Cradle-Type Swing Seats for Children

Abstract

A cradle-type swing seat includes two main parts: a steel tube ring made in two halves joined together to form an oval frame, and a resilient, flexible carrier formed by a cruciform moulding of resilient, flexible polymeric material. The frame halves have holes for fixing chain suspension parts and holes for fixing the two halves together. The carrier is fixed to the frame by apertures at its extremities so that it can be slotted onto the top ring. The flexible carrier is moulded flat and its limbs are folded up to fix to the frame. The completed assembly forms a safe swing seat for young children.

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       41 . A cradle-type swing seat for a child comprising: a rigid frame; suspension means located on the rigid frame for attaching ropes or chains for suspending the swing seat; and a web of flexible material, attached to and depending from the rigid frame, defining a carrier with apertures, in which carrier a child can sit with its legs extending through the apertures, wherein the carrier is basket-like and the material of the web is resilient.  
   
   
       42 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 41 , wherein the frame is in the form of a ring, and said ring is made up of two or more inter-engaging parts.  
   
   
       43 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 42 , wherein the ring is made up of two identical parts, each part having a female end and a male end, the male end of one part being secured in the female end of the other part.  
   
   
       44 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 41 , wherein the frame is oval and has arcuate ends and straight sides.  
   
   
       45 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 41 , wherein the web of material comprises a central portion with projecting limbs, the limbs being connected to the frame and the spaces between the limbs defining the said apertures.  
   
   
       46 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the central portion has at least two intersecting external ribs for keeping the central portion flat.  
   
   
       47 . A swing seat as claimed in any  claim 45 , wherein at least one external rib is provided along each limb.  
   
   
       48 . A cradle-type swing seat for a child comprising: 
 a rigid frame;    suspension elements located on said rigid frame operative to attach chains to suspend said swing seat; and    a basket-like child carrier comprising a web of resilient, polymeric material having a flat central portion with projecting limbs, said limbs being connected to and depending from said frame, the spaces between said limbs defining apertures so that a child can sit on said flat central portion with its legs extending through said apertures.    
   
   
       49 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein said central portion has at least two intersecting external ribs for keeping said central portion flat.  
   
   
       50 . A swing seat as claimed in  48 , wherein at least one external rib is provided along each limb.  
   
   
       51 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein said web of material is cruciform when developed in plan.  
   
   
       52 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein the material of said web is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber material, synthetic rubber material, and PVC nitrile rubber.  
   
   
       53 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein the web material has a Shore hardness in the range 70 to 75 inclusive.  
   
   
       54 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein said frame is in the form of a ring made up of two identical parts, each part having a female end and a male end, the male end of one part being secured in the female end of the other part.  
   
   
       55 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein said limbs include an internal reinforcement in the form of a cable or wire.  
   
   
       56 . A cradle-type swing seat for a child comprising: 
 a frame in the form of a rigid oval ring; suspension elements located on said frame for suspending said swing seat; and    a web of resilient, flexible material, attached to said frame and depending therefrom to define an apertured basket-like carrier in which a child can sit with its legs extending through said apertures.    
   
   
       57 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 56 , wherein said frame has arcuate ends and straight sides.  
   
   
       58 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 57 , wherein said frame is in the form of a ring made up of two identical parts, each part having a female end and a male end, the male end of one part being secured in the female end of the other part, and wherein the joins between said two identical parts are in said straight sides.  
   
   
       59 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 56 , wherein said frame is of tubular form and made of metal, and wherein the material of said web is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber material, synthetic rubber material, and PVC nitrile rubber.  
   
   
       60 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 56 , wherein said central portion has at least two intersecting external ribs for keeping said central portion flat, and at least one external rib is provided along each limb.  
   
   
       61 . A swing seat as claimed in  claim 56 , wherein said web of material is cruciform when developed in plan, and said web is a flat moulding from mouldable polymeric material with said limbs being folded up from said central portion for attachment to the frame.