U.S. patent number 3,653,080 [Application Number 05/092,090] was granted by the patent office on 1972-04-04 for rocking infant seat.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.. Invention is credited to Robert X. Hafele.
United States Patent |
3,653,080 |
Hafele |
April 4, 1972 |
ROCKING INFANT SEAT
Abstract
A seat adapted for use by an infant is automatically rocked back
and forth by a suitable linkage mechanism connected by a reducing
gear means to a motor.
Inventors: |
Hafele; Robert X. (Overland
Park, KS) |
Assignee: |
The Raymond Lee Organization,
Inc. (New York, NY)
|
Family
ID: |
22231471 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/092,090 |
Filed: |
November 23, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
5/108; D6/333;
297/260.2; 5/10.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47D
13/025 (20130101); B60N 2/2854 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47D
1/00 (20060101); A47D 1/08 (20060101); B60N
2/28 (20060101); B60N 2/26 (20060101); A47d
009/02 (); A47d 013/10 (); A63g 009/16 () |
Field of
Search: |
;5/101,108,109,260
;297/377,274 ;128/33,24 ;272/52.4,85,58,43,34,52 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Nunberg; Casmir A.
Claims
Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new
is:
1. A rocking and reclinging support for an infant seat having a
base on which an infant may be seated and a back against which the
infant may recline, said support comprising:
A horizontal rectangular frame adapted to rest on a floor or the
like;
One end of the frame having short spaced apart upstanding legs
provided with pivot means at the top thereof pivotally attached to
the infant seat adjacent to its base and supporting it above the
floor;
A motor supported on the frame at the end thereof remote from the
upstanding legs and having a shaft and an eccentric fixed on the
shaft; and
An upstanding member carried by and extending upwardly from the
eccentric;
Said upstanding member pivotally supporting the back of the seat
inclined upwardly away from the pivot means whereby rotation of the
eccentric rocks the seat about said pivot means.
2. The device defined in claim 1 wherein the upstanding member is
T-shaped, and the back has depending brackets pivotally mounted on
the top of the T-shaped upstanding member.
3. The device defined in claim 1 wherein said frame comprises two
arms connected by a plate upon which said motor is mounted;
the arms extending from the plate horizontally and being turned
upwardly to provide said short upstanding legs and turned toward
each other at the top ends of said legs to provide said pivot
means.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In my invention I employ a seat adapted to receive and hold an
infant in place detachably. A frame resting upon the floor supports
a spring wound or electric motor. The base of the seat is pivotally
secured to the frame. A vertical linkage is secured by an eccentric
through gearing means to the motor whereby the linkage is
reciprocated up and down. The linkage is coupled to the back of the
seat whereby the seat is rocked back and forth in a manner
analogous to a rocking chair.
The infant, once in the chair, can observe freely. The motor
produces a quieting monotone sound. All of this, combined with the
smooth rocking action, sooths the infant.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my invention;
FIG. 2 is a detail side view thereof; and
FIG. 3 is another view of the structure shown in FIG. 2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, a seat has a base 10 and a back 12. The
rear of the base carries spaced opposite brackets 14 pivotally
secured to raised horizontal extensions 16 coupled by vertical legs
18 to horizontal arms 20 of horizontal frame 22 resting upon a
floor or the like.
The back 12 adjacent the top carries like brackets 14 pivotally
secured to horizontal extensions 24 coupled by vertical legs 26 to
a T-shaped member 28. An electric motor 30 receiving mains power
via cord 32 and having a speed control 34 and an on-off switch 36
is connected via reducing gear means 42 to a horizontal shaft 38
which is driven or rotated about its axis. An eccentric 40 connects
the shaft to the bottom of member 28 whereby the member is
reciprocated up and down, rocking the seat in the manner previously
described.
The electric motor can be battery powered or replaced by a spring
wound motor.
While I have described my invention with particular reference to
the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual
scope.
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