EP4618812A1

EP4618812A1 - Seat and rocking chair including the seat

Info

Publication number: EP4618812A1
Application number: EP23808731.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Kaiqin Liu; Lei Xiao
Original assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
Current assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
Priority date: 2022-11-14
Filing date: 2023-11-14
Publication date: 2025-09-24
Also published as: JP2025536650A; WO2024105043A1; TW202419023A; TWI914047B; TW202515468A; TWI869047B; CN118021104A; US20260076491A1

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a seat, including: a bracket; a lower cover connected to the bracket; a strap system, the strap system including a buckle assembly and a safety strap, an end of the safety strap being connected to the lower cover, and another end of the safety strap being fixed by the buckle assembly. The lower cover is provided with a storage groove, and the strap system is at least partially storable in the storage groove.

Description

SEAT AND ROCKING CHAIR INCLUDING THE SEAT

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of infant product technologies, and in particular, to a seat and a rocking chair including the seat.

BACKGROUND

[0002] A rocking chair for infants generally includes a seat, a base, and other accessories. The rocking chair may not only provide a space for an infant to rest and sleep, but also make the infant have a feeling similar to being hugged by a human body through rocking, so that the infant is willing to sit or lie down in the rocking chair for a long time. Therefore, more and more parents are willing to use rocking chairs to place their children in. In order to ensure safety of the infants, the rocking chair is generally provided with a strap system, for example, a shoulder belt, a waist belt, a crotch belt, a buckle assembly, and the like.

[0003] However, in use of the rocking chair, there is no need to bind the strap system to the infant's body at all times. Especially when a user (such as a parent of the infant) interacts with the infant in the rocking chair, there is generally no need to use the strap system to secure the infant. When the strap system is not in use, the strap system is generally placed directly within the seat, which affects aesthetics and neatness of the rocking chair. Further, if there is an infant sitting in the seat, the infant's body may press against the strap system, which may affect comfort of the rocking chair. In an extreme case, the strap system may even entangle a body part (such as limbs or head) of the infant, which poses safety hazards to the use of the rocking chair.

SUMMARY

[0004] Based on this, with respect to the above technical problems, there is a need to provide a seat capable of storing a strap system and a rocking chair including the same. [0005] In order to achieve the above objective, in one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a seat, including: a bracket; a lower cover connected to the bracket; a strap system including a buckle assembly and a safety strap, an end of the safety strap being connected to the lower cover, and another end of the safety strap being fixed by the buckle assembly. The lower cover is provided with a storage groove, and the strap system is at least partially storable in the storage groove. [0006] For the above seat, when the strap system is not in use, the strap system can be stored in the storage groove, thereby preventing direct placement of the strap system in the seat and improving aesthetics and neatness of the seat. Further, the strap system is stored in the storage groove, which prevents direct contact of an infant with the strap system, improves comfort of the rocking chair, and fundamentally prevents safety hazards caused by entanglement of a body part (such as limbs or head) of the infant by the safety strap.

[0007] In an embodiment, the storage groove is provided at a position of the lower cover corresponding to buttocks of an infant sitting in the seat. Optionally, in other embodiments, the storage groove may alternatively be arranged at another position of the lower cover according to an actual requirement.

[0008] In an embodiment, the storage groove is a groove formed by recessing at least part of an upper surface of the lower cover downwards.

[0009] In an embodiment, a depth of the storage groove is in a range from 12 mm to 30 mm.

[0010] In an embodiment, the depth of the storage groove is 20 mm.

[0011] In an embodiment, the lower cover is provided with a first through hole, and an end of the safety strap is capable of passing through the first through hole and is connected to the first through hole.

[0012] In an embodiment, the seat further includes seat cloth arranged above the lower cover.

[0013] In an embodiment, the seat cloth is provided with a connecting belt, the lower cover is further provided with a second through hole, an end of the connecting belt is connected to the seat cloth, and another end of the connecting belt is connected to the second through hole.

[0014] In an embodiment, the seat cloth is provided with a third through hole, and the buckle assembly and the safety strap are capable of passing through the third through hole.

[0015] In an embodiment, a partition is provided at a position of the seat cloth corresponding to the storage groove, and an area of the partition is slightly larger than that of an opening of the storage groove.

[0016] In an embodiment, the partition is made of polyethylene.

[0017] In an embodiment, a thickness of the partition is in a range from 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm. [0018] In another aspect of the present disclosure, a rocking chair is provided. The rocking chair includes: the above seat; and a base. The seat is connected to the base.

[0019] Further, the strap system is stored in the storage groove, which prevents direct placement of the strap system in the seat, improving aesthetics and neatness of the seat, prevents direct contact of an infant with the strap system, improving comfort of the rocking chair, and further fundamentally prevents safety hazards caused by entanglement of a body part (such as limbs or head) of the infant by the safety strap.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Through more specific description of preferred embodiments of the present disclosure shown in the accompanying drawings, the above and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will be clearer. In all the accompanying drawings, a same reference numeral denotes a same part. The drawings are not deliberately drawn to scale according to an actual size and the like, and a focus lies in highlighting the subject of the present disclosure.

[0021] Other features, objectives, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent through reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the following accompanying drawings.

[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rocking chair according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the rocking chair according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 3 is another schematic perspective view of the rocking chair according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of part A in FIG. 3;

[0026] FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a lower cover of the rocking chair according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of the lower cover of the rocking chair according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 7 is another schematic perspective view of the rocking chair in FIG. 1, in which a buckle assembly and a safety strap are stored in a storage groove; and

[0029] FIG. 8 is another schematic perspective view of a rocking chair according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] To facilitate understanding of the present disclosure, a more comprehensive description of the present disclosure will be given below with reference to the relevant accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are given in the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the content disclosed in the present disclosure more fully understood.

[0031] It is to be noted that when one component is considered to as being "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected another component and integrated therewith, or an intermediate element may co-exist. The terms "mount", "an end", "another end", and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0032] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as would generally be understood by those skilled in the technical field of the present disclosure. The terms used herein in the specification of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0033] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a rocking chair 1 is provided. The rocking chair 1 includes at least a seat 10 and a base 20. The seat 10 is connected to the base 20 and fixed to the base 20. Optionally, the seat 10 is detachably connected to and fixed to the base 20 through, for example, a snap connection, a bolt connection, or the like. The seat 10 includes a bracket 101, a lower cover 102, and a strap system 103. The lower cover 102 is connected to the bracket 101 and fixed to the bracket 101. Optionally, the lower cover 102 is detachably connected to and fixed to the bracket 101 through a snap connection, a bolt connection, or in other suitable manners. The strap system 103 includes a buckle assembly 1032 and a safety strap 1031. The buckle assembly 1032 is configured to detachably fix the safety strap 1031. An end of the safety strap 1031 is connected to the lower cover 102, and another end of the safety strap 1031 is fixed through the buckle assembly 1032. In this embodiment, the safety strap 1031 includes a shoulder belt 10311, a waist belt 10312, and a crotch belt 10313. An end of each of the shoulder belt 10311, the waist belt 10312, and the crotch belt 10313 is connected to the lower cover 102, and another end of each of the shoulder belt 10311, the waist belt 10312, and the crotch belt 10313 are detachably fixed to each other through the safety strap 1031. Those skilled in the art should know that the safety strap 1031 may be increased or decreased as appropriate according to an actual use requirement, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0034] Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the rocking chair 1 further includes seat cloth 104. When the strap system 103 is fastened, the strap system 103 is located above the seat cloth 104. The lower cover 102 is provided with a storage groove 1021, and the strap system 103 is at least partially storable in the storage groove 1021. In this embodiment, the storage groove 1021 is provided at a position of the lower cover 102 corresponding to buttocks of an infant sitting in the seat 10. An advantage of the arrangement at least lies in that the strap system 103 is not easy to slide out of the storage groove 1021 by using a motion tendency of the strap system 103 to slide into the storage groove 1021 due to its own gravity. Further, the storage groove 1021 in this embodiment is arranged at a position roughly corresponding to the buckle assembly 1032 when the strap system 103 is in normal use. Therefore, when the strap system 103 is stored, there is only a need to unlock the buckle assembly 1032, then the safety strap 1031 (an end thereof is connected to the unlocked buckle assembly 1032) is passed down through the seat cloth 104, and the strap system 103 can be stored in the storage groove 1021, which does not require detachment of the safety strap 1031 from the lower cover, making the storage operation more convenient. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the storage groove 1021 may be arranged at another position of the lower cover 102 according to an actual requirement. For example, the storage groove 1021 is provided at a position of the lower cover 102 corresponding to the back of the infant sitting in the seat 10, or a plurality of storage grooves are provided on positions of the lower cover 102 corresponding to the shoulder belt, the crotch belt, and the waist belt, so as to respectively store the shoulder belt, the crotch belt, the waist belt, and the buckle assembly connected thereto. In this embodiment, the storage groove 1021 is integrally formed with the lower cover 102. For example, the storage groove 1021 is a groove formed by recessing at least part of an upper surface of the lower cover 102 downwards. Optionally, the storage groove 1021 may be configured roughly in a shape of, for example, a rectangle, a circle, an oval, a polygon, or the like. In other embodiments, the storage groove 1021 and the lower cover 102 may be independent components. Optionally, the storage groove 1021 is detachably fixed to the lower cover 102 through a snap connection, a bolt connection, or in other suitable manners, or the storage groove 1021 is non-detachably fixed to the lower cover 102 through welding, riveting, or in other suitable manners. In such embodiments, an opening (not shown) is provided at a position of the lower cover 102 corresponding to the storage groove 1021, and the strap system 103 can enter the storage groove 1021 through the opening. Optionally, a depth D (refer to FIG. 2) of the storage groove 1021 is in a range from 12 mm to 30 mm. Preferably, the depth D of the storage groove 1021 is 20 mm. [0035] Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 together, the lower cover 102 is provided with a first through hole 1022, and an end of the safety strap 1031 may pass through the first through hole 1022, to realize a connection between the safety strap 1031 and the lower cover 102. Optionally, the safety strap 1031 is detachably or non-detachably connected to the lower cover 102. Preferably, the buckle assembly 1032 cannot pass through the first through hole 1022, to prevent accidental falling of the strap system 103 out of the lower cover 102. Specifically, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, a first end of the safety strap 1031 is connected to the buckle assembly 1032. A second end of the safety strap 1031 passes through the first through hole 1022, and a "butterfly-shaped" head is formed on an end portion of the second end, so that the second end of the safety strap 1031 cannot easily exit the first through hole 1022 after passing through the first through hole 1022, thereby realizing the connection between the safety strap 1031 and the lower cover 102. For the convenience of description, the term "bow" is used below to refer to a "butterfly-shaped" head of a belt structure. A structure and a function of the bow are known in the art and are not be described in detail herein. The connection between the safety strap 1031 and the lower cover 102 through the "bow" is only an optional implementation manner of this application. In other embodiments, the connection between the safety strap 1031 and the lower cover 102 may alternatively be realized in other suitable manners. For example, a stopper (not shown) is provided on a part of the safety strap 1031 passing through the first through hole 1022, so that the part of the safety strap 1031 passing through the first through hole 1022 cannot exit the first through hole 1022, or a clamping device (not shown) is provided on the first through hole 1022 to prevent the part of the safety strap 1031 passing through the first through hole 1022 from exiting the first through hole 1022. A quantity of the first through hole 1022 is greater than or equal to that of the safety strap 1031. For example, in this embodiment, the safety strap 1031 includes two shoulder belts 10311, two waist belts 10312, and one crotch belt 10313, so the quantity of the first through hole 1022 may be set to at least 5 correspondingly. Optionally, the quantity of the first through hole 1022 may be set to more than 5, such as 7 or 9, to facilitate adjustment of the connection position of the safety strap 1031 to accommodate infants of different body sizes. For example, in this embodiment, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the quantity of the first through hole 1022 is set to 7, in which 4 first through holes 1022 for the shoulder belts 10311 to pass through are provided, to facilitate adjustment of the connection position of the shoulder belts 10311 to accommodate infants of different body sizes.

[0036] Still referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the seat cloth 104 is provided with a plastic steel strip (not shown) at an outer edge, and is clamped in the bracket 101 through the plastic steel strip. A manner in which the seat cloth 104 is connected to the bracket 101 is known in the art. Details are not described again herein. The seat cloth 104 is arranged above the lower cover 102, so that the seat cloth may cover the upper surface of the lower cover 102 and cover the storage groove 1021 at the same time. A gap is formed between a lower surface of the seat cloth 104 and the upper surface of the lower cover 102. The user (for example, a parent of the infant) may put a hand deep into the gap through an opening 30 formed by the lower cover 102 and the bracket 101 to pull the strap system 103 into the storage groove 1021, which will be described in more detail hereinafter.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seat cloth 104 is provided with a connecting belt 1041, the lower cover 102 is further provided with a second through hole 1023, an end of the connecting belt 1041 is connected to the seat cloth 104, and another end of the connecting belt 1041 may pass through the second through hole 1023 and be fixedly connected to the second through hole 1023 to fix a size of the gap between the seat cloth 104 and the lower cover 102, so that the size of the gap can meet a requirement of putting the hand deep into the gap to pull the strap system 103 into the storage groove 1021 on the one hand, and can prevent accidental entry of the infant into the gap to ensure safety of use of the rocking chair 1 on the other hand. Optionally, the fixed connection between the connecting belt 1041 and the second through hole 1023 is detachable (e.g., through a bow tie or the like). A quantity of the second through hole 1023 is greater than or equal to that of the connecting belt 1041. For example, in this embodiment, the quantity of the connecting belt 1041 is 4, so the quantity of the second through hole 1023 is correspondingly set to at least 4. Optionally, the quantity of the second through hole 1023 may be set to more than 4, such as 5 or 7, to facilitate adaptation to the seat cloth 104 with different quantities of connecting belts 1041.

[0038] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seat cloth 104 is provided with a third through hole 1042, and the strap system 103 can pass through the third through hole 1042. A quantity and a position of the third through hole 1042 correspond to those of the first through hole 1022 of the lower cover 102. For example, the quantity of the third through hole 1042 is set to 7, in which 4 third through holes 1042 for the shoulder belt 10311 to pass through are provided. After the seat cloth 104 is mounted on the bracket 101, the position of the third through hole

1042 overlaps with the position of the first through hole 1022 of the lower cover 102, so that the strap system 103 can pass through the third through hole 1042 and enter the gap between the lower surface of the seat cloth 104 and the upper surface of the lower cover 102.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a partition 1043 is provided at a position of the seat cloth 104 corresponding to the storage groove 1021. Referring to FIG. 7, since the partition

1043 is arranged in the seat cloth 104 and the partition 1043 cannot be observed in a use state of the rocking chair 1, the partition 1043 is schematically shown by a dashed box in FIG. 7. An area of the partition 1043 is slightly larger than that of an opening of the storage groove 1021 to cover the storage groove 1021, which ensures flatness of the seat 20 and improves comfort of sitting of children. Optionally, the partition 1043 is made of a wood, metal, or plastic material. Preferably, the partition 1043 is made of a polyethylene material. A thickness of the partition 1043 may be reasonably selected according to the material thereof. For example, when the partition 1043 is made of the polyethylene material, the thickness of the partition 1043 is in a range from 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm.

[0040] FIG. 8 shows the rocking chair 1 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The rocking chair 1 in this embodiment and the rocking chair 1 in the foregoing embodiments are basically the same in structure, and are different in that the rocking chair 1 in this embodiment further includes a seat cushion 105, a shoulder belt protector 106, and a crotch belt protector 107. The seat cushion 105 is placed on the upper surface of the seat cloth 104 to improve comfort of the seat 10. The seat cushion 105 is provided with a fourth through hole 1051, and the strap system 103 can pass through the fourth through hole 1051. A quantity and a position of the fourth through hole 1051 correspond to those of the third through hole 1042 of the seat cloth 104. The shoulder belt protector 106 and the crotch belt protector 107 are known in the art. Details are not described again herein.

[0041] A method for storing the strap system 103 of the rocking chair 1 in embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8. In the embodiments shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps.

[0042] In step S 101, the buckle assembly 1032 is disconnected.

[0043] In step SI 02, each safety strap 1031 and the buckle assembly 1032 connected thereto pass through the third through hole 1042 of the seat cloth 104 from the front of the seat cloth 104 and exit into the gap between the lower surface of the seat cloth 104 and the upper surface of the lower cover 102, or each safety strap 1031 and the buckle assembly 1032 connected thereto are pulled from the back of the seat cloth 104 through the opening 30, so that each safety strap 1031 and the buckle assembly 1032 connected thereto pass through the third through hole 1042 of the seat cloth 104 and reach the gap between the lower surface of the seat cloth 104 and the upper surface of the lower cover 102.

[0044] In step S103, each safety strap 1031 and the buckle assembly 1032 connected thereto are put in the storage groove 1021 through the opening 30.

[0045] In this way, the storage of the strap system 103 is completed. In this case, there will be no strap system 103 on the front of the rocking chair 1, as shown in FIG. 7.

[0046] For the embodiments shown in FIG. 8, the step of storing the strap system 103 is basically the same as the above step, and a difference is as follows. [0047] Prior to step SI 03, the method further includes:

[0048] step SI 00: removing the shoulder belt protector 106 and crotch belt protector 107 from the shoulder belt 10311 and the crotch belt 10313.

[0049] Subsequent to step SI 03, the method further includes:

[0050] step SI 04: placing, through the opening 30, the shoulder belt protector 106 and crotch belt protector 107 in the storage groove 1021 or the gap between the lower surface of the seat cloth 104 and the upper surface of the lower cover 102.

[0051] In the rocking chair 1 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the buckle assembly 1032 and the safety strap 1031 are is stored in the storage groove 1021, which prevents direct placement of the buckle assembly 1032 and the safety strap 1031 in the seat, improving aesthetics and neatness of the rocking chair 1, prevents direct contact of an infant with the buckle assembly 1032 and the safety strap 1031, improving comfort of the rocking chair 1, and further fundamentally prevents safety hazards caused by entanglement of a body part (such as limbs or head) of the infant by the safety strap 1031.

[0052] The technical features in the above embodiments may be randomly combined. For concise description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, all the combinations of the technical features are to be considered as falling within the scope described in this specification provided that they do not conflict with each other.

[0053] The above embodiments only describe several implementations of the present disclosure, and their description is specific and detailed, but cannot therefore be understood as a limitation on the patent scope of the invention. It should be noted that those of ordinary skill in the art may further make variations and improvements without departing from the conception of the present disclosure, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A seat, comprising: a bracket; a lower cover connected to the bracket; and a strap system comprising a buckle assembly and a safety strap, an end of the safety strap being connected to the lower cover, and another end of the safety strap being fixed by the buckle assembly, wherein the lower cover is provided with a storage groove, and the strap system is at least partially storable in the storage groove.

2. The seat of claim 1, wherein the storage groove is provided at a position of the lower cover corresponding to buttocks of an infant sitting in the seat.

3. The seat of claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage groove is a groove formed by recessing at least part of an upper surface of the lower cover downwards.

4. The seat of any of the preceding claims, wherein a depth of the storage groove is in a range from 12 mm to 30 mm.

5. The seat of claim 4, wherein the depth of the storage groove is 20 mm.

6. The seat of any of the preceding claims, wherein the lower cover is provided with a first through hole, and an end of the safety strap is capable of passing through the first through hole and is connected to the first through hole.

7. The seat of any of the preceding claims, wherein the seat further comprises seat cloth arranged above the lower cover.

8. The seat of claim 7, wherein the seat cloth is provided with a connecting belt, the lower cover is further provided with a second through hole, an end of the connecting belt is connected to the seat cloth, and another end of the connecting belt is connected to the second through hole.

9. The seat of claim 7 or 8, wherein the seat cloth is provided with a third through hole, and the buckle assembly and the safety strap are capable of passing through the third through hole.

10. The seat of any of the claims 7 to 9, wherein a partition is provided at a position of the seat cloth corresponding to the storage groove, and an area of the partition is slightly larger than that of an opening of the storage groove.

11. The seat of claim 10, wherein the partition is made of polyethylene.

12. The seat of claim 10 or 11, wherein a thickness of the partition is in a range from 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm.

13. A rocking chair, wherein the rocking chair comprises: the seat of any one of claims 1 to 12; and a base, wherein the seat is connected to the base.