BABY SEATING DEVICE
The baby seating device contains a seat member, a base member having U-shaped front and rear legs, and two connection members that are arranged between the front and rear legs. An end of each connection member is pin-joined to a sleeve member that could be slid up and down along an arm of the rear leg. The sleeve member has a pin for locking into one of a number of positioning holes along the arms of the rear leg. The baby seating device could be folded or unfolded by sliding the sleeve members to an upper or middle section of the rear leg. The baby seating device could become a rocking chair by sliding the sleeve member to a bottom section of the rear leg so that a curved body of the connection members touches the ground.
The present invention generally relates to baby seating devices, and more particularly to a baby seating device that could be folded/unfolded and turned into a rocking chair.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ARTThe primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel baby seating device. The baby seating device contains a seat member, a base member having U-shaped front and rear legs, and two connection members, each having a curved body arranged between the front and rear legs. An end of each connection member is pin-joined to a bottom end of an arm of the front leg. The other end of each connection member is pin-joined to a sleeve member that could be slid up and down along an arm of the rear leg.
Each sleeve member contains a tubular section, a chamber above the tubular section, and a handle resiliently residing in the chamber. The chamber has at least a resilient element inside that is engaged by the handle. The handle has a pin for locking into one of a number of positioning holes along the arms of the rear leg.
The baby seating device could be folded or unfolded by sliding the sleeve members to an upper or middle section of the arms of the rear leg. The baby seating device could become a rocking chair by sliding the sleeve members to a bottom section of the arms of the rear leg so that the curved body touches the ground.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
A baby seating device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in
Two connection members 5, each having a curved body 51, are arranged between the front and rear legs 42 at the lateral sides of the seat member 2, respectively An end of the body 51 of a left connection member 5 is pin-joined to a bottom end of the left arm of the front leg 42. The other end of the body 51 of the left connection member 5 is pin-joined to a sleeve member 52 that could be slid up and down along the left arm of the rear leg 42. Similarly, an end of a right connection member 5 is pin-joined to a bottom end of the right arm of the front leg 42. The other end of the right connection member 5 is pin-joined to another sleeve member 52 that could be slid up and down along the right arm of the rear leg 42.
Each sleeve member 52 contains a tubular section 521, a chamber 524 above the tubular section 521, and a handle 522 resiliently residing in the chamber 524 via a channel 525. As further shown in
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It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A baby seating device, comprising:
- a seat member having two connectors at two lateral sides of said seat member;
- a base member having U-shaped front and rear legs, each of said front and rear legs having a left arm and a right arm, said left arms having a top end hinged to a joining element, said right arms having a top end hinged to another joining element, said two connectors of said seat member being joined to said left and right arms of said front leg, respectively, a plurality of positioning holes being positioned along said left and right arms of said rear leg;
- a left connection member having a curved left body, an end of said curved left body pin-joined to a bottom end of said left arm of said front leg, the other end of said curved left body pin-joined to a left sleeve member slidably positioned along said left arm of said rear leg;
- a right connection member having a curved right body, an end of said curved right body pin-joined to a bottom end of said right arm of said front leg, the other end of said curved right body pin-joined to a right sleeve member slidably positioned along said right arm of said rear leg;
- wherein each of said left and right sleeve members has a locking means for locking into one of said positioning holes on said left and right arms of said rear leg, respectively.
2. The baby seating device according to claim 1, wherein said baby seating device is folded by sliding said left and right sleeve members to an upper section of said left and right arms of said rear leg.
3. The baby seating device according to claim 1, wherein said baby seating device is unfolded by sliding said left and right sleeve members to a middle section of said left and right arms of said rear leg.
4. The baby seating device according to claim 1, wherein said baby seating device is pendulous by sliding said left and right sleeve members to a bottom section of said left and right arms of said rear leg so that said curved bodies of said connection members touch the ground.
5. The baby seating device according to claim 1, wherein said locking means comprises a tubular section, a chamber above said tubular section, and a handle resiliently residing in said chamber; said chamber has at least a resilient element inside engaged by said handle; said handle has an elongated opening whose aperture is larger then said left or right arm of said rear leg to allow said left or right arm of said rear leg to thread through; and said handle has a pin radially sticking into said opening for locking into one of said positioning holes.
6. The baby seating device according to claim 5, wherein each resilient element is engaged and threaded over a block of said handle.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 19, 2008
Publication Date: Aug 20, 2009
Inventor: FENG-JUNG LO (Yung Kang City)
Application Number: 12/033,023
International Classification: A47D 1/02 (20060101);