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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1990
Steven E Finney, Allendale, MI (US);
John P Conner, Grandville, MI (US);
Irwin Seating Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A theater chair of the rocking type having a standard on each side for supporting the chair. A contoured spring guide is attached to each standard and provides a support and deflection profile for leaf springs held in trolleys on each side of the chair. A wing plate extends upwardly from each trolley and terminates in a guide surface. A guide roller is mounted near the top of each standard and provides lateral and longitudinal support for the guide surface the wing plate on each side of the chair. A chair seat is mounted on each trolley and a chair back is mounted between each wing plate. The chair seat and chair back move in unison in a rocking manner as the leaf springs increase and decrease contact along the surface of each spring guide.