Rocker
AssigneeKids II, Inc.
InventorAlex Soriano
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Abstract
A rocker includes a frame and a seat coupled to the frame for receiving an infant therein. The frame includes a front and a rear frame portion generally oppositely extending along a longitudinal axis. The first and second frame portions are pivotally coupled together to move between an upright configuration and a collapsed configuration. The front and rear frame portions include rocking surfaces that are configured to rock on a support surface in a side-to-side motion transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the infant positioned in the seat in a head-to-foot longitudinal orientation.
Claims37
A rocker comprising:
- a frame having a first frame portion, a second frame portion, and a pair of hubs, the first and second frame portions each comprising two legs and a rocker portion extending between distal ends of the two legs, said hubs pivotally connecting proximal ends of the legs of the second frame portion to proximal ends of the legs of the first frame portion, the frame further comprising a seat support tube coupled to the hubs and extending opposite the first frame portion;
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- a seat coupled to and extending along the legs of the first frame portion and at least a portion of the seat support tube, and defining a head end and a foot end, with a longitudinal axis extending therebetween,
- wherein the frame is selectively reconfigurable between at least two expanded configurations and a collapsed configuration, and wherein the rocker portions allow the frame to rock on a support surface transversely relative to the longitudinal axis.
A child support device comprising:
- a frame comprising a first frame portion coupled to a second frame portion, the first frame portion comprising first and second legs and a first rocker member extending between distal ends of the first and second legs, and the second frame portion comprising third and fourth legs with a second rocker member extending between distal ends thereof, the first and second rocker members extending in a transverse direction, and said proximal ends of the third and fourth leas being coupled to a fixed position at the proximal ends of the first and second leg;
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- a seat mounted to the frame between the first and second legs wherein the seat is coupled to and extends along the first and second legs, the seat defining a head end for supporting a child's head and a foot end for receiving the child's feet, and defining a longitudinal axis between the head end and the foot end, the longitudinal axis being generally perpendicular to the transverse direction;
- wherein the frame is positionable between at least first and second extended positions and a collapsed position;
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- wherein the head end of the seat is positioned at the proximal end of the first frame portion and the foot end of the seat is positioned at the distal end of the first frame portion.
A rocker comprising a seat, a first frame member and a second frame member, each frame member comprising a base portion configured to rest on a support surface with the base portions of the first and second frame members positioned a distance apart from one another along the support surface, the second frame member being pivotally coupled to the first frame member for rotational movement about a transverse axis, wherein the seat is coupled to and extending along the first frame member, and at least one of the first and second frame members comprising a rocker base allowing a side-to-side rocking motion in the direction of the transverse axis, wherein pivotally repositioning the second frame member relative to the first frame member between a first configuration and a second configuration adjusts the distance between the base portions and adjusts an angle of inclination of a longitudinal axis of the seat in a plane generally perpendicular to the transverse axis;
- and wherein further pivotally repositioning the second frame member relative to the first frame member to a third configuration generally aligns the first frame member and the second frame member into a compact collapsed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.