Patent ID: 7134720
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A gliding mechanism for a chair or sofa comprising a base for supporting the mechanism on a flat surface; a bottom frame on said base including a crossbar extending laterally outwardly from said base, said crossbar having free ends spaced apart from said base; parallel sides connected to the free ends of the crossbar, said sides having first and second ends, a first pair of swing arms having top and bottom ends, said top ends being pivotally connected to the interior of the first ends of said sides, and a second pair of swing arms having top and bottom ends, said top ends being pivotally connected to the interior of the second ends of said sides; and a chair support frame mounted on said bottom frame including a first member extending between and fixedly connected to the bottom ends of said first swing arms, said first member having free ends extending outwardly beyond said bottom frame slides, a second member extending between and rotatably connected to the bottom ends of said second swing arms, said second member having free ends between said bottom frame sides; first and second chair support bars pivotally connected to said free ends of said first member and extending upwardly therefrom; a top crossbar on said first chair support bars, and a third chair support bar extending upwardly from said second member to the center of said top crossbar, whereby when a gliding force is applied to the top crossbar and chair support bars, said first and second swing arms swing in unison, and said top frame glides as a unit on said bottom frame.