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US4598946A
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Rocking infant seat
Assignee: COLLIER-KEYWORTH Co
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Filing: 1985-01-02
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Granted: 1986-07-08
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Expires: 2005-01-02
Abstract
Abstract A rocking infant seat having an adjustable at-rest position includes a seat having an arcuate lower support surface resting on a planar base, a slot in the seat, and a bolt extending through the slot to secure the seat to the base.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard E. Cone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D13/00; A47D13/10; A47D13/107; A47D13/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A rocking seat having an adjustable at-rest position comprising a seat having a lower convexly arcuate support surface, a base having a generally planar upper surface, and means for securing said seat to said base with said support surface resting on said base surface to form an assembly, said means including a slot in said support surface, a bolt extending through said slot, and means for releasably connecting said bolt to said seat and said base at any one of a plurality of at-rest positions in said slot, said assembly including yieldable means to permit said support surface to rock upon said base surface to and from its at-rest position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A rocking seat having an adjustable at-rest position comprising a seat having a lower convexly arcuate support surface, a base having a generally planar upper surface, and means for securing said seat to said base with said support surface resting on said base surface to form an assembly, said means including a slot in said support surface, a bolt extending through said slot, and means for releasably connecting said bolt to said seat and said base at any one of a plurality of at-rest positions in said slot, said assembly including yieldable means to permit said support surface to rock upon said base surface to and from its at-rest position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said yieldable means includes the support surface adjacent said slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said yieldable means includes a spring between said bolt and one of said seat and said base urging said support surface against said base surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 3 in which said slot is located adjacent the juncture of said bottom and said back.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 3 in which said spring is disposed between one end of said bolt and the adjacent seat or base in position to be compressed by rocking of said seat away from said at-rest position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said support surface is cylindrical and said slot is transverse to the major axis of said cylindrical support surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 6 in which said seat includes a bottom, back, and sides, and said slot extends generally parallel to said sides adjacent the juncture of said bottom and said back.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said support surface is a segment of a sphere.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 in which said seat includes a bottom, back, and sides, and said slot extends generally parallel to said sides.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 1 which includes a safety shield in the form of a flexible collapsible bellows wall surrounding and spaced from said connecting means and extending continuously from said lower support surface to said upper surface of said base.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A rocking seat as claimed in claim 10 in which said seat includes a bottom, back, and sides, and said slot extends generally parallel to said sides adjacent the juncture of said bottom and said back.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-07-07 | 1994-01-06 | 1994-07-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-07-07 | 1998-01-06 | 1998-07-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |