Patent ID: 6092870
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A rocking mechanism for mounting a piece of furniture on a support arrangement, said rocking mechanism allowing the piece of furniture to rock relative to the support arrangement, said rocking mechanism comprising:a unitary front link having an upper end adapted to be pivotally mounted to the support arrangement and having a lower end that defines an elongated bottom front bearing member;a unitary rear link having an upper end adapted to be pivotally mounted to the support arrangement and having a lower end that defines an elongated bottom rear bearing member; andfirst and second lower links, each of said lower links having a front end and a rear end respectively, the front end of said first lower link and the front end of said second lower link being pivotally mounted to said bottom front bearing member about a pivot axis that extends along said front bearing member, said bottom front bearing member extending substantially continuously from the front end of said first lower link to the front end of said second lower link.