US3648307A
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Child{40 s article of furniture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-01-15
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Granted: 1972-03-14
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Expires: 1990-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A child''s article of furniture of the swinging type convertible to a number of different items, according to the use desired, including a base frame having opposite ends rigidly supported vertically, a cradle member comprising a child-supporting unit and a base unit detachably connected and arranged to be pivotally supported by a pair of U-shaped torsion bars supported at the upper ends adjacent the opposite sides of the end members of said base frame and the legs of the torsion bars being tensioned in a manner tending to move the upper ends toward each other, whereby the lower horizontal portions of said torsion bars substantially resist longitudinal movement of the bars axially of themselves, the child''s supporting member unit having front and rear side members extending between the ends thereof, one of said side members being removable to permit the mounting of a horizontal tray member and the rear side member being selectively positionable in a number of different positions spaced inwardly from the outer edges of said end members of the child-supporting unit and thereby provide adjustable seating of a child in said supporting unit, and the base unit attached to said child''s supporting unit being arranged to be detached from said torsion bars for use either as a stationary cradle or settee, or bassinet and car bed.
Inventors
- 👤 James R Meade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:40
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D9/00; A47D9/02; A47D1/00; A47D11/00; A47D11/005; A47D9/012; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2854
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A child''s article of furniture of the swinging type comprising in combination, a base frame comprising a pair of vertical head members rigidly connected in spaced parallel relationship and the lower portions being adapted to rest on a floor surface, a child-supporting unit positioned between said head members above the lower portions thereof, a pair of similar rectangular U-shaped torsion members extending between and pivotally connected at the ends of the legs thereof to transversely spaced locations on the upper portions of said head members and said torsion members depending substantially perpendicularly downwardly from said pivotal connections, the upper ends of said legs when not connected to said head members extending toward each other a greater distance than when connected to said head members and thereby being supported in tensioned condition at all times tending to urge said ends toward each other, whereby said legs resist movement of the horizontal lower positions of said torsion members longitudinally of themselves, means to connect said child''s supporting unit to said horizontal lower portions of said torsion members for horizontal swinging movement thereby, and power means connected to said child''s supporting unit and operable to oscillate it to effect said horizontal swinging movement automatically.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A child''s article of furniture of the swinging type comprising in combination, a base frame comprising a pair of vertical head members rigidly connected in spaced parallel relationship and the lower portions being adapted to rest on a floor surface, a child-supporting unit positioned between said head members above the lower portions thereof, a pair of similar rectangular U-shaped torsion members extending between and pivotally connected at the ends of the legs thereof to transversely spaced locations on the upper portions of said head members and said torsion members depending substantially perpendicularly downwardly from said pivotal connections, the upper ends of said legs when not connected to said head members extending toward each other a greater distance than when connected to said head members and thereby being supported in tensioned condition at all times tending to urge said ends toward each other, whereby said legs resist movement of the horizontal lower positions of said torsion members longitudinally of themselves, means to connect said child''s supporting unit to said horizontal lower portions of said torsion members for horizontal swinging movement thereby, and power means connected to said child''s supporting unit and operable to oscillate it to effect said horizontal swinging movement automatically.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The article of furniture according to claim 1 in which said child-supporting unit is provided with a bottom and upright ends extending upwardly from the opposite ends of said bottom, and said article of furniture also including means interconnecting said bottom of said supporting unit to the horizontal lower portions of said torsion members adjacent the lower ends of said legs thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The article of furniture according to claim 2 further including antifriction rollers supported on the inner surfaces of said head members and operable to engage the upright ends of said supporting unit if during use the tensioned forces of said torsion members is exceeded beyond a predetermined amount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The article of furniture according to claim 2 further including antifriction means spaced longitudinally along the horizontal lower portions of said torsion bars and engaging said means which interconnect the bottom of said child-supporting unit to said torsion bars.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of furniture according to claim 4 in which said means interconnecting the bottom of said child-supporting unit to said torsion bars comprises a base for said supporting unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The article of furniture according to claim 5 in which said base for said child-supporting unit is provided with notches in the lower surfaces thereof operable to detachably receive said torsion bars for separation thereof from the torsion bars to permit the connected supporting unit and base to serve as a crib or settee.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The article of furniture according to claim 6 in which said child-supporting unit has a bottom member which also is detachable from said base therefor to permit said supporting unit to serve as a car bed and similar purposes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The article of furniture according to claim 2 further including front and rear side members extending between the opposite side edges of said upright ends of said child-supporting unit to comprise a crib structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The article of furniture according to claim 8 further including slot means on said upright ends of said child-supporting unit operable to removably support the opposite ends of said front side member to permit removal thereof so that said supporting unit may be used as a settee.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
The article of furniture according to claim 9 further including a horizontal tray member, and means on said upright ends of said child-supporting unIt operable to receive and support the opposite ends of said horizontal tray member, said tray member being insertable into said support means from the open side of said child-supporting unit when serving as a settee.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
The article of furniture according to claim 10 in which said means interconnecting said child-supporting unit and torsion bars is a base for said supporting unit extending between the bottom of said supporting unit extending between the bottom of said supporting unit and said torsion bars, and said base having means thereon to receive said tray member to store it in a concealed manner and locked in balanced position within said base when not in use.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
The article of furniture according to claim 9 in which said child-supporting unit includes means operable to permit adjustable positioning of said rear side member at selected distances rearwardly from the front of said supporting unit when said front side member is removed therefrom to serve as a settee.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A child''s article of furniture comprising in combination, a supporting unit for a child including a bottom member arranged horizontally in use and a pair of substantially vertical end members fixed at the lower ends thereof respectively to opposite ends of said bottom member, a base unit having lower terminal portions engageable with supporting means, means separably positioning the bottom member of said supporting unit upon the upper portion of said base unit, latch means detachably locking said units together for use, front and rear side members extending between said end members of said child-supporting unit to comprise a crib, said front side member being movable to permit the assembled units to serve as a settee and said rear side member being adjustably positionable selectively at a plurality of positions spaced different distances from the front side of said supporting unit to serve as a back rest.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
A child''s article of furniture comprising in combination, a supporting unit for a child including a bottom member arranged horizontally in use and a pair of substantially vertical end members fixed at the lower ends thereof respectively to opposite ends of said bottom member, a base unit having lower terminal portions engageable with supporting means, means separably positioning the bottom member of said supporting unit upon the upper portion of said base unit, latch means detachably locking said units together for use, front and rear side members extending between said end members of said child-supporting unit to comprise a crib, said front side member being movable to permit the assembled units to serve as a settee and said rear side member being adjustably positionable selectively at a plurality of positions spaced different distances from the front side of said supporting unit to serve as a back rest.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
The article of furniture according to claim 13 in which said end members of said child-supporting unit respectively are provided with complementary sets of substantially parallel grooves spaced different distances inward from the rear edges of said end members of said supporting unit to comprise an adjustable positioning means to slidably receive the ends of said rear side member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
The article of furniture according to claim 13 in which said end members are also each provided with a similar slot adjacent and substantially parallel to the front edge of said end members of said child-supporting unit to slidably receive respectively the opposite ends of said front side member to permit removal thereof when it is desired to have the supporting unit serve as a settee.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
99 words
The article of furniture according to claim 15 in which said end members of said child-supporting unit are additionally provided with horizontal slots spaced above the bottom member of said supporting unit and extending inward from the front edges thereof, and said supporting unit further including an elongated tray member adapted to have the opposite ends thereof slidably received in said horizontal slots in said end members to permit said tray member to be disposed in operative position when said child-supporting unit is serving as a settee but said tray member being removable from said horizontal slots when desired.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
The article of furniture according to claim 13 in which said base unit is provided with one side member adjacent the front of said child-supporting unit, said side member sloping downwardly and outwardly and provided with a foot ledge projecting substantially perpendicularly outwardly from said side member of said base unit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
61 words
The article of furniture according to claim 13 in which said base unit is provided with end members and said means which detachably position said base unit and supporting unit relative to each other comprising a plurality of pins extending from the end members of one of said units into complementary holes provided in the end members of the other unit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
101 words
The aRticle of furniture according to claim 13 in which said end members of said child-supporting unit are provided with horizontal slots extending inward from the front edges thereof along the inner faces of said end members, and said child-supporting unit further including an elongated tray member adapted to have the opposite ends thereof slidably received within said horizontal slots when the front side member of said supporting unit has been removed, and said base unit being provided with a space in the upper portion thereof complementary to said tray member and adapted to receive and store the same when desired.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
50 words
The article of furniture according to claim 19 further including latch means on the opposite ends of said tray member engageable with the vertical end members of said child-supporting unit to detachably secure the opposite ends of said tray member in a desired operative position between said vertical end members.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
63 words
The article of furniture according to claim 1 in which said vertical head members and at least the portions of said child-supporting unit which are connected to said torsion members are formed from wood to sustain loads in compression and said torsion members are formed from metal to sustain loads in tension, whereby said respective elements provide maximum efficiency when sustaining a load.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-03-14 | 1975-09-13 | 1976-03-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-03-14 | 1979-09-13 | 1980-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-03-14 | 1983-09-13 | 1984-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |