Foldable swing frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11903493-B2
Application number	US-202117552689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2021
Priority date	Dec 17, 2020
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

A foldable swing frame is provided and includes a seat assembly, a lateral support, a joint assembly and a bottom leg assembly. The lateral support is located beside the seat assembly. The seat assembly is assembled with the lateral support. The joint assembly is installed on the lateral support. The bottom leg assembly is for standing the foldable swing frame. The bottom leg assembly is assembled with the joint assembly. The bottom leg assembly is pivotally connected to the lateral support by the joint assembly, and the bottom leg assembly is switchable between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the lateral support by the joint assembly. One or more embodiments of the foldable swing frame can be folded compactly to reduce an occupied space of the foldable swing frame without detachment of the seat assembly for easy transportation and easy storage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable swing frame comprising:
a seat assembly;
at least one lateral support located beside the seat assembly, the seat assembly being assembled with the at least one lateral support;
at least one joint assembly installed on the at least one lateral support; and
at least one bottom leg assembly for standing the foldable swing frame, the at least one bottom leg assembly being assembled with the at least one joint assembly, the at least one bottom leg assembly being pivotally connected to the at least one lateral support by the at least one joint assembly, and the at least one bottom leg assembly being switchable in a horizontal direction between a folded position and an unfolded position relative to the at least one lateral support by the at least one joint assembly.

2. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , wherein the seat assembly is hung by the at least one lateral support.

3. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom leg assembly stands the foldable swing frame in response to the at least one bottom leg assembly being in the unfolded position.

4. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom leg assembly stands the foldable swing frame in response to the at least one bottom leg assembly being in the folded position.

5. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , wherein the at least one joint assembly is installed on a bottom portion of the at least one lateral support, the seat assembly is assembled with a top portion of the at least one lateral support, and the at least one bottom leg assembly pivots horizontally during a switching movement of the at least one bottom leg assembly between the folded position and the unfolded position.

6. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , further comprising at least one locking assembly installed on one of the at least one lateral support, the at least one joint assembly and the at least one bottom leg assembly and being switchable between a locking position and a unlocking position, and the at least one locking assembly preventing the at least one bottom leg assembly from switching from the unfolded position to the folded position in response to the at least one locking assembly being located at the locking position.

7. The foldable swing frame of claim 6 , wherein the at least one locking assembly switches between the locking position and the unlocking position in a moving manner or in a resiliently deforming manner.

8. The foldable swing frame of claim 7 , wherein at least one locked structure is formed on another one of the at least one lateral support, the at least one joint assembly and the at least one bottom leg assembly, and the at least one locking assembly engages with the at least one locked structure in response to the at least one locking assembly being located at the locking position.

9. The foldable swing frame of claim 8 , further comprising at least one resilient recovering component abutting against the at least one locking assembly for driving the at least one locking assembly to move to the locking position.

10. The foldable swing frame of claim 8 , wherein the at least one locked structure comprises a hole structure, and the at least one locking assembly is slidable horizontally.

11. The foldable swing frame of claim 8 , wherein the at least one locking assembly comprises:
a locking portion for engaging with the at least one locked structure; and
an operating portion connected to the locking portion, the at least one locking assembly being drivable by operation of the operating portion to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

12. The foldable swing frame of claim 11 , wherein the at least one locking assembly comprises a sliding sleeve slidably sleeved on the at least one bottom leg assembly or a sliding button slidably disposed on the at least one lateral support.

13. The foldable swing frame of claim 8 , wherein the at least one joint assembly comprises a first joint component and a second joint component, the at least one bottom leg assembly comprises a first bottom leg and a second bottom leg, the first joint component is pivotally connected to the at least one lateral support, the first bottom leg is installed on the first joint component, the second joint component is pivotally connected to the at least one lateral support, the second bottom leg is installed on the second joint component, the first joint component and the second joint component are pivotable, the first joint component and the second joint component respectively drive the first bottom leg and the second bottom leg to move toward each other in response to the at least one bottom leg assembly switching to the folded position, and the first joint component and the second joint component respectively drive the first bottom leg and the second bottom leg to move away from each other in response to the at least one bottom leg assembly switching to the unfolded position.

14. The foldable swing frame of claim 13 , wherein a pivotal connection of the first joint component and the at least one lateral support does not coincide with a pivotal connection of the second joint component and the at least one lateral support.

15. The foldable swing frame of claim 13 , wherein the first joint component and the second joint component are configured to pivot horizontally to respectively drive the first bottom leg and the second bottom leg to pivot horizontally.

16. The foldable swing frame of claim 13 , wherein the at least one locked structure comprises a first locked portion formed on the first joint component and a second locked portion formed on the second joint component, and the at least one locking assembly comprises:
a first locking component slidably disposed on the at least one lateral support for engaging with the first locked portion; and
a second locking component slidably disposed on the at least one lateral support and for engaging with the second locked portion.

17. The foldable swing frame of claim 16 , wherein the first locking component and the second locking component are disposed in a back-to-back arrangement and slidable toward or away from each other, and the first locking component and the second locking component respectively disengage from the first locked portion and the second locked portion during a process that the first locking component and the second locking component slide toward each other.

18. The foldable swing frame of claim 13 , wherein the at least one locking assembly comprises a first locking component installed on the first joint component and a second locking component installed on the second joint component, and the at least one locked structure comprises:
a first locked portion formed on the at least one lateral support and for engaging with the first locking component; and
a second locked portion formed on the at least one lateral support and for engaging with the second locking component.

19. The foldable swing frame of claim 13 , wherein the at least one locking assembly is slidably disposed on at least one of the first bottom leg and the second bottom leg, and the at least one locked structure is formed on the at least one lateral support.

20. The foldable swing frame of claim 19 , wherein the first joint component and the second joint component are two synchromesh gear components rotatably engaged with each other.

21. The foldable swing frame of claim 1 , wherein the at least one lateral support comprises two lateral supports spaced from e

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Cheng Manqun

Classifications

• A47D13/105 Primary

  pivotally mounted in a frame · CPC title

• A47D9/005

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D9/016

  capable of being suspended from, or attached to, other articles or structures, e.g. adult's bed · CPC title

• A47D13/101

  Foldable rocking chairs · CPC title

• A63G9/02 Primary

  with two suspensory axles · CPC title