Reconfigurable Rocking Chair

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a rocking chair reconfigurable between multiple configurations and rocking motions. The chair comprises upper and lower portions, a lockable/releasable swivel assembly that relatively rotates the upper and lower portions between first and second configurations, and multiple lockable/releasable leg end repositioning assemblies that change the chair's leg end positions relative to the chair's runners between first and second configurations. In the first configuration, the chair's back is generally perpendicular to the runners' longitudinal direction, the leg ends are positioned in first positions relative to the runners' end-to-end midpoint, and the rocking motion moves a user forward and backward in a traditional, first rocking motion. In the second configuration, the chair's back is generally parallel to the runners' longitudinal direction, the leg ends are positioned in second positions relative to the runners' end-to-end midpoint, and the rocking motion moves a user side-to-side in a non-traditional, second rocking motion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reconfigurable rocking chair comprising:
 an upper portion;   a lower portion;   a swivel assembly operable to rotate said upper portion relative to said lower portion.