Child motion device
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1. A child motion device supported by a support surface, the child motion device comprising:
- at least one track defining a travel path and having an arcuate shape with longitudinal outer ends disposed above a midpoint that defines the lowest point along the track;
a seat assembly movably supported on the track; and
a drive assembly propelling the seat assembly along the travel path in a reciprocating manner,wherein the seat assembly has a momentum and travels along at least a portion of the travel path under gravitational force, and wherein, when the momentum of the seat assembly is overcome by gravity, the seat assembly is driven along the track by the drive assembly.
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Abstract
A child motion device has a frame assembly configured to rest on a support surface. The frame assembly includes at least one track configured to slidably receive a child seat assembly. The track can extend in any desired direction and include a geometric profile so that as the seat assembly travels along the track, a desired motion profile is imparted onto the seat assembly and to the child seated therein.
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1. A child motion device supported by a support surface, the child motion device comprising:
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at least one track defining a travel path and having an arcuate shape with longitudinal outer ends disposed above a midpoint that defines the lowest point along the track; a seat assembly movably supported on the track; and a drive assembly propelling the seat assembly along the travel path in a reciprocating manner, wherein the seat assembly has a momentum and travels along at least a portion of the travel path under gravitational force, and wherein, when the momentum of the seat assembly is overcome by gravity, the seat assembly is driven along the track by the drive assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A child motion device comprising:
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a base assembly supported by a support surface; at least one track supported by the base assembly, the track providing a surface that defines a travel path and having an arcuate shape with longitudinal outer ends disposed above a midpoint that defines the lowest point along the track; a seat assembly supported by the track, and wherein a child seat of the seat assembly can be oriented in more than one optionally selectable seat facing orientation; and a drive assembly actuating the seat assembly to drive the seat assembly along the track, wherein the seat assembly reciprocates along the travel path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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