![]() ![]() ![]() 2 is a fragmentary elevational view on a larger scale of a portion of the FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child's walker/bouncer made in accordance with this invention, andįIG. Also the springs are covered by fairly heavy plastic sleeves so that they do not provide pinch points.įor a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:įIG. One member of each scissor frame telescopes to permit the seat to be folded down flush against the ring to facilitate storage. The walker achieves its bouncing capability by virtue of the fact that the two members comprising each scissor frame are pivotally connected to opposite halves of the ring so that downward forces on the seat tend to spread apart the scissor frames whereby the ring halves are also spread apart in opposition to the bias afforded by the interconnecting springs. The ring is composed of two halves which are connected together by stiff coil springs. In general, a bag type child-supporting seat is suspended above the ground on scissor frames whose lower ends are supported by a ring mounted on casters. The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts as will be eximplified in the following detailed description, the scope of the invention which will be indicated in the claims. Other objects will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter. Yet another object of the invention is to provide a ring-type walker/bouncer which is relatively easy and inexpensive to make.Ī further object of the invention is to provide a bouncer of that general type which has a minimum number of pinch points. Also, if the prior unit has a bouncing capability, it tends to be relatively expensive because the springs that give the unit its resiliency are mounted inside the scissor-type frames that suspend the seat above the base ring.Īccordingly, the present invention aims to provide a round or ring-type child's walker which can be stored in a minimum amount of space.Ī further object of the invention is to provide an improved walker of that type having a bouncing capability. One problem with bouncers and walkers of that general type is the difficulty in storing them because the ring-type base is fairly large in the order of three feet in diameter and the seat projects two to three feet above the ring. 4,045,045 owned by the assignee of the present application. There are numerous different types of children's walkers and bouncers some of which have annular or ring-type bases as depicted in U.S. It relates more particularly to a foldable infant's walker/bouncer having a round or ring-type base. This invention relates to juvenile furniture. The play seat seat defined in claim 1 and further including a plastic sleeve covering each spring and means for securing one end of the sleeve adjacant one end of the underlying spring so that the sleeve is secured in place yet permits extension for the spring. The play seat defined in claim 1 and further including casters mounted on the base frame sections.ģ. A child's play seat of the type which includes a pair of scissor frames and a seat supported by the scissor frames, the improvement comprising a pair of arcuate base frame sections the opposite ends of which are positioned opposite one another, a pair of coil springs connected to the opposing ends of the two base frame sections to form a base ring and means for pivotally connecting the lower ends of the scissors frames to the base frame sections so that a weight in the seat tends to spread apart the lower ends of the scissor frames thereby spreading apart the base frame sections and tensioning the springs so that the seat is resiliently supported above the ground and wherein said corresponding scissor frames comprise telescoping sections permitting the scissor frames and seat to fold down against the base ring, and means for releasably securing the telescoping sections in their extended positions.Ģ. ![]()
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