EP0995382A1 - Vibrating bouncer housing system - Google Patents

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EP0995382A1
EP0995382A1 EP99307435A EP99307435A EP0995382A1 EP 0995382 A1 EP0995382 A1 EP 0995382A1 EP 99307435 A EP99307435 A EP 99307435A EP 99307435 A EP99307435 A EP 99307435A EP 0995382 A1 EP0995382 A1 EP 0995382A1
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frame
vibrator
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Mark Geis
Jeff Steininger
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Evenflo Co Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
    • A47D13/10—Rocking-chairs; Indoor Swings ; Baby bouncers
    • A47D13/107—Rocking-chairs; Indoor Swings ; Baby bouncers resiliently suspended or supported, e.g. baby bouncers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
    • A47D13/08—Devices for use in guiding or supporting children, e.g. safety harness
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D15/00—Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D9/00—Cradles ; Bassinets
    • A47D9/02—Cradles ; Bassinets with rocking mechanisms
    • A47D9/057—Cradles ; Bassinets with rocking mechanisms driven by electric motors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S297/00—Chairs and seats
    • Y10S297/11—Baby bouncer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S5/00—Beds
    • Y10S5/915—Beds with vibrating means

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  • the present invention relates to an infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator and more particularly pertains to Effecting the soothing vibrating of an infant bouncer seat for comfort and entertainment.
  • infant seats of various designs and configurations are known in the prior art. More specifically, infant seats of various designs and configurations heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of imparting motion to seats for infants through known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
  • United States Patent Number 5,507,564 to Huang discloses a Baby Deck Chair Having An Adjustable Back.
  • United States Patent Number 5,370,441 to Shi-wen Chuang discloses a Baby Chair for Wheeled Cycles.
  • United States Patent Number 5,575,530 assigned to Gerry Baby Products Company discloses an Infant Bouncer.
  • United States Patent Number 5,509,721 to Huang discloses a Foldable Recliner Structure for an Infant.
  • United States Patent Number 5,411,315 assigned to Children On the Go, Inc. discloses an Infant Bounce Chair.
  • United States Patent Number 5,308,143 assigned to Joanna A. Nichols discloses a Safety Rocker for an Infant Seat.
  • United States Patent Number 4,553,786 assigned to William Lockett, III discloses an Infant Seating and Lounge Unit.
  • United States Patent Number 4,141,095 to Adachi discloses an Electronic Cradle.
  • United States Patent Number 5,460,430 assigned to Hasbro, Inc. discloses a Seat for Infant.
  • the infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of effecting the soothing vibrating of an infant bouncer seat for comfort and entertainment.
  • the present invention provides an improved infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator.
  • the general purpose of the present invention which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
  • the present invention essentially comprises a new and improved infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator to effect the soothing vibrating of the bouncer seat and infant therein for comfort and entertainment.
  • the system includes a tubular frame defining the periphery of a generally horizontal base section.
  • the base section includes a front end and a back end and a generally vertical back section with an upper end and a lower end adjacent to the back of the base section and having downwardly extending legs for supporting the base section and the back section.
  • a fabric cover encompassing the base section and the back section for the retention of a child on the upper surface thereof.
  • a belt assembly coupled with respect to the fabric cover on the upper surface thereof for safely retaining the child upon the base section and back section.
  • the system also includes a recess formed in the fabric adjacent to the front of the base section to expose the frame thereadjacent.
  • the recess constitutes about the central third of the length of the frame at the front of the base section with spaced vertical apertures through the frame thereat.
  • a vibrator housing is positioned on the exposed portion of the frame.
  • the housing has a flat upper part with a door for the receipt of a single D-size battery.
  • the housing also has an enlarged lower part with a hollow housing therewithin.
  • a horizontal support aperture is formed laterally from edge to edge of the housing with semicircular cut-outs in the upper part and the lower housing part in mating relationship for receiving the frame therebetween.
  • Aligned vertical attachment apertures are located in the upper and lower housing parts adjacent to the front edge thereof for receipt of a bolt therethrough and through the vertical apertures of the frame with a hexagonal recess at the lower extent for receiving a hexagonal nut matable with each bolt.
  • the system also includes supplemental apertures extending upwardly from the lower housing part adjacent to the rear with threads in the upper housing part for the coupling between the upper and lower housing parts by a screw.
  • a planar generally vertical surface is on the front portion of the lower housing part with three buttons having indicia thereon indicative of no power, low power and high power.
  • a rotatable vibrator which is located within the housing electrically coupled with respect to the buttons and the battery whereby the depression of the first button will terminate power to the vibrator, depression of the second button will generate low power to the vibrator for low vibrations of the frame and seat and the depression of the third button will generate high power to the vibrator for rapid vibration of the frame and seat.
  • An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator economically available to the buying public.
  • Even still another object of the present invention is to provide an infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator for effecting the soothing vibrating of an infant bouncer seat for comfort and entertainment.
  • An infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator to effect the soothing vibrating of the bouncer seat for comfort and entertainment including a tubular frame which defines the periphery of a generally horizontal base section with a front end and a back end and a generally vertical back section with an upper end and a lower end adjacent to the back of the base section and having downwardly extending legs for supporting the base section and the back section. Also included is a fabric cover which encompasses the base section and the back section for the retention of a child on the upper surface thereof. Additionally included is a vibrator housing positioned on the exposed portion of the frame. The housing has a flat upper part with a door for the receipt of a battery.
  • the housing also has an enlarged lower part with a hollow housing therewithin for supporting the battery.
  • a support aperture is formed laterally from edge to edge of the housing with cut-outs in the upper part and the lower housing part in mating relationship for receiving the frame.
  • Aligned attachment apertures are located in the upper and lower housing parts adjacent to the front edge thereof for receipt of a bolt therethrough and through the apertures of the frame with a recess at the lower extent for receiving a nut matable with the bolt.
  • Supplemental apertures extend upwardly from the lower housing part.
  • a surface on the front portion of the lower housing part with a plurality of buttons having indicia thereon indicative of no power, low power and high power.
  • a vibrator located within the housing electrically coupled with respect to the buttons and the battery whereby the depression of the first button will terminate power to the vibrator, depression of the second button will generate low power to the vibrator for low vibrations of the frame and seat and the depression of the third button will generate high power to the vibrator for rapid vibration of the frame and seat.
  • the infant bouncer seat system with an automatic vibrator 10 is comprised of a plurality of components.
  • Such components in their broadest context include a frame, a cover, a belt assembly and a vibrator housing.
  • Such components are individually configured and correlated with respect to each other so as to attain the desired objective.
  • the new and improved infant bouncer seat system 10 has an automatic vibrator to effect the soothing vibrating of the bouncer seat and infant therein for comfort and entertainment.
  • the system comprises, in combination, a tubular frame 14 which defines the periphery of a generally horizontal base section 16.
  • the base second has a front end 18 and a back end 20.
  • the seat frame also includes a generally vertical back section 22.
  • the back section has an upper end 24 and a lower end 26 adjacent to the back of the base section.
  • the frame also has downwardly extending legs 28 for supporting the base section and the back section.
  • the system further includes a fabric cover 32 which encompasses the base section and the back section. Together the cover and frame function for the retention of a child on the upper surface of the cover.
  • the system further includes a belt assembly 36 which is coupled with respect to the fabric cover.
  • the belt assembly is located on the upper surface of the cover for safely retaining the child upon the base section and back section of the seat.
  • a recess 40 is formed in the fabric adjacent to the front of the base section to expose the frame thereadjacent.
  • the recess constitutes about the central third of the length of the frame at the front of the base section.
  • Spaced vertical apertures 42 extend through the frame at this exposed region of the frame.
  • the system further includes a vibrator housing 46.
  • a vibrator housing 46 Such housing is positioned on the exposed portion of the frame.
  • the housing has a generally flat upper part 48 with a door 50 for the receipt of a single D-size battery 52.
  • the housing also has an enlarged lower part 54 with a hollow housing 56 therewithin.
  • a horizontal support aperture 60 is formed in the system laterally from edge to edge of the housing.
  • Such aperture includes semicircular cut-outs in the upper part and the lower housing part. The cutouts are in mating relationship for receiving the frame therebetween.
  • Aligned vertical attachment apertures 64, 66 are located in the upper and lower housing parts adjacent to the front edge thereof for receipt of a bolt 68 therethrough and through the vertical apertures of the frame.
  • a hexagonal recess is formed at the lower extent of the aperture 66 for receiving a hexagonal nut matable with each bolt.
  • Supplemental apertures 76 in the system extend upwardly from the lower housing part adjacent to the rear with threads 78 in the upper housing part for the coupling between the upper and lower housing parts by a screw 80.
  • buttons 86, 88, 90 having indicia thereon indicative of no power, low power and high power.
  • a rotatable vibrator 94 is located within the housing and is electrically coupled with respect to the buttons and the battery. In this manner, the depression of the first button 86 will terminate power to the vibrator. Depression of the second button 88 will generate low power to the vibrator for low vibrations of the frame and seat. Depression of the third button 90 will generate high power to the vibrator for rapid vibration of the frame and seat.
  • the system of the present invention as described hereinabove further comprises a two-piece clamshell housing that contains a two-speed vibrating motor, 1 D size battery, a three button switch assembly and terminals.
  • the housing mounts to the bouncer frame, tubing with two nuts and bolts directly through holes in the tubing clamping the two-piece housing together for improved vibration transmission throughout bouncer frame.
  • the contoured shape of the housing and method of how it is attached to the frame for better vibration carried through tubing makes the present invention superior over the prior art.

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US5308143A (en) 1992-09-23 1994-05-03 Joanna A. Nichols Safety rocker for an infant seat
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US5460430A (en) 1992-06-24 1995-10-24 Hasbro, Inc. Seat for infant
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US4553786A (en) 1983-08-10 1985-11-19 William Lockett, III Infant seating and lounge unit
FR2638343A1 (fr) * 1988-11-02 1990-05-04 Falkowski Richard Dispositif pour balancer les voitures d'enfants, les berceaux, les balancoires etc. sans intervention manuelle
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