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CA1092617A
CA1092617A CA318,772A CA318772A CA1092617A CA 1092617 A CA1092617 A CA 1092617A CA 318772 A CA318772 A CA 318772A CA 1092617 A CA1092617 A CA 1092617A
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Ron Fitzsimons
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention provides a combination seesaw and rocking device comprising a pair of coaxially aligned sub-stantially hemi-circular shaped base support members adapted to move in tandem in cam fashion relative to a horizontal support surface, a pair of horizontally disposed flat support members transverse said base members and extending thereinbetween, a solid flat suspension member disposed across the midpoint of the open end of said base members and in contact therewith, a pair of first flat upright support members disposed at the distal ends of said suspension member, each of said pair of first flat upright supporting members having a flat lateral surface, said lateral surface extending normal to said suspension members, said lateral surface of each of said first upright support members in opposed relationship to each other and having a marginal edge thereof engaged with an upper surface of said suspension member, said pair of first support members adapted to function as a back support for a rider seated thereon, a pair of second flat upright members each having a horizontal gripping portion disposed for-ward of said first support members and adapted to serve or handle means for said rider, one of said pair of said second flat upright members being disposed fixedly secured to said suspension member, the other of said pair of second flat upright members being dis-posed selectively at at least two locations forward of one of said first support members, said suspension member defining a pair of opposed notched areas between each of said first and second upright members that is adapted to receive the thights of said rider, said suspension member extending beyond the arc of said hemicircle, a pair of spring members, said pair of spring members being fabricated from a material having spring-like characteristics, one end of said pair of spring members being secured to said suspension member, the other end of said pair of spring members extending beyond said arc of said hemicircle, said other end of said spring members extending downwardly from said suspension member, means to adjustably secure said spring members to said suspension member such that said other ends of said spring members may be disposed at a variety of locations out-wardly from said arc of said hemicircle.

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The presen-t invention relates to a rocking, seesaw type apparatus for children. More particularly to a portable apparatus that may be enjoyed in -the confines of the home as well as outdoors.
The prior art teaches a variety of childrens exercise and fun devices of the general character known as seesaws and the like, for example as disclosed in U.S. Patents 420,716;
501,005; 818,079; 1,006,666; 1,434,850; 1,652,993; 2,533,005;
3,614,096; and others. None of the foregoing, however provides for a combined rocking and seesaw operation as in the present invention.
The present invention thus provides for an i~lproved -~
exercise and enjoyment device of the type aforedescribed, at relative]y little cost thereby making it generally available.
According to the present invention there is provided a combination seesaw and rocking device comprising a pair of coaxially aligned substantially hemi-circular shaped base support members adapted to move in tandem in cam fashion relative to a horizontal support surface, a pair of horizontally disposed flat support members transverse said base members and extending there-inbetween, a solid flat suspension member disposed across the midpoint of the open end of said base members and in contact therewith, a pair of first flat upright support members disposed I at the distal ends of said suspension member, each of said pair ;" of first flat upright supporting members having a flat lateral surface, said lateral surface extending normal to said suspension members, said lateral surface of each of said first upright support members in opposed relationship to each other and having ;~
a marginal edge thereof engaged with an upper surface of said ~ -suspension member, said pair of first support members adapted to function as a back support for a rider seated thereon, a pair of second flat upright members each having a horizontal grippin~

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portion disposed forward of said first support members and adapted to serve or handle means for said rider, one of said pair of said second flat upri.ght members being disposed fixedly secured to said suspension member, -the other o~ said pair of second flat upright members being disposed selectively at at least two locations forward of one of said first suppor~ members, said suspension member defining a pair of opposed notched areas between each of said first and second upright members that is - adapted to receive the thighs of said rider, said suspension O member extending beyond the arc of said hemi.circle, a pair of -- ..
spring members, said pair of spring members being fabricated from a material having spring-like characteristics, one end of said pair of spring members being secured to said suspension mem~er, the other end of said pair of spring members extending beyond said arc of said hemicircle, said other end of said spring members extending downwardly from said suspension member, means to adjustably secure said spring members to said suspension mem- :
ber such that said other ends of said spring mer,lbers may be dis-posed at a variety of locations outwardly from said arc of said ~0 hemicircle.
: Thus in accordance with the present invention there is ~.
provided a combination seesaw and rocking device comprising a .:.
: . , pair of coaxially aligned substantially hemiarcular shaped base :~
support members adapted to move in tandem in cam fashion relative .
to a horizontàl support surface, a pair of horizontally disposed -. .
support members transverse the base and forming an arc there-across, a suspension member dlsposed across the open end of the ~ base members and in contact therewith, a pair of first upright ~.:
: support members disposed at the distal ends of the suspension ~`
;O member and adapted to function as a back support for a rider .~ . .
seated thereon, a pair of second upright members each having a :~ horizontal ~ripping portion disposed forward of the first support -.-~ - 2 - :~
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6~7 memhers and adapted to serve as handle means for the rider.
The device of -the present invention inc]ucles a pair oE string-like members, each being disposed secured to the under-side of the suspension member, depending downwardly therefrom and shaped arcuately so as to have the free ends thereof engage the surface of the ground and provide an upward force when -the support member is directed downwardly to the ground thereby causing the rocker to easily and con~eniently spring back and continue in oscillations. The pair of second upright members are modified such that the first of the pair of members is fixedly secured to the suspension member and the other of the pair of second upright members being disposed removably in any of three holes located in the suspension member. This permits the other of the second upright members to be adjusted selectively along the length of the suspension member so as to enable the entire apparatus to be adjusted to accommodate for variations in the weight of a pair of users. The alternate embodiment also includes a pair of horizontally disposed support members installed trans-verse the hemi-arclllar shape base support members, such addi-tional pair of horizontally disposed support members beinginstalled approxlmately midway between the point of con-tact of the hemi-arcular shape base support members where contacting the ground,~and the location of the suspension member.
The present invention will be further illustrated by way of the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combination seesaw and rocking device according to one embodiment of the present invention;
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;- Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taking along the line 3-3 of Figure l;

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Figure 4 is a top pl~n view of an al-ternative elnbodi~
ment; and Figure 5 is a side elevational view of -t:he alternate embodiment.
~ eferring more particularly to the accompanying draw-ings, there is shown a pair of substantially U-shaped support members 10 that are each preferably hemicircular in shape, the rounded portion forming -the point of contact 12 with the floor or other suitable base support 14. The member 10 is adapted to rock forward or backward along the outer surface of the member 10 as the same contacts the floor 14. The two members 10 are in coaxial alignment with each other.
Each member 10 will have a transverse rod or shaft mem-ber 18 disposed across the same at about 1/3 - 1/2 of the way upward from the point of contact 12; the foregoing adapted to serve as a safety bar or the like in order to give stability to the apparatus. The shaft member 18 is preferably permanently affixed by its distal end portions to the opposite sides of the rnember 10, such as by welding, rivets~ etc. or any other suitable fastening or affixation means 20. The member 18 also may func-tion as a point of contact for the feet 22 of the rider 24 if .:
desired. In this instance, it may be desirable to have the -member 18 be longer than the transverse direction across the arc of the member 10, thereby extending therebeyond for greater comfort, as is shown in Figure 3.
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~Disposed substantially across the top section of the ``member 10, forming the transverse or top closed section of the -~
hemicircular shape will be a substantially planar suspension bar or beam 26. The beam 26 will include two upwardly extending members at each end thereof. A distally located upright member 28 tha~ forms a backsupport for the rider 24 and forward thereof, at about the poin~ of contact with the member 10 a second upright '" ' .
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6~7 member 30 that has a horizontal cross bar 32 thereon for han~le means. I~ desired, the beam 26 may define a pair of opposing notched areas 34 disposed between each pair of upriyhts 28, 30, for accommodation of the thighs of the rider 24.
~ dditional stability can be imparted to the device by having a second beam 36 disposed beneath the first beam 26, in contact therewith, in planar alignment, but extending only edge to edge across the member 10, whereas, the first beam 26, extends beyond the member 10 across both end ~ections.
The entire assembly may be constructed of any suitably rigid material such as high impact plastic, metal and wood.
An additional pair of holes 38 and 40, facilitating horizontal bar 32 being permitted to be moved inwardly at two locations towards the center of support member 26. This is accomplished by permitting upright member 30 to be installed into holes 38 and 40, selectively. The other horizontal cross bar 32 i5 locke~d in its location, because the equivalent of holes 38 and 4Q are not provided on that side of support member 26.
Spring members 42 and 44 are shown secured underneath support member 26, and as illustrated, extend outwardly therefrom so as to engage the surface of the ground, not shown, as support member 26 is pivoted above the plane of the ground. Figure 4 also illustrates transverse members 46, extending parallel to an under surface of support member 26 and engaging the downwardly directed portions of U-shaped support members 10. Members 46 are shown removahly affixed to member 10, thus lowering the cost of manufacturi~g and the weight of the entire apparatus.
, Figure 5 illustrates user 24 shown supported by support member 26. Spring members 42 and 44 are shown installed affixed to the undermost lateral surface of support member 26. They may ' be secured to support member 26 by a pair of bolt members 48, ~ ~ .
shown passing through openings in support member 26 and corres-pon~ing openings in spring member 42 at one end thereof. Por-tion 50, of spring members 42 and 44 are adapted -to engage the surface of -the ground. Alterna-tively, U-shaped members 52 may be employed to secure spring members 42 and 44 to the under sur-face of support member 26. As illustrated U-shaped members 52 are utili~ed to provide locking and clamping support to spring member 44. U-shaped devices 52 are fixedly secured to the under surface 54 of support member 26, and are provided with wing ; bolts 56 which engage spring member 44 at preferred locations so as to clamp spring member 44 against under surface 54. Thus, spring member 44 may be clamped at any preferred location so as to extend a variable distance outwardly from support member 28, located at t'ne right hand end of support member 26.
Figure 5 also illustrates transverse members46 shown clamped to arcuately shaped base members lO and extending sub-stantially midway between point 12 and undermost surface 54.
It is to be noted that the foot 22 of user 24 may be disposed in -~` touching engagement with transverse members 46 so as to provide support for the foot of the user whenever desired.

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Claims (5)

  1. THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
    PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

    l. A combination seesaw and rocking device comprising a pair of coaxially aligned substantially hemi-circular shaped base support members adapted to move in tandem in cam fashion relative to a horizontal support surface, a pair of horizontally disposed flat support members transverse said base members and extending thereinbetween, a solid flat suspension member dis-posed across the midpoint of the open end of said base members and in contact therewith, a pair of first flat upright support members disposed at the distal ends of said suspension member, each of said pair of first flat upright supporting members having a flat lateral surface, said lateral surface extending normal to said suspension members, said lateral surface of each of said first upright support members in opposed relationship to each other and having a marginal edge thereof engaged with an upper surface of said suspension member, said pair of first support members adapted to function as a back support for a rider seated thereon, a pair of second flat upright members each having a horizontal gripping portion disposed forward of said first sup-port members and adapted to serve or handle means for said rider, one of said pair of said second flat upright members being dis-posed fixedly secured to said suspension member, the other of said pair of second flat upright members being disposed selec-tively at at least two locations forward of one of said first support members, said suspension member defining a pair of opposed notched areas between each of said first and second upright members that is adapted to receive the thighs of said rider, said suspension member extending beyond the arc of said hemicircle, a pair of spring members, said pair of spring mem-bers being fabricated from a material having spring-like charac-teristics, one end of said pair of spring members being secured to said suspension member, the other end of said pair of spring members extending beyond said arc of said hemicircle, said other end of said spring members extending downwardly from said sus-pension member, means to adjustably secure said spring members to said suspension member such that said other ends of said spring members may be disposed at a variety of locations, out-wardly from said arc of said hemicircle.
  2. 2. The device as defined in claim 1 wherein said horizontally disposed support members extend beyond the arc of said hemicircle thereby adapted to receive the feet of said rider.
  3. 3. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second suspension member, said second suspension member dis-posed beneath said first suspension member and in contact there-with, said second suspension member having a length approximately the same as the diameter of said hemicircle.
  4. 4. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising said suspension member having at least a pair of openings therein said at least a pair of openings being disposed forward of one of said first support members, said at least a pair of openings for fastening one of said pair of second flat upright members at selected locations along the length of said suspension member.
  5. 5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said spring members are fabricated from spring steel.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103504874A (en) * 2013-09-23 2014-01-15 河南科技大学 Child seesaw game table
CN104307176A (en) * 2014-09-26 2015-01-28 燕山大学 Invisible arc rail type seesaw
CN109893859A (en) * 2017-12-11 2019-06-18 何星宇 Flower stand formula sticks up object for appreciation device

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103504874A (en) * 2013-09-23 2014-01-15 河南科技大学 Child seesaw game table
CN104307176A (en) * 2014-09-26 2015-01-28 燕山大学 Invisible arc rail type seesaw
CN109893859A (en) * 2017-12-11 2019-06-18 何星宇 Flower stand formula sticks up object for appreciation device

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