc arm 32. The fixing arm 31 is made conform . to the curvature of the chair body 4.

The chair body 4 is a curvedly structured mattress which conforms to such a curvature that a person in a lying position can feel comfortable therein. The chair body has a front portion 41 and a rear portion 42 that are provided with a cover 411 and 421 respectively; and the front portion 41 is provided with a pillow shaped protrusion 412 at the end thereof and a number of securing strips 43 are disposed at the side edges of the covers 411 and 421 respectively.

When assembled, the chair body 4 is secured to the chair bracket 3 by putting the top ends of the fixing arms 31 into the cover 411 and the bottom ends thereof into the cover 421 with the securing strips 43 tied to the fixing arms 31. Afterwards, the chair bracket 3 is disposed on top of the supporting base 2 with the arc arms 32 in abutment against the suspension rod 25 and the upper supporting rod 26; the chair bracket 3 is freely mounted onto the supporting base 2 so that it can be randomly adjusted as long as the arc arms 32 of the chair bracket 3 are in supporting association with the supporting rods 321, 322 whereby the declining angle of the chair can be varied as shown in Fig. 2.

Moreover, the supporting base 2 of the present invention can be reversed with the legs 23, 24 thereof in contact with the ground as shown in Fig. 4 so as to convert the rocking chair into a fixed chair. When put in the fixed mode, the chair bracket 3 is also mounted onto the supporting base 2 with the arc arms 32 in supporting association with the suspension rod 25 and the lower supporting rod 27 whereby the rocking chair can be fixed in place but the declining angle of the chair body can still be stagelessly adjusted.

Claims

1. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair comprising a supporting base and a seat portion wherein the supporting base is movable from a first position in which the chair may rock back and forth to a second position in which the chair is fixed.

2. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair as claimed in claim 1 wherein the angle at which the seat portion rests on the supporting base can be varied.

3. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the supporting base comprises a pair of symmetrical rocker frames connected to each other by means of a plurality of parallel supporting rods, wherein each rocker frame comprises two rocker arms joined together, one of said rocker arms being arcuate and extending at each end beyond the point at which the second rocker arm is joined thereto.

4. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the seat portion comprises a seat bracket and a seat body, the seat bracket comprising a pair of symmetrical mounting frames connected to each other by at least two parallel rods, each mounting frame comprising an arcuate arm and a fixing arm joined together, the seat body comprising a shaped mattress which is provided with means to secure it to the fixing arms of said seat bracket.

5. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair as claimed in claim 1, comprising: a supporting base which is made up of a pair of symmetrical rocker frames connected to each other by way of a suspension rod and an upper and lower supporting rod; each said rocker frame being equipped with a first rocker arm and a second rocker arm that are welded together; said first rocker arm being provided with an extension leg at each end thereof; a chair bracket including a pair of symmetrical mounting frames connected to each other by way of a pair of parallel supporting rods; each said mounting frame being made up of an arc arm and a curvedly structured fixing arm secured to the ends of said arc arm by welding; a chair body being made of a curvedly structured mattress which conforms to the curvature of a human body in a lying position and said fixing arm of said chair bracket conforming to the curvature of said chair body; said chair body being made of a front portion and a rear portion with a cover attached to each portion thereof; the end of said front portion being provided with -a pillow shaped protrusion and the side edges of said chair body being provided with a number of securing strips which are tied to said fixing arms of said chair bracket with the ends of said fixing arms put in said covers of said chair body; said supporting base being able to be reversely disposed with the extension legs of said first rocker arms in supporting contact with the ground so as to put the chair in a fixed mode; or being put in a rocking mode as said supporting base is put in a reverse manner with the smoothly curved middle of the first rocker arms thereof in contact with the ground; said chair bracket being freely mounted onto said supporting base with said arc arms thereof in association with said suspension rod and said upper or lower supporting rod of said supporting base, depending on said supporting base being put in a rocking or fixed mode whereby the declining angle of the chair can be steplessly varied by simply moving the chair bracket with respect to said supporting base.

6. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said chair body can be covered with a mat for keeping the user cool in the summer or a mat for keeping the user warm in the winter so as to make the sitter thereon feel comfortable.

7. A convertible and adjustable rocking chair substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in- the accompanying drawings.