Swing assembly with drapes |
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申请号 | US11181061 | 申请日 | 2005-07-14 | 公开(公告)号 | US20070015595A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2007-01-18 |
申请人 | Chuen-Jong Tseng; | 发明人 | Chuen-Jong Tseng; | ||||
摘要 | A swing assembly includes a main support frame and a swing chair unit. The main support frame includes four spaced-apart upright posts, and a top frame connected to the upright posts. The swing chair unit includes a suspending frame hung movably on the top frame, and a seat frame held by the suspending frame. The swing assembly further includes a roof assembly mounted on the top frame, and a drape assembly hung on the top frame and extending downwardly along and between the upright posts. | ||||||
权利要求 | I claim: |
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说明书全文 | 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a swing, more particularly to a swing assembly that has a stable support and that can prevent a user from being bitten by mosquitoes. 2. Description of the Related Art Referring to However, the distance between the bottom ends of the front and rear leg rods 113, 114 of each of the left and right leg units 111 is limited by the length of the front and rear leg rods 113, 114. That is, since the top ends of the front and rear leg rods 113, 114 must maintain their proximity to each other for a suitable length before the front and rear leg rods 113, 114 are gradually spaced apart from each other, the distance between the bottom ends of the front and rear leg rods 113, 114 is limited. Hence, the left and right leg units 111 cannot provide a good stable support, thereby rendering the substantially triangular configurations of the front and rear leg rods 113, 114 of the left and right leg units 111 suitable only for use in the conventional swing 1 with a relatively small overall size. Furthermore, the conventional swing 1 has no drape assembly that can prevent a user from being bitten by mosquitoes. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a swing assembly that has a stable support and that can be made to large sizes. Another object of the present invention is to provide a swing assembly that has a drape assembly. According to this invention, a swing assembly comprises a main support frame and a swing chair unit. The main support frame includes four spaced-apart upright posts, and a top frame connected to the upright posts. The swing chair unit includes a suspending frame hung movably on the top frame, and a seat frame held by the suspending frame. Preferably, the swing assembly further comprises a roof assembly mounted on the top frame, and a drape assembly hung on the top frame and extending downwardly along and between the upright posts. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: Referring to FIGS. 2 to 7, the preferred embodiment of a swing assembly according to the present invention is shown to comprise a main support frame 2, a swing chair unit 5, two retaining devices 4, a roof assembly 6, and a drape assembly 7. The main support frame 2 includes left and right front upright posts 21, left and right rear upright posts 22, a left cross frame 23 connected between the left front and rear upright posts 21, 22, a right cross frame 23 connected between the right front and rear upright posts 21, 22, a rear cross frame 24 connected between the left and right rear upright posts 22 at bottom portions thereof, and a rectangular top frame 25 connected to the left and right front and rear upright posts 21, 22. The rear upright posts 22 are spaced apart from each other at a distance similar to that of the front upright posts 21. The top frame 25 includes four connectors 251 mounted on top of the respective front and rear upright posts 21, 22, four connecting rods 252 each connected between two adjacent ones of the connectors 251, a pair of horizontal cross rods 253 connected between two opposite ones of the connecting rods 252, and two spaced-apart supporting rods 254 connected between the horizontal cross rods 253. Each of the connectors 251 has a support bar 255 projecting inwardly and inclinedly therefrom. Each of the connecting rods 252 has a drape-hanging section 257. Each of the supporting rods 254 has an annular hanging plate 258 hung thereon. The swing chair unit 5 is hung movably on the top frame 25, and includes a suspending frame 3 and a seat frame 9. The suspending frame 3 includes left and right suspending members 33 hooked respectively to the hanging plates 258 of the supporting rods 254, and a bottom support 32 supported by the left and right suspending members 33. Each of the left and right suspending members 33 has front and rear leg sections 31. The bottom support 32 includes left and right support rods 321, a front support rod 322 connected between front ends of the left and right support rods 321, a rear support rod 323 connected between rear ends of the left and right support rods 321, and left and right mounting plates 324 fixed respectively to inner sides of the left and right support rods 321. The front and rear leg sections 31 of the left suspending member 33 are connected to the front and rear ends of the left support rod 321. The front and rear leg sections 31 of the right suspending member 33 are connected to the front and rear ends of the right support rod 321. The seat frame 9 is mounted on the bottom support 32, and includes a front section 53 and a rear section 51 connected pivotally to each other. The front section 53 has a front end rod 531 extending beyond the front support rod 322, a rear end rod 533 opposite to the front end rod 531, and left and right front seat rods 532 extending adjacent to the left and right support rods 321, respectively. The rear section 51 has a front end rod 513 connected pivotally to the rear end rod 533 of the front section 53 through two first pivot pins 54, a rear end rod 511 extending beyond the rear support rod 323, and left and right rear seat rods 512 connected pivotally and respectively to the left and right mounting plates 324 through two second pivot pins 52. The seat frame 9 further includes an inclining device 55 (see Each of the retaining devices 4 (see When the rear section 51 of the seat frame 9 is disposed in an inclined position with respect to the front section 53, as shown in The roof assembly 6, as shown in With reference to When the swing chair unit 5 is disposed in a swinging position, as shown in When the swing chair unit 5 is to be disposed in a flat position, as shown in Referring to From the aforementioned description, the swing assembly of the present invention is configured with the rectangular top frame 25 mounted on top of the four upright posts 21, 22 for hanging of the swing chair unit 5. Such a configuration can enhance stable to and fro swinging of the swing assembly. Furthermore, since the distance between each pair of the front and rear upright posts 21, 22 is similar over the entire lengths thereof, and the top frame 25 is fixed to the front and rear upright posts 21, 22, the structure of the present invention is very stable regardless of whether applied to a small- or large-type swing assembly. Moreover, the combination of the roof assembly 6 and the drape assembly 7 can ensure that the user will not be disturbed by mosquitoes in an outdoor setting. While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements. |