ROCKING AND GLIDING MECHANISM FOR FURNITURE

摘要

A rocking and gliding mechanism for mounting a piece of furniture on a suppo rt and for rocking and gliding relative to the support, said mechanism comprising: -a unitary front link having an upper end adapted to be pivotally mounted to said support and having a lower end that defines a bottom front pivot mount; -a unitary rear link having an upper end adapted to be pivotally mounted to said support and having a lower end that defines a bottom front pivot mount; and -a lower link having a front end and a rear end respectively pivotally connected to said bottom front and said bottom rear pivot mounts, all of said pivot mounts defining substantially parallel pivot axes. Any type of furniture, for instance a sea t or a chair or a sofa or the like may be used to place on top of the mechanism. Variants wi th a sofa, a baby bed, a cradle or a footrest may also be provided.