US1403675A - Child's swing - Google Patents

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J. A. EBERLE.

CHILDS swme. APPLICATION FILED FEB- 18. 920.

1,403, 75; 4 Patnted Jan. 17,1922.

UNITED STATES JOHN A. EBERLE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CHILDS SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 17, 1922.

Application filed February 18, 1920. SerialNo. 359,676.-.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. EBERLE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Swings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formin a part of this specification.

y invention relates to a childs swing intended more particularly for the use of infants, the invention having for its object the production of an inexpensive swing which may be readily suspended at any desired location, and which when not in use may be folded compactly so as to occupy a very small space. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a swing comprising a pocket seat in which the child may be placed, the supporting frame members of said pocket seat bein formed of a single endless wire, and the back and sides of said frame members against which the child rests when the swing is in use being shaped to conform to the contour of the childs body. Heretofore it has been the practice in manufacturing swings of the class herein disclosed to connect the ends of the wire frame members in such a manner as to cause a protuberance at point of connection which would cause discomfort to the occupant of the swing and would also cause the fabric forming the seat to wear throu h at that particular point. By the use of a single endless wire I provide a perfectly smooth frame member which eliminates the foregoing objections.

Another object of my invention is to provide a swing of the class described, the seat of which may be readily adjusted to any desired distance from the floor.

Fig. I is a front elevation of my swing.

Fig. II is a side elevation.

Fig. III is a sectional plan Sl'10WlI1 one of my endless wire seat frame mem rs in full lines.

Fig. IV is a section on line IVIV of Fi III.

ig. V is a fragmentary detail illustrating the adjusting device for regulating the distance of the seat of the swing from the floor.

In the drawings A designates the pocket of the seat of my swing preferably made up of canvas or fabric of any other suitable description, and comprising a bottomweb .B, a straight front portion CV and curved side and back portions D. The front corners of the bottom web B haveforme'd here 1n a pair of openings B through which the legs of a child occupying the seat may extend. r

1 designates anupper frame member comprising a U-shaped portion 2 to which the sides and back of the seat are secured, and

a straight front portion 3 connecting the. ends of the U-shaped portion, the front of the said seat pocket being secured to this straight portion. The walls of the pocket A are secured tothe frame member 1 preferably by folding the material at the upper margins of the said walls over the frame andstitching the fold. i v

A lower frame memb'er .4, -which .is a counterpart of the frame member l except that it is of smaller dimensions, is secured to the walls of the seat at the bottom thereof in the same manner as the frame 1, i. e., by folding the fabric over the frame and stitching the fold. The function of the frame member 4 is to keep the lower portion of the seat in the proper shape and prevent undue distortion of the said seat when a child is placed therein. i

It is apparent that if this lower frame member 4 was not used, the seat A would sag downwardly with the weight of a child, thereby drawin the fabric of which said seat is formed tightly about the body of the child, resulting in a rather uncomfortable seat. Another disadvantage of pocket seat having nov lower frame member is that the seat proper is distorted by the weight of a child in the said seat, and the leg holes therein will likewise become misshapen and contracted so as to pinch the childs legs therein. By the use of a pair of upper and lower frame members secured to the fabric pocket as herein shown, I provide a seat the shape of. which is maintained when the said seat is occupied, and'because the bot tom web B upon which the child is seated is securely anchored to the rigid frame 4 at its outer margins, very little sag is possible, and the le holes in the said web will not be distortedIy the weight of the child. 5 designates suspension straps secured to the frame 1 and which lead upwardly to a spreader 6. The application of these straps to the frame 1 is permittedby slightly exposing the said frame through the material of the pocket A and the straps 5 are attached at points where the swing will be properly and substantially supported thereby. j

Upper suspension straps 7 secured to the sprea er 6 lead upwardl and pass through an eye formed in the anger 8. An adjusting member 9 secured to the upper end of the suspensionstrap 7 and provided with an aperture 10 through which the said suspension strap 7 passes, serves to regulate the distance of the pocket A from the floor. To adjust the pocket A upwardly or downwardly it is necessary to bring the adjusting member 9 to a position at right angles to the suspension straps 7, in this position the said adjusting member 9 may slide freely on the said suspension straps. When the adjusting member 9 has been placed at the desired location, theweight of the swing a and its occupant will cause the said adjusting member to be drawn to a position approximately as is shown in 'Fig. V of the drawin in which osition the suspension straps will be crimped b the gripping edges of the aperturelO 02 the adjusting member 9, thereby preventing any movementof the said suspension straps relative to the said adjusting member.

I claim:

1. A childs swing having a flexible seat pocket, frame members secured to the upper and lower portions of said seat pocket, each of said frame members comprising a single endless wire having a U-shaped side and rear portion and a straight front portion connectingthe ends of the U-shaped portion, and suspension means secured to the upper frame member.

2. A childs swing having a flexible seat pocket, upper and lower frame members comprising sin le endless wires each having a U-shaped si e and rear portion and a straight front portion connecting the ends of the U-shaped portion, the front, sides, and back of the said seat pocket being secured at the upper margins thereof to said upper frame member,said seat pocket having a flat bottom web secured at its outer margins to said lower frame member, said flat bottom web being provided with leg holes at the front corners of the lower frame member, and suspension means secured to one of said frame members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aflix my signature.

JOHN A. EBERLE.

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