Swing with support base

• US 20060211506A1
• Filed: 03/16/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc. (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Graco Children's Products, Inc. (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Inventors: Kakuda, Baku
• Granted Patent: US 7,445,559 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 472/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/10 capable of being suspended from, or attached to, tables or other articles
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/027 Baby-carriers with rigid frames
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/101 Foldable rocking chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/105 pivotally mounted in a frame
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 9/016 capable of being suspended from, or attached to, other articles or structures, e.g. adult's bed

Abstract

A child swing includes a frame, a hanger arm movably coupled to the frame, and a support base coupled to the at least one hanger arm. The support base is configured to hold a child carrier of an infant car seat and to enable removal of the child carrier. The support base has two or more attachment locations at which the child carrier can be attached to the support base. Upon removal of the child carrier from the support base, the support base remains coupled to the hanger arm, and the hanger arm remains coupled to the frame. The support base can also enable removal of the child carrier from the support base via actuation of a release latch of the child carrier, and the support base is movably coupled to the hanger arms to move between an in-use position and a fold position.

Claims

1. A child swing, comprising:

a frame;

at least one hanger arm movably coupled to the frame; and

a support base coupled to the at least one hanger arm, the support base configured to hold a child carrier and to enable removal of the child carrier, the support base having two or more attachment locations at which the child carrier can be attached to the support base,

wherein, upon removal of the child carrier from the support base, the support base remains coupled to the at least one hanger arm, and the at least one hanger arm remains coupled to the frame.

2. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the support base comprises a frame member formed in a continuous, rectangular shape.

3. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the support base comprises a first frame member and a second frame member, and the hanger arm includes a mount to which the first and second frame members connect.

4. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second frame member opposite the first frame member.

5. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second separate frame member.

6. The child swing according to claim 5, wherein the first frame member is adjustable relative to the second frame member.

7. The child swing according to claim 6, wherein the first frame member is pivotally coupled to the second frame member.

8. The child swing according to claim 6, wherein one of the first and second frame members telescopes within the other of the first and second frame members to vary a length dimension of the support base.

9. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the at least one hanger arm comprises first and second hanger arms movably coupled to the frame and coupled to the support base.

10. The child swing according to claim 9, wherein the support base is movably coupled to the hanger arms to move between a first recline position and a second recline position.

11. The child swing according to claim 9, wherein the first and second hanger arms are pivotally coupled to the frame.

12. The child swing according to claim 9, further comprising a first pivot joint coupling the support base to the first hanger arm and a second pivot joint coupling the support base to the second hanger arm.

13. The child swing according to claim 1, wherein the support base is movably coupled to the hanger arms to move between an in-use position and a fold position.

14. The child swing according to claim 13, wherein the support base is pivotally coupled to the hanger arm.

16. The child swing according to claim 14, wherein the support base includes a front frame member and a rear frame member, and the release latch connects to the rear frame member of the support base.

15. A child swing, comprising:

a frame;

at least one hanger arm movably coupled to the frame;

a support base coupled to the hanger arm; and

a child carrier having a child seating area and a release latch,

wherein the support base is adapted to receive the child carrier and to enable removal of the child carrier from the support base via actuation of the release latch of the child carrier.

17. The child swing according to claim 15, wherein the child carrier includes at least one anchor, and the support base includes at least one hook to releasably connect to the anchor.

18. The child swing according to claim 17, wherein the at least one hook is mounted to the front frame member.

19. The child swing according to claim 17, wherein the at least one anchor includes a pair of anchors, and the at least one hook comprises a pair of hooks mounted to the front frame member to releasably connect to the pair of anchors.

20. A child swing, comprising:

a frame foldable between an in-use configuration and a fold configuration;

at least one hanger arm movably coupled to the frame; and

a support base configured to receive a child carrier of an infant car seat, the support base movably coupled to the at least one hanger arm to move between an in-use position and a fold position,

wherein, upon removal of the child carrier from the support base, the support base remains coupled to the at least one hanger arm, and the at least one hanger arm remains coupled to the frame.

21. The child swing according to claim 20, further comprising a first pivot joint coupling the support base to the at least one hanger arm.

22. The child swing according to claim 20, wherein, when the support base is in the fold position, the support base is substantially perpendicular to a support surface upon which the frame rests.

23. The child swing according to claim 20, wherein the support base comprises a first frame member and a second frame member, and the hanger arm includes a mount to which the first and second frame members connect.

24. The child swing according to claim 20, wherein the support base is movably coupled to the at least one hanger arm to move between a first, recline position and a second, recline position relative to the at least one hanger arm.

25. The child swing according to claim 20, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second frame member opposite the first frame member.

26. The child swing according to claim 20, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second separate frame member.

27. The child swing according to claim 26, wherein the first frame member is adjustable relative to the second frame member.

28. The child swing according to claim 27, wherein one of the first and second frame members telescopes within the other of the first and second frame members to vary a length dimension of the support base.

29. The child swing according to claim 27, wherein the first frame member is pivotally coupled to the second frame member.

30. A child swing, comprising:

a frame;

at least one hanger arm movably coupled to the frame;

a support base coupled to the at least one hanger arm; and

a child carrier removably coupled to the support base and configured to removably couple to a base of an infant car seat.

31. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the child carrier includes a carrier shell having a seat back, a seat bottom, and sidewalls to define a child seating area, and an area between the sidewalls and in front of the seat back and the seat bottom is free of obstruction.

32. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the child carrier includes a carrier shell having a pair of belt path guides to define a belt pathway for a vehicle belt.

33. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the at least one hanger arm comprises first and second hanger arms, the support base is coupled to the first and second hanger arms, and the frame is configured as an open top frame, such that, when the child carrier is coupled to the support base, an area above the child carrier is free of obstruction from the frame.

34. The child swing according to claim 33, wherein the support base is movably coupled to the hanger arms to move between a first recline position and a second recline position relative to the hanger arm.

35. The child swing according to claim 33, wherein the support base is movably coupled to the hanger arms to move between an in-use position and a fold position.

36. The child swing according to claim 33, further comprising a first pivot joint coupling the support base to the first hanger arm and a second pivot joint coupling the support base to the second hanger arm.

37. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the support base comprises a frame member formed in a continuous, rectangular shape.

38. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second frame member opposite the first frame member.

39. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the support base includes a first frame member and a second separate frame member.

40. The child swing according to claim 39, wherein the first frame member is adjustable relative to the second frame member.

41. The child swing according to claim 40, wherein the first frame member is pivotally coupled to the second frame member.

42. The child swing according to claim 40, wherein one of the first and second frame members telescopes within the other of the first and second frame members to vary a length dimension of the support base. 43. The child swing according to claim 30, wherein the frame includes a front leg and a back leg.