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GliderGlider description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070108814, Glider. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/733,864, filed Nov. 3, 2005, entitled "Glider," and from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/733,866, filed Nov. 4, 2005, entitled "Modular Furniture Construction," both incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates generally to chairs and more specifically to chair with a compact glider mechanism. It is desirable in some environments, particularly in lobbies of seating that is comfortable to the user. Additionally, it is important that any options or features that add to the comfort be incorporated into the chair construction in a way that minimizes the number of parts and maximizes the use of common parts among different options, maximizes efficiencies of manufacturing and assembling, maximizes ease of adjustment and yet that results in a visually pleasing design. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] One embodiment of the invention includes a glider chair that includes: [0004] a chair frame comprising front and rear frame members, and two parallel side frame members, each side frame member attachable to the front and rear members; [0005] a seat supported by at least two frame members; [0006] a backrest supported to at least one frame member; [0007] a pair of legs wherein at least two frame members are connected to the legs; and [0008] a pair of glider structures connected to each side frame member comprising a glider rail and a first and second elongate arcuate glider tracks, a first and second wheel assembly, wherein the glider rail is attached to the backrest and the seat and enables gliding movement of the backrest and seat as the wheel assembly moves through a curved profile in the glider track. [0009] Another embodiment of the invention includes a glider that can be part of a modular system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010] The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawing figures wherein like numerals denote like elements. [0011] FIG. 1a is a perspective view of a fully-assembled chair; [0012] FIG. 1b is an exploded perspective view of a chair, in which the seat, seat cushion and backrest cushion have been removed; [0013] FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, in which the seat and backrest cushions are translucent in order to show the internal parts of the chair; [0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof, in which the seat cushion, backrest cushion and seat panel have been removed; [0015] FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof, in which the front, rear and bottom glider covers have been removed; [0016] FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 in which the center cross-tubes are removed; [0017] FIG. 6 shows an further-enlarged partial view of FIG. 5; [0018] FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 4; and [0019] FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial view of the glider track and wheel shown in FIG. 7. [0020] FIG. 9 is a partially exploded perspective view of a glider chair, in which the glider frame, covers, seat, seat cushion and backrest cushion have been removed; [0021] FIG. 10 is a partially exploded perspective view of a glider chair, in which the glider covers and supports are removed and the seat cushion is shown translucently in order to show the internal parts of the chair; [0022] FIG. 11 is partially exploded perspective view of two chair units arranged in a spanned configuration; [0023] FIG. 12 is partially exploded perspective view of two chair units and a loveseat unit arranged in a ganged configuration; [0024] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the chair shown in FIG. 1, shown with an IV stand attached to the right arm; [0025] FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the portion of FIG. 14 shown in area 14-9; Continue reading about Glider... Full patent description for Glider Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Glider patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Glider or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Vehicular seat assembly Next Patent Application: Seat holding apparatus for manufacturing vehicles Industry Class: Chairs and seats ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Glider patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.1112 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Software: Finance , AI , Databases , Development , Document , Navigation , Error 174 |
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