Baby Rocker Glider

Abstract

A system and apparatus for gliding rocking chairs comprises an adult rocking chair, a gliding base, a bassinet, and a latching mechanism, where the chair is attached to the base and a bassinet is placed on eth base to transfer the rocking motion of said chair to the bassinet. A system and method is disclosed in which a bassinet is attached to the stool and the stool is further attached to the rocker. The rocking motion allows the bassinet to be rocked in a hands free manner by the person sitting in the chair. Because the bassinet is placed on the footstool, both the bassinet and rocking chair thereafter move as one unit. The rocker has complete control of the bassinet; by simply slowing or speeding up their own rocking, the person in the rocker can control the rocking of the bassinet, hands free. Furthermore, the chair should have attachment points on both sides, so that the stool can be attached to either side of the chair, depending on the user's needs, allowing a different stool to be attached to each side if a parent has twins.

Claims

1. A system for gliding rocking chairs, comprised of: an adult rocking chair; at least one gliding base; a bassinet; a latching mechanism, wherein said rocking chair is attached to said gliding base; wherein said bassinet is placed on said base to transfer the rocking motion of said chair to said bassinet.

2. A system for gliding rocking chairs as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gliding base holds the bassinet.

3. A system for gliding rocking chairs as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bassinet rocks with the rocking motion of the rocking chair.

4. A system for gliding rocking chairs as claimed in claim 1, wherein said latching mechanism is attached to the underside of said stool and said chair.

5. A method of attachment for gliding rocking chairs comprising a latching mechanism between the top of the stool and seat of the rocker chair wherein said stool and seat are at same distance from the floor.

6. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said stool is used for placing bassinet to be rocked.

7. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said latching mechanism is attached to the underside of said stool and said chair.

8. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said stool is set directly beside said rocker with no gap between the two secured in place.

9. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said bassinet has a slightly recessed bottom to allow sides of the bassinet to hang over the edges of the stool, creating an attachment point between the edges of the bassinet and the stool similar to those between the stool and chair.

10. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said stool can be detached from said chair when the child is grown and the bassinet is no longer needed.

11. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said latching mechanism is latches.

12. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said latching mechanism is clips.

13. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said latching mechanism is clamps or buckles.

14. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said method rocks the bassinet along with said chair in a hands free way.

15. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said method allows full control of the bassinet with the said chair.

16. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said attachment points on both sides, so that the stool can be attached to either side of the chair, allowing a different stool to be attached to each side if a parent has twins.

17. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said chair glide forward and backwards, (along a horizontal plane).

18. A method of attachment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said chair is safer for attaching a bassinet decreasing the likelihood of over rocking the chair and causing the unit to tip over or the baby to roll in the bassinet.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] To further clarify various aspects of some example embodiments of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended drawing. It is appreciated that the drawing depicts only illustrated embodiments of the invention, and is, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawing, in which:

[0027] FIG. 1 is a front view of the left side of the adult rocking chair with gliding base.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a front view of the right side of the adult rocking chair with gliding base .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present disclosure, described below, are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may appreciate and understand the principles and practices of the present disclosure.

[0030] The following embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of this disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawing. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention can be employed, and the subject invention is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawing.

[0031] Glider rockers may also be provided with an accompanying ottoman to provide leg support for a user seated in the glider rocker. In some cases, the ottoman is a gliding ottoman that provides a greater range of gliding movement for the user.

[0032] This section summarizes some aspects of the present disclosure, and briefly introduces some preferred embodiments. Simplifications or omissions in this section, as well as in the abstract or the title of this description, may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract, and the title. Such simplifications or omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, nor imply any limitations.

[0033] Referring to figures now in more detail. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrates components of the gliding rocking chair including: an adult rocking chair 1 with the seat 7, gliding base 6 and latching mechanism 3, a bassinet 4, stool with gliding base 5 and top 2.

[0034] Further FIG. 1 illustrates the front view of the right side of the invention clearly showing the adult rocking chair with gliding base 6. The chair used for the invention can be any conventional chair that rocks without using hands by the user. Further illustrated is latching mechanism 3 which latches the chair 1 with the stool 2. The latching mechanism is attached to the underside of the stool 2 and rocking chair 1 and between the top of the stool 2 and seat 7 of the rocker chair 1 such that the stool 2 and seat 7 are at same distance from the floor. The chair 1 glides forward and backwards, (along a horizontal plane).

[0035] FIG. 2 illustrates the front view of the left side of the invention. The system is so arranged that the gliding base 5 moves in symphony with gliding base 6. Further the stool top 2 holds the bassinet 4. The stool is set directly beside the chair 1 with no gap between the two, secured in place. The bassinet 4 has a slightly recessed bottom to allow sides of the bassinet to hang over the edges of the stool, creating an attachment point between the edges of the bassinet and the stool similar to those between the stool and chair.

[0036] Gliding rocking chairs, also known as glider rockers, are chairs that allow a user sitting in the chair to rock by gliding forward and backward. Glider rockers have become particularly popular among people with infants. In addition to comfortably supporting a person while holding an infant, glider rockers provide a smooth rocking motion that soothes the infant. Correspondingly, glider rockers are used when a person is nursing an infant.

[0037] The method of attachment is discrete and invisible in a way that would detract from the chair when the child is grown and the bassinet is no longer needed. In most preferred embodiment of the invention, the top of the stool and the seat of the rocker are at the same distance from the ground, thereby allowing any type of male-female latching mechanism to be attached to the undersides of the stool and chair. The stool is then set directly beside the rocker with no gap between the two and secured in place. The bassinet has a slightly recessed bottom that allows the sides of the bassinet to hang over the edges of the stool, creating an attachment point between the edges of the bassinet and the stool similar to those between the stool and chair.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment of the current invention the latching mechanism used is selected from latches, clips, clamps or buckles or the like. Further in another embodiment the chair of the invention is provided with attachment points on both sides, so that the stool can be attached to either side of the chair, depending on the user's needs. The latching points are located on at least one side or both sides of the rocking chair, allowing a different stool to be attached to each side if a parent has twins.

[0039] When the bassinet is attached to the stool and the stool is further attached to the rocker, the rocking motion allows the bassinet to be rocked in a hands free manner by the person sitting in the chair. The motion of the rocking gliding chair is transferred to the footstool, and the two rock together as one unit. Because the bassinet is placed on the footstool, both the bassinet and rocking chair thereafter move as one unit. The rocking chair has complete control of the bassinet rocking, simply by slowing or speeding up the rocking chair, the person in the chair can control the rocking of the bassinet, hands free.

[0040] Gliding rocking chairs glide forward and backwards, (along a horizontal plane), unlike traditional rocking chairs that roll forward and backwards. This makes the gliding rocking chair safer and advantageous for attaching a bassinet to, because the likelihood of over rocking the chair and causing the unit to tip over or the baby to roll in the bassinet is eliminated.

[0041] The method of installing the disclosed system allows full control of the bassinet with the said chair. The chair of the invention is safer for attaching a bassinet decreasing the likelihood of over rocking the chair and causing the unit to tip over or the baby to roll in the bassinet.

[0042] The material used in making the device in the invention is wood for the body of the rocker and base, nuts, bolts, and metal brackets for the chairs and base gliding attachments, plastic or wicker for the bassinet, and cotton, polyester, leather, or microfiber for the chair upholstery.

[0043] Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement that is calculated to achieve the same purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention.

[0044] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

[0045] Plural instances may be provided for components, operations, or structures described herein as a single instance. Finally, boundaries between various components are somewhat arbitrary, and particular operations are illustrated in the context of specific illustrative configurations. Other allocations of functionality are envisioned, and may fall within the scope of the inventive subject matter. In general, structures and functionality presented as separate components in the exemplary configurations may be implemented as a combined structure or component. Similarly, structures and functionality presented as a single component may be implemented as separate components. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements may fall within the scope of the inventive subject matter.