Rockable chair for an amusement toy

Claim 2

A rockable legless chair for an amusement toy, comprising: a ground or floor engaging base, an upstanding standard fixedly secured to said base, a chair defining a front and back side, means swivelly mounting said chair to the upstanding end of said standard, a bearing rotatably journalled On said standard for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, yielding means operatively connecting said chair to said bearing to normally maintain said chair on a level plane but to permit of a rocking and wobbling motion thereof relative to said standard by the gyrations of a chair occupant and to permit said chair to be rotated about the longitudinal axis of said standard, a pair of axle mounted wheels secured at diametrically opposite points to said bearing so that the periphery of said wheels are in slight contact with said base, and with rotation of said wheels about the longitudinal axis of said standard with said chair, said wheels will also rotate about their own axles due to contact with said base.

Claim 3

A rockable chair as defined in claim 1 including said yielding means being a plurality of springs secured at one end at respective spaced points to said chair and secured at their other ends to respective spaced points concentrically about said bearing.

Claim 4

A rockable chair as defined in claim 1 wherein: said chair includes integral closed sides and back portion and a separate seat portion, a chair support plate, means securing said chair sides and back portion to said support plate, said means swivelly mounting said chair to said standard comprising a swivelable member mounted to the upstanding end of said standard and fastening means securing said support plate to said swivelable member, and said yielding means being operably connected to said support plate and said standard.

Claim 5

A rockable chair as defined in claim 3 including: said separate seat portion being normally disposed on said support plate within the confines of said sides and back portion so as to cover said fastening means and the points of attachment on said support plate of said yielding means, and hinge means connecting said seat portion at the front of said chair to said support plate whereby said seat portion can be manually elevated to provide access to said fastening means and points of attachment for purposes of adjustment and maintenance.

Claim 6

A rockable chair as defined in claim 1 including: first and second respective frame members carried by said chair so as to project from the respective front and back thereof, a simulated toy instrument panel of any selected design mounted to said first frame member so as to extend transversely of the front of said chair in close spaced relationship thereto, a simulated body member of any selected design detachably mounted to said frame members whereby said chair is appropriately disposed for permitting the occupant to amuse himself by the pretended operation of the simulated device, and a foot rest mounted on said standard in spaced relationship below the front of said chair.

Claim 7

A rockable chair as defined in claim 5 including: said simulated body member being in the form of an airplane, and said pair of axle mounted wheels forming a pair of simulated landing wheels carried by said standard.

Claim 8

A rockable legless chair for an amusement toy, comprising: a ground or floor engaging base, an upstanding standard fixedly secured to said base, a chair defining a front, integral closed sides and back portion and a separate seat portion, a chair support plate, means securing said chair sides and back portion to said support plate, means swivelly mounting said chair to said standard comprising a swivelable member mounted to the upstanding end of said standard and fastening means securing said support plate to said swivelable member, yielding means operatively connecting said support plate to said standard to normally maintain said chair on a level plane but to permit of a rocking and wobbling motion thereof relative to said standard by the gyrations of a chair occupant, said separate seat portion being normally disposed on said support plate within the confines of said sides and back portion so as to cover saId fastening means and the points of attachment on said support plate of said yielding means, and hinge means connecting said seat portion at the front of said chair to said support plate whereby said seat portion can be manually elevated to provide access to said fastening means and points of attachment for purposes of adjustment and maintenance.

Claim 9

A rockable legless chair for an amusement toy, comprising: a ground or floor engaging base, an upstanding standard fixedly secured to said base, a chair defining a front, integral closed sides and back portion and a separate seat portion, a chair support plate, means securing said chair sides and back portion to said support plate, means swivelly mounting said chair to said standard comprising a swivelable member mounted to the upstanding end of said standard and fastening means securing said support plate to said swivelable member, yielding means operatively connecting said support plate to said standard to normally maintain said chair on a level plane but to permit of a rocking and wobbling motion thereof relative to said standard by the gyrations of a chair occupant, said separate seat portion being normally disposed on said support plate within the confines of said sides and back portion so as to cover saId fastening means and the points of attachment on said support plate of said yielding means, and hinge means connecting said seat portion at the front of said chair to said support plate whereby said seat portion can be manually elevated to provide access to said fastening means and points of attachment for purposes of adjustment and maintenance.

Claim 10

A rockable chair as defined in claim 7 including: a bearing rotatably journalled on said standard for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, and means securing said yielding means to said bearing whereby said chair can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of said standard.