Patent ID: 6402242
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
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 relative to a chair base portion of the chair in a certain position, 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; 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 cause engagement of said pin between said jaws, at least one of said jaws being responsive to a second movement of said linkage to cause release of said pin between said jaws.