Combination of a rocking chair and an adjustable hassock

A rocking chair has two side panels each of which has an engaging hole and a plurality of positioning holes, a first bar and a second bar connected between the two side panels. A footrest has two side plates pivotally connected to the two side panels by a rod extending through the engaging holes and the side plates, each of the two side plates having a match holes so that the footrest is positioned relative to the two side panels by extending two pins through the positioning holes and the match holes. The two side plates can be rested on the first bar. Each of the two side plates has a notch defined therein so that the footrest can be folded between the two side panels by engaging the second bar with the two notches.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a rocking chair and an adjustable footrest 
which can be pivoted relative to the rocking chair. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
A conventional rocking chair is shown in FIG. 1 and includes a seat back 
700, a seat 70 with two armrests 701 and a rocking mechanism 73 disposed 
below the seat 70. The rocking mechanism 73 includes two side panels 71, 
72 which are each connected pivotally to a link system of the mechanism 73 
so that user may sit in the rocking chair with his/her feet on a floor and 
rock his/her body so that the seat 70 together with the seat back 700 
reciprocatingly move. This rocking chair has a fixed size so that the 
users may feel uncomfortable if the chair is too small or too big for the 
users. Besides, the user's feet have to step on the floor and apply a 
downward force so that he/she can push his/her hip portion backward to 
rock the chair. This limits the user's pose and the user's height. 
The present invention provides a combination of the rocking chair 
and-footrest wherein the footrest can be adjusted relative to the rocking 
chair so that the limitations for using the chair are reduced. Therefore, 
the present invention obviates the inherent shortcoming of the 
conventional rocking chair. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a 
combination of a rocking chair and a hassock. The rocking chair comprises 
a seat, a seat back extending from a rear edge of the seat, a stand 
supporting the seat and a rocking mechanism connected to the stand. Side 
panels respectively extend from two sides of the seat and each of which 
has an engaging hole defined therethrough. A first bar is connected 
between the two panels. 
The footrest has two side plates and each of which has an aperture so that 
the two side plates are pivotally connected each one of the two side 
panels by extending a rod through the two engaging holes and the two 
apertures. The two side plates are rested on the first bar by their 
undersides. 
The object of the present invention is to provide a rocking chair and a 
footrest wherein the footrest can be adjusted by changing its angle 
relative to the chair. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide a rocking chair and a 
footrest wherein the footrest can be folded between the two side panels of 
the chair. 
Further objects, advantages, and features of the present invention will 
become apparent from the following detailed description with appropriate 
reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the rocking chair 1 in accordance with the 
present invention comprises a seat 10, a seat back 100 extending from a 
rear edge of the seat 10, a stand 101 supporting the seat 10 and a rocking 
mechanism 102 connected to the stand 101. The seat 10 has two side panels 
11, 12 respectively extending from two sides thereof and each of the two 
side panels 11, 12 has an engaging hole 111/121 defined there through. Two 
passages 112, 122 are respectively defined in the two side panels 11, 12 
and communicate with the two engaging holes 111, 121. Each of the two side 
panels 11, 12 has a plurality of positioning holes 113, 123 defined 
therethrough. A first bar 15 and a second bar 16 are connected between the 
two panels 11, 12. 
The footrest 2 has two side plates 21, 22 and each of the two side plates 
21, 22 has an aperture 211/221 so that the two side plates 21, 22 are 
pivotally connected to the two side panels 11, 12 by extending a rod 13 
through the two engaging holes 111, 121 of the two side panels 11, 12 and 
the two apertures 211, 221 of the two side plates 21, 22. Two bolts 3 
respectively and threadedly extend into the two passages 112, 122 and 
contact against the rod 13 so that the rod 13 will not drop from the two 
side panels 11, 12. The two side plates 21, 22 of the footrest 2 are 
rested on the first bar 15 by their undersides when the footrest 2 is 
located at its lowest position. Each of the two side plates 21, 22 has a 
match hole 212/222 defined therethrough so that two pins 5 may extend 
through one of the positioning holes 113, 123 in the two side panels 11, 
12 and the two match holes 212, 222 in the two side plates to position the 
footrest 2 relative to the two side panels 11, 12. 
The footrest 2 has two notches 231 respectively defined in the two side 
plates 21, 22 and the two notches 231 are defined by two boards 23 
connected between the two side plates 21, 22. A gap is defined between the 
two boards 23 and communicates with the two notches 231. 
When adjusting the footrest 2, the two pins 5 are removed from the two side 
panels 11, 12 and pivoting the footrest 2 to a desired position to align 
the positioning holes 113, 123 with the match holes 212, 222, and 
inserting the two pins 5 into the aligned pairs of the positioning holes 
113, 123 and the match holes 212, 222 to position the footrest 2. The 
footrest 2 may be folded between the two side panels 11, 12 by pivoting 
the footrest 2 about the rod 13 after the two bolts 3 are loosened, and 
engaging the second bar 16 with the gap and the two notches 231. 
FIGS. 4 to 6 show another embodiment of the rocking chair 1 and the 
footrest 2, wherein the structure of the rocking chair 1 is the same as 
that shown in FIG. 2 except that the rocking chair 1 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 
lacks of the second bar 16 and the positioning holes 123, 113 as disclosed 
in FIGS. 2 and 3. The footrest 2 in FIGS. 4 to 6 is the same as that 
disclosed in FIGS. 2 and 3. Therefore, the two side plates 21, 22 are 
pivotably connected to the two side panels 11, 12 by rod 13 and the two 
bolts 3 extending through the passages 112, 122 are urged against the rod 
13 in the two engaging holes 1 11, 121, and the two side plates 21, 22 are 
also able to be rested on the bar 15 connected between the two side panels 
11, 12. 
When folding the footrest 2, the front edge of the seat 10 is engaged with 
the two notches 231 and the gap between the two boards 23. 
The invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various 
modification thereof may be made. It will be understood by those skilled 
in the art that various changes in form and detail may made without 
departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.