One or more embodiments of the present invention relates to a child product, and more specifically, to a foldable swing frame.
With increase of living standards of people, various child products are widely used in families. A swing frame is one of the most popular child products. In order to ensure a child's safety, the swing frame includes a base for allowing the swing frame to stand stably. However, the conventional swing frame is not foldable. Therefore, the swing frame occupies a larger space when not in use, which is inconvenient for transportation or storage. Furthermore, there is another conventional swing frame including a detachable seat for allowing a user to detach the seat to reduce an occupied space of the swing frame when the swing frame is not in use. However, a base of such swing frame is not foldable, and such swing frame still occupies a certain space when not in use. Therefore, the aforementioned problem has not been effectively solved.
One or more embodiments of the present invention aims at providing a foldable swing frame capable of being folded compactly for solving one or more of the aforementioned problems in the prior art.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, one or more embodiments of the present invention discloses a foldable swing frame including a seat assembly, at least one lateral support, at least one joint assembly and at least one bottom leg assembly. The at least one lateral support is located beside the seat assembly. The seat assembly is assembled with the at least one lateral support. The at least one joint assembly is installed on the at least one lateral support. The at least one bottom leg assembly is for standing the foldable swing frame. The at least one bottom leg assembly is assembled with the at least one joint assembly. The at least one bottom leg assembly is pivotally connected to the at least one lateral support by the at least one joint assembly, and the at least one bottom leg assembly is switchable between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the at least one lateral support by the at least one joint assembly.
In contrast to the prior art, in one or more embodiments of the present invention, the bottom leg assembly is switchable between the folded position and the unfolded position relative to the lateral support, and the first seat frame and the second seat frame are capable of pivotally folding or unfolding relative to the swing arm. Therefore, when the foldable swing frame is not in use, an occupied space of the foldable swing frame can be reduced effectively by switching the bottom leg assembly to the folded position and pivotally folding the first seat frame and the second seat frame relative to the swing arm, without detachment of the seat assembly. Therefore, the foldable swing frame has advantages of compact folding, easy transportation and easy storage.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the embodiments illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
In order to illustrate technical specifications and structural features as well as achieved purposes and effects of one or more embodiments of the present invention, relevant embodiments and figures are described as follows.
In the following detailed description of the embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “back”, etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. Also, if not specified, the term “connect” is intended to mean either an indirect or direct mechanical connection. Thus, if a first device is coupled to a second device, that connection may be through a direct mechanical connection, or through an indirect mechanical connection via other devices and connections.
Furthermore, “first,” “second,” and “third” in the preceding embodiments are configured to distinguish embodiments, but do not represent superiority or inferiority of all embodiments, i.e., “first embodiment” is intended to mean neither “representative embodiment” nor “preferred embodiment.”
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Understandably, the numbers of the lateral support, the joint assembly and the bottom leg assembly are not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the foldable swing frame can include only one lateral support, one joint assembly and one bottom leg assembly at one side or at a center.
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In this embodiment, the locked structure 60 can include a hole structure. However, the structure of the locked structure 60 is not limited to this embodiment.
Understandably, the structure of the foldable swing frame is not limited to this embodiment. The structure depends on practical demands. For example, in another embodiment, the resilient recovering component can be omitted, and a user has to operate the locking assembly manually to switch the locking assembly between the locking position and the unlocking position. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the locking assembly can be disposed on the lateral support, and the locked structure can be formed on the bottom leg assembly. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the locking assembly can be disposed on the joint assembly, and the locked structure can be formed on the lateral support. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the foldable swing frame can include two locking assemblies respectively installed on the two lateral supports, two resilient recovering components respectively abutting against the two locking assemblies, and two locked structures respectively formed on the two joint assemblies.
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In this embodiment, the locking assembly 50 can include a sliding button slidable along a front-rear direction of the foldable swing frame 1, i.e., an arrow direction A shown in
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Specifically, in this embodiment, each of the first joint components 31 and each of the second joint components 32 are configured to pivot horizontally, so that each of the first joint components 31 and each of the second joint components 32 can respectively drive the corresponding first bottom leg 41 and the corresponding second bottom leg 42 to pivot horizontally to achieve the smooth switching movement of each of the bottom leg assemblies 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
More specifically, the locked structure 60 includes a first locked portion 61 formed on the first joint component 31 corresponding to the locking assembly 50 and a second locked portion 62 formed on the second joint component 32 corresponding to the locking assembly 50. The locking assembly 50 includes a first locking component 51 and a second locking component 52. The first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52 are slidably disposed on the corresponding lateral support 20. The first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52 can be two sliding buttons slidably disposed on the corresponding lateral support 20. The first locked portion 61 and the second locked portion 62 can be two hole structures respectively formed on the corresponding first joint component 31 and the corresponding second joint component 32. The two locking portions 50a are respectively formed on the first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52. The two operating portions 50b are respectively formed on the first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52. The first locking component 51 is for engaging with the first locked portion 61 for locking the corresponding first joint component 31. The second locking component 52 is for engaging with the second locked portion 62 for locking the corresponding second joint component 32.
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Understandably, the structure of the foldable swing frame is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the foldable swing frame can include two resilient recovering components respectively disposed between the first locking component and the corresponding lateral support and between the second locking component and the corresponding lateral support.
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In this embodiment, when each of the bottom leg assemblies 40 switches to the folded position as shown in
Understandably, the structure of the foldable swing frame is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, each of the bottom leg assemblies does not move close to the bottom transverse rod when each of the bottom leg assemblies switches to the folded position.
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Understandably, the structure of the foldable swing arm is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the seat assembly can include only one pivoting device at a center or any other position of the top transverse rod, and one swing arm assembled with the pivoting device.
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Understandably, the structure of the foldable swing frame is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the swing arm, the first seat frame and the second seat frame can be integrally formed together. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the first seat frame and the second seat frame can be integrally formed together.
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In the second embodiment, a first joint component 31′ and a second joint component 32′ of a joint assembly 30′ of the foldable swing frame 1′ can be two synchromesh gear components rotatably engaged with each other. Therefore, the user only has to pivotally fold or unfold one of the first bottom leg 41 and the second bottom leg 42, and the other one of the first bottom leg 41 and the second bottom leg 42 can be driven to pivotally fold or unfold, which is convenient in use. In the first embodiment, the first joint component 31 and the second joint component 32 cannot be driven synchronously by each other, and therefore, the user has to pivotally fold or unfold both of the first bottom leg 41 and the second bottom leg 42.
In the second embodiment, the foldable swing frame 1′ includes two locking assemblies 50′. Each of the locking assemblies 50′ is movably installed on the corresponding bottom leg assembly 40. Specifically, as shown in
In the second embodiment, the locked structure 60′ includes a protruding structure. A locking portion 50a′ of the locking assembly 50′, which is connected to an operating portion 50b′ of the locking assembly 50′, includes a recess structure for cooperating with the protruding structure of the locked structure 60′. In the first embodiment, the locked structure 60 includes the hole structure.
Other structures of the second embodiment are identical to ones of the first embodiment and have similar variations described above. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
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In the first embodiment, the locking assembly 50 switches between the locking position and the unlocking position in a moving manner. The first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52 are slidably disposed on the corresponding lateral support 20. The first locked portion 61 and the second locked portion 62 of the locked structure 60 are respectively formed on the corresponding first joint component 31 and the corresponding second joint component 32. The resilient recovering component 70 is disposed between the first locking component 51 and the second locking component 52.
Other structures of the third embodiment are identical to ones of the first embodiment and have similar variations described above. Detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity.
In contrast to the prior art, in one or more embodiments of the present invention, the bottom leg assembly is switchable between the folded position and the unfolded position relative to the lateral support, and the first seat frame and the second seat frame are capable of pivotally folding or unfolding relative to the swing arm. Therefore, when the foldable swing frame is not in use, an occupied space of the foldable swing frame can be reduced effectively by switching the bottom leg assembly to the folded position and pivotally folding the first seat frame and the second seat frame relative to the swing arm, without detachment of the seat assembly. Therefore, the foldable swing frame has advantages of compact folding, easy transportation and easy storage.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/552,689, filed Dec. 16, 2021, which claims priority to the Chinese Patent Application No. 202011494598.6, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, the entire content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
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