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Swing chair and child-care chairSwing chair and child-care chair description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060138827, Swing chair and child-care chair. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a rocking chair and a baby chair used as a chair or a bed for a baby especially. BACKGROUND ART [0002] One example of the rocking chair is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-89681. A rocking chair disclosed in this document comprises a base having four wheels, and a seat supported on the base so that it can rock. The seat rocks at a high position from a floor. [0003] The rocking chair is provided for a few-month-old baby to be cradled. Therefore, after the baby has grown up to be able to stand or walk alone, the rocking chair is not needed in general. In other words, a conventional rocking chair has a short duration of use. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a rocking chair which can be used after a baby has grown up. [0005] It is another object of the present invention to provide a rocking chair which gives a neat impression in design. [0006] It is still another object of the present invention to provide a baby chair which gives a neat impression in design and changes its usage pattern according to circumstances. [0007] A detachable rocking chair according to the present invention comprises a base member, a rocking member supported by the base member so that it can rock, and a seat body detachably supported by the rocking member. The seat body comprises self-standing means for enabling self-standing independently. [0008] According to the above constitution of the present invention, after the baby has grown up to be able to stand or walk alone, the seat body can be detached from the base member and it can stand on a floor by itself. Therefore, the child can be seated on the seat body standing on the floor by itself. Thus, according to the present invention, the chair can be used for a long period of time. When the chair which has been used during an early stage of life is continuously used after the small baby has grown up, memory of affection from a parent at the early stage of life lasts for a long period of time, which has a favorable impact on growth of a brain of the child. [0009] In addition, the "chair" used in this specification conceptually comprises a chair which can be switched between the form of a chair and the form of a bed. [0010] The self-standing means comprises a front leg part located in a front bottom of the seat body, and a rear leg part located in a rear bottom of the seat body, for example. In order to increase safety, it is preferable that the rocking chair comprises locking means for locking a connection state between the rocking member and the seat body. [0011] According to one embodiment, the rocking member comprises a pair of rocking rods extending in a width direction at front and rear positions at a regular interval and supported by the base member so that it can rock. The seat body comprises a pair of notches which receives the pair of rocking rods on its bottom surface. In this constitution, if the seat body is lifted, it can be easily detached from the base member. In this case, in order to improve the safety, it is preferable that the seat body comprises a moving member which can be moved between a closing position in which the notch is closed and an opening position in which the notch is opened, a forcing member forcing the moving member to be brought to the closing position, and an operation member for moving the moving member. [0012] According to one embodiment, the base member comprises a lower frame body located below, and an upper frame body supported by the lower frame body so as to be vertical movable. The rocking member is supported by the upper frame body so that it can rock. As a more concrete structure, the lower frame body comprises a rectangular frame member having four or more wheels and extending almost horizontally, and a lower vertical frame member extending upward from one side of the rectangular frame member, and the upper frame body comprises an upper vertical frame member aligned with the lower vertical frame member and supported by the lower vertical frame member so as to be vertically movable, and an upper horizontal frame member extending in a horizontal direction from an upper end of the upper vertical frame member. The rocking member is supported by the upper horizontal frame member so that it can rock. [0013] When the rectangular member has four or more wheels, more stable movement can be implemented. In addition, the term "rectangular frame" used in this specification includes not only a rectangular configuration having four angular corners but also a round configuration and a configuration close to a semicircle. In the case of the rectangular frame having the round configuration, when six wheels are provided, more stable movement can be implemented. [0014] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the self-standing means comprises a slide leg which is housed in the seat body and can be pulled out. For example, the seat body comprises a backrest part which can be reclined to the form of a bed. In this case, in order to stably support posture of the form of the bed, the slide leg is provided so that it can be pulled out backward from a back surface of the seat body. Preferably, a back surface of the slide leg is provided so as to be in almost the same plane as the back surface of the seat body. [0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, a rocking chair comprises a base member and a seat body supported by the base member so that is can rock. The base member comprises a horizontal frame member extending almost horizontally, and a vertical frame member extending upward from one end of the horizontal frame member, which has an almost L-shaped configuration as a whole. Such rocking chair having the above constitution can give a neat impression in design. The vertical frame member extends upward from a front end of the horizontal frame member, for example. [0016] In the above rocking chair, it is preferable that the seat body is supported by the base member so that its height can be adjusted. When the seat body is provided so that its height can be adjusted, the seat body can be maintained at an optimal height according to circumstances. In addition, preferably, the seat body is detachably supported by the base member. Thus, since the seat body can be used independently, it is more convenient. In this case, preferably, the seat body comprises self-standing means for enabling self-standing independently. [0017] Preferably, the horizontal frame member and the vertical frame member are provided so that they can be folded to each other. In this constitution, since the base member can be compactly folded when it is not used, a dimension of the base member in a folded state can be reduced. [0018] According to one embodiment, the base member comprises an upper horizontal frame member extending almost horizontally from an upper end of the vertical frame member, and the seat body is supported by the upper horizontal frame member so that it can rock. In this case, the upper horizontal frame member and the vertical frame member may be provided so that they can be folded to each other. [0019] For example, the seat body comprises a seat part, and a backrest part which can be reclined to the form of a bed. [0020] According to still another aspect of the present invention, a baby chair comprises a base member and a seat body detachably supported by the base member. The base member comprises a horizontal frame member extending almost horizontally, and a vertical frame member extending upward from one end of the horizontal frame member, which has an almost L-shaped configuration as a whole. [0021] Preferably, the seat body comprises self-standing means for enabling self-standing independently. In addition, in order to implement more various kinds of usage patterns, it is preferable that the seat body comprises a seat part, and a backrest part which can be reclined to the form of a bed. More preferably, the seat body is supported by the base member so that it can rock. The seat body may be supported by the base member so that its height can be adjusted. Continue reading about Swing chair and child-care chair... 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