Infant car seat

• US 7,669,927 B1
• Filed: 04/23/2009
• Issued: 03/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zakiya M. Zaid
• Original Assignee: Zakiya M. Zaid
• Inventors: Zaid, Zakiya M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr.; Milton
• Application Number:
  US12/429,112
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• Field of Search: 297/258.1, 297/260.2, 297/260.1, 297/261.1, 297/261.2, 297/262.1, 297/250.1, 297/256.16, 297/130, 297/133
• US Class Current: 297/260.2
• 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 13/105 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
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 9/057 driven by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2845 having handles
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2848 being convertible or adaptable to a preambulator, e.g. a baby-carriage or a push-chair

Abstract

A rocking and/or vibrating car seat for providing comfort to an infant comprising a base; a first rocker bar parallel to a second rocker bar in the inner compartment of the base extending from the first side to the second side of the base, a motor for driving the movement of the first rocker bar and second rocker bar; a cushioned seat for placing in the base atop the first rocker bar and the second rocker bar; and a vibrating unit disposed in the cushioned seat for vibrating the cushioned seat.

Claims

1. A car seat that can rock and vibrate for providing comfort to an infant, said car seat comprising:

(a) a base having a first side, a second side, and an inner compartment;

(b) a first rocker bar in the inner compartment of the base extending from the first side of the base to the second side of the base, wherein the first rocker bar has a first end and a second end;

(c) a second rocker bar in the inner compartment of the base extending from the first side of the base to the second side of the base, wherein the second rocker bar has a first end and a second end;

wherein the first rocker bar and the second rocker bar are oriented parallel with respect to each other and are spaced a distance apart via a first track plate that connects the first end of the first rocker bar and the first end of the second rocker bar, and a second track plate that connects the second end of the first rocker bar and the second end of the second rocker bar;

(d) a cushioned seat for placing in the base atop the first rocker bar and the second rocker bar, the seat having a front, a back, a top surface, and a bottom;

wherein a first rocker bar cavity and a second rocker bar cavity are disposed in the bottom for engaging the first rocker bar and the second rocker bar, respectively;

(e) a first track disposed in the first side of the base and a second track disposed in the second side of the base, wherein the first track is for slidably engaging the first end of the first rocker bar and the first end of the second rocker bar and the second track is for slidably engaging the second end of the first rocker bar and the second end of the second rocker bar;

(f) a motor disposed in the base for driving the movement of the first rocker bar and second rocker bar, wherein the motor comprises a motor gear which is for engaging the second track plate;

wherein the motor can cause the motor gear to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, which in turn causes the second track plate to move in a first direction or a second direction, which in turn causes the first rocker bar and the second rocker bar to move forwardly and backwardly within the first track and second track;

(g) a vibrating unit disposed in the cushioned seat for vibrating the cushioned seat; and

(h) a power source operatively connecting to the motor.

2. The car seat of claim 1, wherein the vibrating unit comprises a motor, the motor being operatively connected to a power source.

3. The car seat of claim 1 further comprising a vibrating unit control panel for turning the vibrating unit on and off.

4. The car seat of claim 1 further comprising a rocking control panel for turning the motor on and off.