Containing structure for small children fitted with a dynamic backrest

• US 9,095,228 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2009
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bombol Limited
• Original Assignee: Bombol Limited
• Inventors: Gooris, Frederic Frans Petrus
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, PETER R
• Application Number:
  US13/498,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20120181830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,064 Days
• Field of Search: 297/452.13, 297/452.22, 297/452.56, 297/DIG.11, 5 9/81, 565/5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/102 with curved rocking members resting on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/107 resiliently suspended or supported, e.g. baby bouncers
• 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 9/053 with curved rocking member
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 9/108 Linings or cushions

Abstract

A frame of a cradle for children, has a containing structure including a wall of flexible non-elastic fabric, shaped by cutting and stitching it to fit round a concavity that contains a backrest and a seat. The wall of the concavity opposite the backrest is made of an elasticized fabric, and is sewn along the edges of a window cut in the non-elastic fabric, obstructing it. The backrest and seat are cellular panels over which padded covers are placed. The cover over the backrest is sewn crosswise to the cover over the seat and to the non-elastic wall at the base of the window, so that the backrest, when loaded, is inclined relative to the seat. The non-elastic wall is turned back on three sides and sewn to a second elastic wall opposite the first to form a bag-shaped structure with an opening for flexible laminae of a cradle frame.

Claims

1. Containing structure (13) comprising:

at least one wall (13a) of fabric or non-woven fabric, non-extensible and shaped so as to form a recess to receive a small child;

a backrest (14);

means for fixing the non-extensible wall (13a) to frame-type supporting means (12, 51, 61)

characterized in that it also includes;

a window made in the non-extensible wall at the position of the backrest (14);

a wall made of elastically extensible material (16) connected (20) to the edges of said window;

means for joining (39) the backrest to said non-extensible wall (13a) so that the backrest (14) is included against the extensible wall (16);

the backrest (14) comprises a rigid panel inside a fully padded cover, the cover being sewn to said non-extensible wall (13a) at the base of said window, so that the backrest (14) is pivotal around the means for joining (39).

2. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that:

the wall made of elastically extensible material (16) being connected (20) to the edges of said window by seams;

the means for joining (39) the backrest to said non-extensible wall (13a) being seams.

3. Structure as in claim 2, characterized in that said means for fixing the non-extensible wall (52) to said frame-type supporting means (51), include a further wall opposition the two previous walls, said further wall including:

two side flaps of the non-extensible wall (52) orthogonal to the seam on the backrest (53);

a second wall (54) made of elastically extensible material sewn on one side to one of said flaps to obtain a wrapping structure on said frame-type supporting means (51);

holding means of a well-known type connected to the turned-back edges not sewn.

4. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that said recess includes a seating area (22) for the child adjacent to the backrest (14) onto which is mounted a seat (15) consisting of a rigid panel inside a fully padded cover.

5. Structure as in claim 4, characterized in that the cover of the backrest (14) and of the seat (15) are sewn together (21) along a respective crosswise edge, also sewn to the non-extensible wall (13a) so that the backrest and the seat can both be folded back around a common crosswise seam (21).

6. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that it includes:

means for a T-shaped safety leg-separator (24) applicable to the non-extensible wall (13a);

first buckle parts connected to the non-extensible wall (13a) in a sideways position in relation to the base of the backrest (14), behind the arms of the leg-separator means (24), facing towards the backrest;

second buckle parts (45), complementary to the first, connected to the ends of the two arms of the leg-separator means (24);

pads (41, 43) sewn onto the respective sides of the non-extensible wall (13a), facing towards the inside with one face opposite the backrest (14) and the other face in contact with the first parts (42, 44) of the buckle, the border round the pads including the border round the buckle parts when closed, so as to avoid any direct contact between the child'"'"'s skin and the buckle parts.

7. Structure as in claim 6, characterized in that the ends of said arms include a padded pocket (46) inside which are fixed the second buckle parts (45), that project from the pocket remain within a border (47) beyond the hem of the pocket, said border lying under the second buckle parts (45).

8. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that said fixing means of the non-extensible wall (13a) to said frame-type supporting means, include a further wall opposite two preceding walls, which in turn includes:

two flaps (13a) of the sides of the non-extensible wall orthogonal to the seam (39) of the backrest (14);

one flap (13b) on the side of the non-extensible wall (13a) parallel to the seam (39) of the backrest and on the side of said window;

a second wall (17) made of elastically extensible material, sewn on the three sides (29) to said flaps (13a, 13b) thus obtaining a sack-like structure to fit onto the two frame-type supporting means (12).

9. Structure as in claim 8, characterized in that the non-extensible wall (13a) is longer than said further wall by a lip (26) that can be turned back, fitted with a fixing element (28b) connectable to a complementary element (28a) placed on the free edge of said further wall.

10. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that said means for fixing the non-extensible wall (52, 62) to said frame-type supporting means (51, 61) include:

two flaps of the sides of said non-extensible wall orthogonal to the means for joining the backrest (53, 63) to said non-extensible wall;

holding means of a well-known type connected to the turned back edges.

11. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a strap (18) extending at a rear side of said elastically extensible wall (16) and crosswise to it, a first end and a second end of the strap being joined to the non-extensible wall (13a) so that the length of the strap can be adjusted.

12. Structure as in claim 1, characterized in that it is applicable to the frame of a cradle, a pushchair or similar articles for small children.