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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1994
Judy E Fay, Newport, MI (US);
Larry P LaPointe, Temperance, MI (US);
Chad S Stateler, Carleton, MI (US);
La-Z-Boy Chair Company, Monroe, MI (US);
Abstract
A rocking chair having a chair frame operable for providing rocking motion relative to a stationary base is provided. The rocking chair generally comprises a chair frame and a stationary base coupled together by a rocker spring assembly. The rocker spring assembly includes an upper and lower bracket having a pair of springs and means for suppressing the noise generated by the springs. The rocker spring assembly further includes means for limiting the rocking movement of the chair frame disposed between the upper and lower bracket of the rocker spring assembly. The present invention further includes means for suppressing the noise generated by other spring elements associated with a reclining or rocking/reclining chair.