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2. Glider (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Gliders from University of Miami. A glider or platform rocker is a type of rocking chair that moves as a swing seat, where the entire frame consists of a seat attached to the base by means of a double-rocker four-bar linkage. The non-parallel suspension arms of the linkage cause the chair to simulate a rocking-chair motion as it swings back and ...

3. Rocking chair - Wikipedia

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   A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting their weight or pushing lightly with their feet.

4. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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   Glider (or platform rocker), offers the same motions as a rocking chair but without the dangers [citation needed]; a frame rests on the floor and the chair is supported by swing arms within the frame so that moving parts are less accessible; Gossip bench or telephone table, an early 20th century chair with a built-in telephone stand

5. Brumby Rocker - Wikipedia

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   The Brumby Rocker is a type of rocking chair built by the Brumby Chair Factory of the Brumby Chair Company in Marietta, Georgia, which operated between 1875 and 1942, or by its successor which started in 1972. Former US president, Jimmy Carter was an admirer of the chairs and brought five Brumby rockers to the White House. [1]

6. Ruppert Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia

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   The Ruppert Archaeopteryx (English: ancient wing) is a Swiss high-wing, pod-and-boom, single-seat, microlift glider that was designed by Roger Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert Composite GmbH. [2] [3] The aircraft is named for the feathered Archaeopteryx dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Europe.

7. Sandlin Goat - Wikipedia

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   Like the Bug it is intended to be an inexpensive and easy-to-fly three-axis-controlled aircraft similar to a primary glider, although the designer terms it an airchair. The Goat has an empty weight of under 155 lb (70 kg) and so qualifies to be flown under the United States FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations and does not require ...