Foldable swing with seat recline mechanism
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorsJeff G. Greger, Michael L. Longenecker
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Abstract
A child swing includes a frame, a seat including a seat back, and at least one hanger arm that connects the seat to the frame. The seat back of the swing seat is positionable in a first in-use position, in a second in-use position in which the seat back is adjusted rearward relative to its first in-use position, and in a fold position in which the seat back is adjusted forward relative to its first in-use position. The frame may be movable between an in-use position and a fold position. In this regard, the seat back may be positionable in its first and second in-use positions while the frame is in its in-use position, and the seat back may be positionable in its fold position while the frame in is its fold position.
Claims17
A child swing comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat including a seat back;
- and
- at least one hanger arm that connects the seat to the frame, wherein the seat back is positionable in a first in-use position, in a second in-use position in which the seat back is adjusted rearward relative to its first in-use position, and in a fold position in which the seat back is adjusted forward relative to its first in-use position.
A seat recline mechanism for a child swing, comprising:
- at least one latch positioned on a side of a seat back of the swing;
- and
- first and second latch-receiving members positioned on a hanger arm of the swing, wherein the at least one latch is configured to engage the first latch-receiving member to position the seat back in a first in-use position, is configured to engage the second latch-receiving member to position the seat back in a second in-use position in which the seat back is adjusted rearward relative to the first in-use position, and is configured to be disengaged from the hanger arm to position the seat back in a fold position in which the seat back is adjusted forward relative to the first in-use position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.