Mobile chair base having locking means

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The base of the rockable lounger chair has rubber tired wheels at the front end and casters at the rear end. Lever means is employed which is operated by the handle which extends and retracts the leg rest to raise spring pressed plungers from the tires of the front wheels. This permits the chair to be moved to another location only when the leg rest is extended and the chair is locked against rocking movement. When the handle is retracted partially or fully, the position of the leg rest is adjusted or retracted and the front wheels of the chair are locked retaining the chair in fixed position. In this position the chair will not roll when an occupant is getting in or out of the chair. This …