Patent ID: 8096614

Claim:
A locking mechanism for a glider rocker having a gliding chair seat mounted on a stationary base, comprising: an operating assembly configured to be mounted on the gliding chair seat when said locking mechanism is assembled with the gliding chair seat; a pair of bearing brackets mounted on said stationary base respectively and each bearing bracket having an upper end provided with downwardly extending catch slots with equal depths; and a pair of mounting assemblies, each said mounting assembly comprising: a) a prop fixed to said operating assembly and having a pin on a longitudinal face of said prop; b) a strut connected to said prop pivotally and having a groove; c) a curved elongated member connected to said strut pivotally and having a longitudinal face from which latch bars and a blocking bar transversely projects, said latch bars spaced along the length of said curved elongated member with respect to a gliding direction of said gliding chair seat; said blocking bar fit to said groove of said strut; said curved elongated member also having a pin on a reverse longitudinal face; d) a mounting bracket with one end fixable to said gliding chair seat and another end fixed to said curved elongated member pivotally; and e) a restoring spring connected with said curved elongated member and said prop.