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US 5,326,327 AGranted
Swing assembly
AssigneeGerry Baby Products Company
InventorsWilliam B. Stephens, Joseph E. Janicke, T. Brent Freese
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Abstract
A swing assembly is provided in which low profile side members are used to support a seat member for gliding back and forth movement. The seat member may be rotated between sitting and inclined positions and includes a movable T-bar which is adapted to be pivoted forwardly in order to facilitate movement of an infant into and out of the seat.
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A swing assembly comprising:
- first and second side housing members;
- first support means including a front swing member and a rear swing member mounted to said housing means for pivotal movement relative to said housing members, wherein said front swing member extends between front portions of said first and second side housing members, and said rear swing member extends between rear portions of said first and second side housing members in spaced relation to said front swing member;
- second support means mounted to said first support means for movement relative to said first and second side members, wherein said first and second support means are pivotable relative to each other;
- a seat member mounted to said second support means and defining means for receiving a person therein;
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- wherein said first and second support means cooperate to support said seat member for gliding movement relative to said housing members.
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A swing assembly comprising:
- housing means;
- first support means mounted to said housing means for pivotal movement relative to said housing means;
- second support means mounted to said first support means, wherein said first and second support means are pivotable relative to each other;
- a seat member mounted to said second support means and defining means for receiving a person therein;
- a pivot connection point between said seat member and said second support means, said seat member including positioning means adjacent to said pivot connection point for engaging said second support means to position said seat member in at least two predetermined angular positions relative to said second support means;
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- wherein said first and second support means cooperate to support said seat member for gliding movement relative to said housing means.
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A swing assembly comprising:
- a first housing member and a second housing member;
- a front swing member and a rear swing member, said front swing member being mounted to said first and second housing members at front locations, said rear swing member being mounted to said first and second housing members at rear locations spaced from said front locations;
- a front leg member and a rear leg member, said leg members being attached to and extending below said housing members for supporting said swing assembly on a floor surface;
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- a seat member supported by said front and rear swing members.
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A swing assembly comprising:
- a first housing member and a second housing member;
- a front swing member and a rear swing member, said swing members being mounted to said housing members;
- a front leg member and a rear leg member, said leg members being attached to and extending below said housing members for supporting said swing assembly on a floor surface;
- a seat member supported by said front and rear swing members;
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- support means intermediate said swing members and said seat member, said support means including a horizontal portion extending between said front and rear swing members and a vertical portion extending upwardly into engagement with said seat member.
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A swing assembly comprising:
- housing means including first and second housing members located on laterally opposite sides of said swing assembly;
- front and rear U-shaped leg members, each said leg member including a pair of vertical segments connected by a horizontal segment;
- each said housing member including front and rear pivot connections for engaging said vertical segments of said front and rear leg members, respectively, such that said leg members are mounted for pivotal movement relative to said housing means;
- first support means including front and rear U-shaped swing members, each said swing member including a pair of vertical segments connected by a horizontal segment, said vertical segments of said front swing member engaging said front pivot connections and said vertical segments of said rear swing member engaging said rear pivot connections, such that said front and rear swing members are mounted for pivotal movement relative to said housing means;
- second support means including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, said horizontal portion including first and second laterally spaced horizontal members extending between said front and rear swing members and said vertical portion including first and second vertical members formed as continuations of respective ones of said first and second horizontal members and extending upwardly from said horizontal members;
- front and rear bearings mounted on said front and rear swing members and engaging said horizontal members of said second support means, said bearings accommodating relative pivotal movement between said second support means and said front and rear swing members;
- a seat member including a support portion defined by a substantially horizontal seat portion and a substantially vertical back portion, and laterally opposed first and second side portions extending along said support portion;
- first and second seat pivots located on said first and second side portions, respectively, for pivotally engaging an upper end of respective ones of said first and second vertical members whereby said seat member is mounted for pivotal movement relative to said second support means;
- first and second stop surfaces located about said seat pivots and angularly spaced from each other, said stop surfaces extending laterally outwardly from said side portions for engaging said vertical members during pivotal movement of said seat member to define a sitting position and a reclining position for said seat member;
- a tray means including a horizontal tray member and a vertical post member, said tray member including opposing engagement portions for engaging upper edges of said first and second side portions of said seat member, said post member being rigidly attached to a lower surface of said tray member and centrally located between said engagement portions;
- means defining a post aperture in said seat portion for receiving said post member, said post aperture including side walls for slidably engaging said post member;
- a pair of pin means located on said seat portion and extending laterally inwardly from opposing sides into said post aperture;
- vertical grooves formed on opposing sides of said post member for receiving said pin means;
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- wherein said tray means is movable to first and second operable positions, said first operable position including positioning said post member with an upper portion of said vertical grooves engaging said pin means and said engaging portions of said tray member engaging said side portions of said seat member, said tray means being movable and guided by said side walls in a linear vertical direction upwardly to said second operable position where a lower portion of said vertical grooves engage said pin means and said post member is pivotable in a front to rear direction about said pin means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.