Knockdown rocking chair

Claim 2

A rocking chair, comprising: two individually unitary side panels, each having: a rocker cam portion, a front leg and arm post, a rear leg and back support post, a seat support bracket and an arm; the rocker cam, front leg, seat support bracket and rear leg cooperating to define a first generally rectangular opening among them; the seat support bracket, arm post, arm and back support post cooperating to form a second rectangular post among them; a plurality of mortices arranged in a row, descending the back support post, turning, and extending forwardly on the seat support bracket; and a plurality of slats, each provided with a tenon at each end thereof, the slats being arranged in a row extending transversally between the two side panels, with respective tenons being received in corresponding ones of the mortices; and fastener means securing at least some of the tenons to the respective side panels to maintain the rocking chair in an assembled, useful condition; at least a majority of the mortices being completed through the respective panels and the tenons received therein protruding substantially therebeyond; a minority of the mortices being blind sockets opening toward the inside of the chair; the fastener means comprising threaded elements received through the blind, outer sides of the blind sockets and into the respective tenons, the latter tenons being correspondingly shorter than those which protrude through said completed mortices; separate arm augmenting means coextending along the outer sides of each arm with the upper edge thereof level with the upper edge of the respective arm; and means securing those augmentations to the respective arms.

Claim 3

The rocking chair of claim 1 further comprising separate rocker cam augmenting means coextending along the outer sides of each rocker cam with the lower edge thereof level with lower edge of the respective rocker cam; and means securing those augmentations to the respective rocker cams.

Claim 4

The rocking chair of claim 1 wherein mortices and the tenons are oval shaped in transverse cross-section, elongated substantially vertically on the back support posts and elongated substantially horizontally on the seat support brackets.

Claim 5

The rocking chair of claim 1 wherein the fasteners are removable screws and constitute the sole means for retaining the chair against disassembly into a kit of slats and panels.

Claim 6

A rocking chair, comprising: two individually unitary side panels, each having: a rocker cam portion, a front leg and arm post, a rear leg and back support post, a seat support bracket and an arm; the rocker cam, front leg, seat support bracket and rear leg cooperating to define a first generally rectangular opening among them; the seat support bracket, arm post, arm and back support post cooperating to form a second rectangular post among them; a plurality of mortices arranged in a row, descending the back support post, turning, and extending forwardly on the seat support brackets; and a plurality of slats, each provided with a tenon at each end thereof, the slats being arranged in a row extending transversally between the two side panels, with respective tenons being received in corresponding ones of the mortices; and fastener means securing at least some of the tenons to the respective side panels to maintain the rocking chair in an assembled, useful condition; each panel being fabricated of five major wooden portions connected at abutting edges, these being: a rocker cam portion including a forward and a rear upwardly projecting stubs, a rear leg and back support post portion mounted on the rear stub and including a lower and an upper forwardly projecting stubs, a front leg and arm post portion mounted on the forward stub and including a rearwardly projecting stub generally at the level of said lower forwardly projecting stub; a seat bracket portion extending between the rearwardly and lower forwardly projecting stubs and an arm portion extending between the upper forwardly projecting stub and upon the upper end of the front leg and arm post portion; the wood of the panels being grained, the graining thereof being elongated generally horizontally on each rocker cam portion, each seat bracket portion and on each arm portion and being elongated generally vertically on each front leg and arm post portion and on each rear leg and back suppoRt post portion.

Claim 7

A rocking chair, comprising: two individually unitary side panels, each having: a rocker cam portion, a front leg and arm post, a rear leg and back support post, a seat support bracket and an arm; the rocker cam, front leg, seat support bracket and rear leg cooperating to define a first generally rectangular opening among them; the seat support bracket, arm post, arm and back support post cooperating to form a second rectangular post among them; a plurality of mortices arranged in a row, descending the back support post, turning, and extending forwardly on the seat support brackets; and a plurality of slats, each provided with a tenon at each end thereof, the slats being arranged in a row extending transversally between the two side panels, with respective tenons being received in corresponding ones of the mortices; and fastener means securing at least some of the tenons to the respective side panels to maintain the rocking chair in an assembled, useful condition; each panel being fabricated of five major wooden portions connected at abutting edges, these being: a rocker cam portion including a forward and a rear upwardly projecting stubs, a rear leg and back support post portion mounted on the rear stub and including a lower and an upper forwardly projecting stubs, a front leg and arm post portion mounted on the forward stub and including a rearwardly projecting stub generally at the level of said lower forwardly projecting stub; a seat bracket portion extending between the rearwardly and lower forwardly projecting stubs and an arm portion extending between the upper forwardly projecting stub and upon the upper end of the front leg and arm post portion; the wood of the panels being grained, the graining thereof being elongated generally horizontally on each rocker cam portion, each seat bracket portion and on each arm portion and being elongated generally vertically on each front leg and arm post portion and on each rear leg and back suppoRt post portion.

Claim 8

A rocking chair, comprising: two individually unitary side panels, each having: a rocker cam portion, a front leg and arm post, a rear leg and back support post, a seat support bracket and an arm; the rocker cam, front leg, seat support bracket and rear leg cooperating to define a first generally rectangular opening among them; the seat support bracket, arm post, arm and back support post cooperating to form a second rectangular post among them; a plurality of mortices arranged in a row, descending the back support post, turning, and extending forwardly on the seat support bracket; and a plurality of slats, each provided with a tenon at each end thereof, the slats being arranged in a row extending transversally between the two side panels, with respective tenons being received in corresponding ones of the mortices; and fastener means securing at least some of the tenons to the respective side panels to maintain the rocking chair in an assembled, useful condition; a bar of resilient padding upon each slat extending between the bases of the tenons thereof and a tubular sleeve of upholstery slid over each so-padded slat, the upholstery sleeves also terminating at the respective bases of the tenons, so that the upholstery sleeves fully extend between the inner sides of the panels.

Claim 9

A rocking chair, comprising: two individually unitary side panels, each having: a rocker cam portion, a front leg and arm post, a rear leg and back support post, a seat support bracket and an arm; the rocker cam, front leg, seat support bracket and rear leg cooperating to define a first generally rectangular opening among them; the seat support bracket, arm post, arm and back support post cooperating to form a second rectangular post among them; a plurality of mortices arranged in a row, descending the back support post, turning, and extending forwardly on the seat support bracket; and a plurality of slats, each provided with a tenon at each end thereof, the slats being arranged in a row extending transversally between the two side panels, with respective tenons being received in corresponding ones of the mortices; and fastener means securing at least some of the tenons to the respective side panels to maintain the rocking chair in an assembled, useful condition; a bar of resilient padding upon each slat extending between the bases of the tenons thereof and a tubular sleeve of upholstery slid over each so-padded slat, the upholstery sleeves also terminating at the respective bases of the tenons, so that the upholstery sleeves fully extend between the inner sides of the panels.

Claim 10

The rocking chair of claim 6 wherein the padding is constituted by resilient foamed plastic material and the upholstery sleeves are constituted by canvas.