Patent ID: 6086147
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A pair of rocker assemblies for attachment to a standard chair having four legs, to convert said standard chair into a rocking chair, each of said rocker assemblies, comprising:(a) a right rocker element, said right rocker element having an inner left side, an outer right side, a top side, and a curved bottom surface, said right rocker element comprising:(i) a right sidewall defined in said inner left side of said right rocker element;(ii) a right chair leg support surface defined in said inner left inside of said right rocker element and extending substantially transverse to said right sidewall in said right rocker element, and from said right sidewall to the inner most portions of said left side of said right rocker element;(iii) a right rocker element support surface comprising said curved bottom surface of said right rocker element and being substantially transverse to said chair leg support surface extending downwardly therefrom;(b) a left rocker element, said left rocker element having an inner right side, an outer left side, a top side, and a curved bottom surface, said left rocker element being positioned with respect to said right rocker element with said inner right side of said left rocker element in facing relationship to said inner left side of said right rocker element, said left rocker element comprising:(i) a left sidewall defined in said inner right side of said left rocker element;(ii) a left chair leg support surface defined in said inner right inside of said left rocker element and extending substantially transverse to said left sidewall in said left rocker element, and from said left sidewall to the inner most portions of said right side of said left rocker element;(iii) a left rocker element support surface comprising said curved bottom surface of said left rocker element and being substantially transverse to said chair leg support surface extending downwardly therefrom, said right sidewall, said left sidewall, said right chair leg support surface and said left chair leg support surface together defining a receiving volume having a width, a length, and a depth, said width being defined between said right and left sidewalls of said right and left rocker elements, and said length being sufficient to allow the housing of two of the chair legs of said chair in said receiving volume;(c) a right groove defined longitudinally within said right sidewall;(d) a left groove defined longitudinally within said left sidewall; and(e) a plurality of protruding engagement members for attachment to the bottom of each of said chair legs, each of said engagement members extending beyond said receiving volume, and said engagement members being engaged by said right and left grooves defined longitudinally within said right and left sidewalls, said grooves and said engagement members being configured, positioned and dimensioned to restrict movement of said engagement members and the bottoms of said chair legs in relation to said rocker assembly.