Repositionable child support device
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1. A child support device comprising:
- a base to support the device on a supporting surface;
a carriage housed in the base, wherein the carriage is operable to move within the base;
a seat coupled to the carriage such that the carriage supports the seat; and
a drive assembly to drive the carriage along a predetermined path such that the seat moves in an oscillatory gliding motion with respect to the base,wherein the seat is configured to rotate about an axis oriented generally perpendicularly to the base from a first seat facing position to a second seat facing position, and vice versa, and wherein the carriage remains housed within the base while traveling alone the predetermined path.
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Abstract
An infant glider device is disclosed. The glider includes a base, a carriage that moves in an oscillatory motion along a predetermined path with respect to the base, and seat connected to the carriage. The seat is rotationally repositionable about an axis generally perpendicular to the carriage, and is adapted to be reoriented from a first seat facing position to a second seat facing position, and vice versa.
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20 Claims
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1. A child support device comprising:
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a base to support the device on a supporting surface; a carriage housed in the base, wherein the carriage is operable to move within the base; a seat coupled to the carriage such that the carriage supports the seat; and a drive assembly to drive the carriage along a predetermined path such that the seat moves in an oscillatory gliding motion with respect to the base, wherein the seat is configured to rotate about an axis oriented generally perpendicularly to the base from a first seat facing position to a second seat facing position, and vice versa, and wherein the carriage remains housed within the base while traveling alone the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of repositioning a child in a child support device comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining a child support device including; a base to support the child support device on a supporting surface, a carriage configured to move within the base, a seat coupled to the carriage, and a drive assembly operable to drive the carriage along a predetermined path to move the seat in an oscillatory, gliding motion, wherein the carriage remains within the base while traveling along the predetermined path; (b) orienting the seat in a first seat facing position with respect to the base; and (c) rotationally reorienting the seat from the first seat facing position to a second seat facing position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A child support device comprising:
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a base to support the device on a supporting surface, the base defining a perimeter; a carriage configured to move within the base perimeter; a seat coupled to the carriage; and a drive assembly to drive the carriage along a predetermined path and to generate an oscillatory, gliding motion of the seat with respect to the base, wherein the seat rotates with respect to the carriage about an axis oriented generally perpendicularly to the base from a first seat facing position, in which the child experiences front-to-back motion, to a second seat facing position, in which the child experiences a side-to-side motion, and wherein the carriage remains within the perimeter of the base while traveling along the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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