Patent ID: 7628452

Claim:
A rocker base for a rocker-recliner chair, comprising: a lower frame comprising a plurality of lower U-shaped cross members connected to a plurality of side rails, and a plurality of lower spring mounts extending between and directly connected to respective inner side wall of the lower U-shaped cross members and connected to the side rails; an upper frame comprising a plurality of upper U-shaped cross members connected to a plurality of L-shaped side brackets, and a plurality of upper spring mounts extending between the upper U-shaped cross members and connected to the L-shaped side brackets; and, a plurality of cams having an arcuate lower surface positioned against the side rails and a flat upper surface attached to the L-shaped side brackets, wherein the cams are compressibly loaded between the lower frame and the upper frame, wherein the upper spring mounts are inwardly offset from a vertical portion of the L-shaped side brackets to avoid a plurality of fasteners that join the cams to the L-shaped side brackets.