Patent ID: 6722734
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A47C,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking assembly for a rocking chair, said locking assembly being suitable for retaining a body supporting portion of the chair in a certain position relative to a chair base portion of the chair, said locking assembly comprising:a first locking assembly component for connection to one of the body supporting portion and the chair base portion; a second locking assembly component for connection to the other of the body supporting portion and the chair base portion; said second locking assembly component including a pin; said first locking assembly component including: i. a pair of jaws, each jaw including a camming face; ii. a linkage coupled to at least one of said jaws, at least one of said jaws being responsive to a first movement of said linkage to undergo displacement with relation to the other jaw such as to; a. define a receptacle between said jaws for receiving said pin; b. cause said receptacle to engage said pin, wherein when said receptacle and said pin are misaligned, at least one of said camming faces is responsive to movement of the body supporting portion of the chair to cause at least one of said jaws to undergo displacement with relation to the other jaw such as to cause said pin to enter said receptacle.