Rockable infant seat/cradle
US4371206A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47D13/102
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rockable infant seat/cradle includes a rotatably positionable handle secured to the opposed side walls of an integrally molded infant supporting shell. The shell comprises a curved underbelly, oppositely disposed side walls extending transverse to the underbelly and apertured rocker panel walls integral with and spaced outwardly of the side walls. A mechanism, secured to opposed, distal ends of the handle, extends through the apertures in each rocker panel and is adapted to normally lock the handle in any one of a plurality of positions. The handle locking mechanism includes a gear having a plurality of axially extending teeth, a gear retaining ring having a plurality of apertures through which the gear teeth normally extend, and a coil spring which normally biases the gear teeth into a gear ring aperture-engaging condition. The mechanism is responsive to selective axial pressure to space the gear teeth axially of the gear ring apertures so that the handle may be rotated to any one of the plurality of positions.
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