Leg support structure for child's swing
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorsDavid Saint, James A. Sack
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Abstract
A leg support structure for a foldable child swing that can be maintained in either an open position or a folded position and that is comprised of a housing, a plurality of support legs, and a leg brace for anchoring the legs and securing the legs within the housing in either an open or a folded position. In particular, the leg support structure is able to secure the legs in either the open position wherein the end of the legs are spread apart relative to each other and projected away from the housing or in the folded position wherein the legs are parallel to each other and the end of the legs are proximate and collapsed inwardly toward the housing.
Claims17
A leg brace for stabilizing a leg within a housing, comprising:
- an upper support for pivotally anchoring the leg such that the leg can move between a folded position and an open position;
- a lower support having a sliding surface for guiding the leg between the folded position and the open position and having a securing portion for maintaining the leg in the open position;
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- a main portion linking the lower support and the upper support.
A child swing with legs that rotate between a folded position and an open position, comprising:
- a housing having an opening and including an inner surface;
- a plurality of legs, each leg having an intermediate portion and an end portion;
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- a leg brace mounted in the housing and adjacent to the opening for pivotally anchoring the end portion of each leg and for securing the intermediate portion of each leg in the open position in cooperation with the inner surface of the housing while the child swing is in use.
A foldable child swing that can be configured in either an open position or a folded position, comprising:
- a child swing housing;
- a plurality of legs, each leg having a first end, an intermediate portion, and a second end;
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- a flexible brace mounted within the housing for anchoring the first end of the plurality of legs within the housing and for securing the intermediate portion of the legs, the flexible brace being able to secure the intermediate portion of the plurality of legs in either the open position wherein the second ends are spread apart relative to each other and projected away from the housing or in the folded position wherein the second ends are proximate and collapsed inwardly toward the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.