BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for preventing the ropes of a toy swing
from bending, and more particularly, to a device for preventing the ropes of a toy
swing from bending at the time when a child tries to sit on the seat in the swing
and to get off from the seat or during riding in the swing, thereby providing safety
during use to the child.
Background of the Related Art
[0002] FIG.1 shows a schematic view of a conventional toy swing. The conventional toy swing
2 includes a seat 10 on which a child sits, a support bar 20 having a predetermined
length, and two ropes 30 connected to the front and rear portions of the both sides
of the seat 10, for hanging the seat 10 from the support bar 20. A fixing cap 32 is
provided on the intermediate portion of each of the ropes 30. The strands of the rope
30 collected and descended from the support bar 20 are divided into the front rope
and the back rope at the fixing cap 32. The ends of the front rope and the back rope
are coupled to the respective edges of the seat 10. Generally, the edges of the seat
10 have a through hole 12 through which the ends of the front rope and the back rope
are passed and bound.
[0003] The seat 10 is provided with a handle grip member 40 that is detachably mounted on
the seat 10 at the front portion thereof. The handle grip member 40 serves as a protecting
member for the child who holds it. In addition, the seat 10 is provided with a back
support member 50 that is detachably mounted on the seat 10 at the back portion thereof,
for supporting the back of the child.
[0004] In case the conventional toy swing 2 is installed, for example, the support bar 20
is fixedly located on the horizontal direction and after that, the free ends of each
of the two ropes 30 are bound on the support bar 20 for the purpose of hanging the
seat 10 from the support bar 20. The other ends of each ropes 30 are fastened on the
edge of the seat 10. In case the toy swing 2 is used outdoors, the seat 10 may hang
from the branch of a tree.
[0005] Generally, a child who is four years old or less sits on the seat 20 with the handle
grip member 40 and the back support member 50 mounted therein, in the state where
his or her legs are put into the lower portion of the handle grip member 40 and enjoys
the riding in the swing 2 with the help of another person, while holding the handle
grip member 40 by his or her hands. The ropes 30 are generally made of a substantially
flexible material. Therefore, if the child leans in a forward or backward direction
during swing, with a result that he or she bends his or her body in that direction,
the rope 30 on the opposite side to the rope 30 on which the child leaned in that
direction down the fixing cap 32 is essentially bent, such that the seat 20 tends
to be inclined toward that direction to which the child leaned. At this time, the
child is liable to be very worried and even scared.
[0006] Additionally, if the child tries to sit on the seat 10 by himself or herself by pulling
the handle grip member 40 downward, the rear side rope down the fixing cap 32 is bent,
such that the seat 10 leans in a forward direction and simultaneously pushes toward
the back side thereof. In that case, the child is too scared so he or she misses the
handle grip member 40 and falls down. Unfortunately, in some cases, the seat 10 that
has been missed swings again in a forward direction and eventually hits on the child's
face.
[0007] On the other hand, the child who is four years old or more can enjoy the riding in
the swing by himself or herself. In that case, he or she rides in the swing 2 from
which the handle grip member 40 and the back support member 50 are detached. At that
time, if the child is sitting on the seat 10, he or she enjoys his or her riding in
the swing, while totally holding the two ropes 30 on the both sides of the seat 10
for the purpose of protecting his or her body.
[0008] However, the ropes 30 in the conventional toy swing 2 are too flexible, and if the
ropes 30 held by the hands of the child pull or push, they are bent toward a particular
direction on which the force is applied, which results in the loss of the balance
of the weight of the child. If the child partly sits on the front or rear side of
the seat 10 while this happens, the rope 30 on the opposite side to the rope 30 where
the weight of the child leaned is actually bent, with a consequence that the seat
10 leaned in that direction.
[0009] In case of the seat 10 not having the handle grip member 40 or the back support member
50, furthermore, the body of the child is pushed to that direction where the seat
10 leaned, such that the seat 10 leaned more. At that time, the child misses his or
her hands out of the ropes 30 and unfortunately, falls down on the floor.
[0010] Another of this type is known in the prior art from DE-A-19 810 689 which shows a
toy swing with all the features set out in the preamble of claim 1.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a device for preventing the ropes
of a toy swing from bending that substantially obviates one or more problems due to
limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
[0012] An object of the present invention is to provide a device for preventing the ropes
of a toy swing from bending wherein each of the ropes is covered with a substantially
hard member, thereby preventing the accidents that may happen due to the bending of
the ropes.
[0013] Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in
part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having
ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from
practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may
be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written
description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
[0014] To accomplish this and other objects of the present invention, there is provided
a device for preventing the ropes of a toy swing from bending in the toy swing that
includes a seat on which a child sits and the ropes fixed to the edges of the front
and rear portions of the both sides of the seat on the one ends thereof, for hanging
the seat in a predetermined position, the device comprising: a main cylinder part
having a first tunnel in the interior thereof, through which the two ends of each
of the ropes are collected and passed; and two extension cylinder parts each having
a second tunnel in the interior thereof where the two ends of each of the ropes passed
from the main cylinder part are divided and inserted and passed through the second
tunnel, thereby rendering the two ends of each of the ropes extracted to the edges
of the front and rear portions of the both sides of the seat.
[0015] Preferably, each of the two extension cylinder parts is provided with a concave/convex
portion for preventing the hands of a child from being slid from the ropes, on the
surface thereof.
[0016] Preferably, each of the two extension cylinder parts is provided with a guide cylinder
part that is extended perpendicularly to the end portion thereof, for guiding the
two ends of each of the ropes extracted such that each of the two ends corresponds
in parallel to the center of a through hole of each edge of the seat.
[0017] The two extension cylinder parts are coupled by means of a connecting cylinder part.
[0018] The first tunnel of the main cylinder part is formed in such a manner that two holes
through which the two ends of each of the ropes are passed without any deviation,
in order to guide the two ends to the second tunnel of the extension cylinder part
on the both sides thereof, are formed adjacent to each other and then communicate
with each other on the intermediate portion thereof.
[0019] The device for preventing the rope of the toy swing from bending is made of a plastic
molding material.
[0020] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following
detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are
intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding
of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application,
illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve
to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. is a perspective view of a conventionally developed toy swing;
FIG.2 is a perspective view of the outer appearance of a device for preventing the
ropes of a toy swing from bending constructed according to the present invention;
FIG.3 is a sectional view in half of the device for preventing the ropes of a toy
swing from bending according to the present invention;
FIG.4 is a plan view of the main cylinder part in FIG. 3; and
FIG.5 is a sectional view for the state where the device for preventing the ropes
of the toy swing from bending according to the present invention is coupled with the
ropes.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present
invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
[0023] Now, an explanation of a device for preventing the ropes of a toy swing from bending
according to the present invention will be in detail discussed with reference to FIGS.2
to 5.
[0024] At this time, like numbers in this preferred embodiment of the present invention
indicate the same or similar elements in FIG.1, and an explanation of them will be
excluded in this detailed description for the sake of brevity.
[0025] FIG.2 is a perspective view of the outer appearance of a device for preventing the
ropes of a toy swing from bending constructed according to the present invention.
FIG.3 is a sectional view in half of the device for preventing the ropes of a toy
swing from bending according to the present invention. FIG.4 is a plan view of the
main cylinder part in FIG. 3. FIG.5 is a sectional view for the state where the device
for preventing the ropes of the toy swing from bending according to the present invention
is coupled with the ropes.
[0026] A device 100 for preventing the ropes of a toy swing from bending constructed according
to the present invention is applied in such the toy swing that includes a seat 10
on which a child sits, a support bar 20 on which the seat 10 hangs, and the ropes
30 coupled to the front and rear portions of the both sides of the seat 10, for hanging
the seat 10 from the support bar 20.
[0027] As shown in FIG.3, the device 100 for preventing the ropes of the toy swing from
bending includes a main cylinder part 110 through which the ropes 30 extended downward
from the support bar 20 are collected in ends and inserted to be passed, and two extension
cylinder parts 120 divided from the main cylinder part 110, where the two ends of
each of the ropes 30 passed from the main cylinder part 110 are divided and inserted
to be passed.
[0028] The main cylinder part 110 is a substantially cylindrical member with a tunnel 112
therein, through which the two ends of each of the ropes 30 are all collected and
passed, as shown in FIG.5.
[0029] Each of the two extension cylinder parts 120 includes the part on which the two ends
of each of the ropes 30 divided and extended downward from the main cylinder part
110 are covered. Each of the two extension cylinder parts 120 is provided with a tunnel
122 in the interior thereof that communicates with the tunnel 112 of the main cylinder
part 110.
[0030] The main cylinder part 110 and the extension cylinder part 120 are made of a material
having a predetermined strength, for example, a plastic material.
[0031] Each of the ropes 30, which passes through the tunnel 112 of the main cylinder part
110, is divided into the two ends, each of which is inserted and passed into the tunnel
122 of each of the two extension cylinder parts 120. Then, each of the two ends is
passed through an opening hole 132 on the end portion of the lower part of each of
the extension cylinder parts 120 and thus coupled to each of the edges on the front
and rear portions of the both sides of the seat 10.
[0032] In more detail, the seat 10 is provided with a through hole 12 on the edges of the
front and rear portions of the both sides thereof, respectively, through which each
end of each of the ropes 30 that has been drawn outside from the opening hole 132
of each of the extension cylinder parts 120 is passed and then bound. It is therefore
preferable that the opening hole 132 of each of the extension cylinder parts 120 is
located in such a manner to correspond with the through hole 12 of the seat 10. Also,
the opening hole 132 is provided with a guide cylinder part 130 that is extended downward
and perpendicularly from the end portion of each of the extension cylinder parts 120.
The guide cylinder part 130 serves to guide the end of each of the ropes 30 extracted
from the end portion of each of the extension cylinder parts 120 such that the end
of each of the ropes 30 corresponds in parallel with the center of the through hole
12 of the seat 10.
[0033] As shown in FIG.4, the tunnel 112 of the main cylinder part 110 is formed in such
a manner that two holes 114 through which the two ends of each of the ropes 30 are
passed without any deviation, in order to guide each end to the tunnel 122 of each
of the extension cylinder parts 120 on the both sides thereof, are formed adjacent
to each other and then communicate with each other on the intermediate portion thereof.
[0034] Each of the two extension cylinder parts 120 is provided with a concave/convex portion
124 for preventing the hands of a child from being slid from the ropes, on the surface
thereof.
[0035] Each of the two extension cylinder parts 120 is coupled by means of a connecting
cylinder part 140. The connecting cylinder part 140 couples the two divided extension
cylinder parts 120 to each other, thereby enabling the rigidity of the extension cylinder
parts 120 to be further improved.
[0036] Hereinafter, an explanation of a method for installing the device for preventing
the ropes of the toy swing from bending in the swing will be discussed.
[0037] First, the ends of each of the ropes 30 enter the main cylinder part 110 formed on
the upper portion of the device 100 of the present invention and are then passed through
the tunnel 112. After further entering, the ends of each of the ropes 30 are divided
to thus advance to the corresponding extension cylinder parts 120.
[0038] As mentioned above, in case the tunnel 112 of the main cylinder part 110 is formed
in such a manner that the two holes 114 having the same size are separately formed
and then communicate to each other on the intermediate portion thereof, the two holes
114 serve to smoothly guide each of the ends of each of the ropes 30 to the tunnel
122 of each of the extension cylinder parts 120, without any twisting.
[0039] Each of the ends of each of the ropes 30 that has been passed through the tunnel
122 of each of the extension cylinder parts 120 is inserted into the through hole
12 on each edge of the front and rear portions of the both sides of the seat 10 and
then fixedly bound thereon. As noted above, in case the opening hole 132 of the extension
cylinder 120 is provided with the guide cylinder part 130, each of the two ends of
each of the ropes 30 drawn is passed through the guide cylinder part 130 such that
it is guided perpendicularly, thereby easily advancing to the through hole 12 of the
seat 10. The guide cylinder part 30 does not give any affect in swinging the seat
10.
[0040] The opposite end of each of the ropes 30 hangs from the support bar 20 (on the other
hand, it hangs from the branch of a tree, if the toy swing is installed outdoors)
by means of a loop 34.
[0041] As appreciated from the foregoing, the toy swing 2a with the device 100 of the present
invention has the following advantages:
[0042] First, in case the child tries to sit on the seat 10 of the swing 2a or to get off
from the seat 10 or in case the seat 10 swings, the device 100 of the present invention
is employed on the portion where each of the ropes 30 is divided and extended downward
to the seat 10, such that no bending only on the one side rope 30 can be found.
[0043] Therefore, since the seat 10 and the rope 30 move together, without any variation
of their relative location, the seat 10 can't lean to a particular direction or can't
be overturned, even with any voluntary force.
[0044] As a result, the device 100 of the present invention can prevent most of accidents
caused due to the bending of the ropes suffered in the conventional swings.
[0045] In addition, in case each of the extension cylinder parts 120 of the device 100 of
the present invention is provided with the concave/convex portion 124 on the surface
thereof, the child can freely hold any one of the handle grip member 40, the concave/convex
portion 124 of each of the extension cylinder parts 120 and the rope 30 on the upper
side of the main cylinder part 110, thereby further improving the safety at the time
of swing.
[0046] According to the present invention, furthermore, the extension cylinder part 120
is made of a substantially hard material unlike the conventional ropes made of a generally
flexible material. Therefore, the child feels like that he or she is in a more safe
state, such that he or she can enjoy the riding in the swing in a more comfortable
state and avoid the scares of accidents he or she may have.
1. A device (100) for preventing the ropes of a toy swing from bending in the toy swing
that includes a seat (10) on which a child sits and said ropes (30) fixed to the edges
of the front and rear portions of the both sides of said seat (10) on the one ends
thereof, for hanging said seat in a predetermined position,
characterised in that said device comprises.
a main cylinder part (110) having a first tunnel (112) through which the two ends
of each of said ropes (30) are collected and passed; and
two extension cylinder parts (120) each having a second tunnel (122) where the two
ends of each of said ropes (30) passed from said main cylinder part (110) are divided
and inserted and passed through said second tunnel (122), thereby rendering the two
ends of each of said ropes (30) extracted to the edges of the front and rear portions
of the both sides of said seat (10).
2. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said two extension cylinder parts
(120) is provided with a concave/convex portion (124) for preventing the hands of
a child from being slid from said ropes (30), on the surface thereof.
3. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said two extension cylinder parts
(120) is provided with a guide cylinder part (130) that is extended perpendicularly
to the end portion thereof, for guiding the two ends of each of said ropes (30) extracted
such that each of the two ends corresponds in parallel to the center of a through
hole (12) of each edge of said seat (10).
4. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said two extension cylinder parts (120)
are coupled by means of a connecting cylinder part (140).
5. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said first tunnel (112) of said main cylinder
part (110) is formed in such a manner that two holes (114) through which the two ends
of each of the ropes (30) are passed without any deviation, in order to guide the
two ends to said second tunnel (122) of each of said extension cylinder part (120)
on the both sides thereof, are formed adjacent to each other and then communicate
with each other on the intermediate portion thereof.
6. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said device is made of a plastic molding
material.
1. Einrichtung (100) zum Verhindern, dass sich die Seile einer Spielzeugschaukel in der
Spielzeugschaukel biegen, welche einen Sitz (10), auf dem ein Kind sitzt, und die
Seile (30) enthält, die mit einem ihrer Enden an den Rändern der Vorder- und Hinterabschnitte
der beiden Seiten des Sitzes (10) fixiert sind, um den Sitz in einer vorgegebenen
Position aufzuhängen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einrichtung folgendes umfasst:
einen Hauptzylinderteil (110) mit einem ersten Tunnel (112), durch den die beiden
Enden von jedem der Seile (30) gesammelt und geführt werden; und
zwei Verlängerungszylinderteile (120), die jeweils einen zweiten Tunnel (122) dort
aufweisen, wo die beiden Enden von jedem der Seile (30), die durch den Hauptzylinderteil
(110) geführt werden, geteilt und in den zweiten Tunnel (122) eingeschoben und durch
diesen hindurch geführt werden, wodurch dafür gesorgt wird, dass die beiden Enden
von jedem der Seile (30) aus den Rändern der Vorder- und Hinterabschnitte der beiden
Seiten des Sitzes (10) herausgezogen werden.
2. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der jeder der zwei Verlängerungszylinderteile (120)
an dessen Oberfläche mit einem konvexen oder konkaven Abschnitt (124) versehen ist,
um zu verhindern, dass die Hand eines Kindes von den Seilen (30) abrutscht.
3. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei dem jeder der zwei Verlängerungszylinderteile (120)
mit einem Führungszylinderteil (130) versehen ist, das sich senkrecht zu deren Endabschnitt
erstreckt, um die beiden Enden von jedem der Seile (30) zu führen, die so herausgezogen
sind, dass jedes der beiden Enden parallel zur Mitte eines Durchgangslochs (12) eines
jeden Randes des Sitzes (10) verläuft.
4. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die beiden Verlängerungszylinderteile (120) mittels
eines Verbindungszylinderteils (140) gekoppelt sind.
5. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der der erste Tunnel (112) des Hauptzylinderteils
(110) so gebildet ist, dass zwei Löcher (114), durch die die beiden Enden jedes Seils
(30) ohne irgendeine Abweichung geführt werden, zur Führung der beiden Enden in den
zweiten Tunnel (122) von jedem der Verlängerungszylinderteile (120) auf deren beiden
Seiten, nebeneinander ausgebildet sind und dabei miteinander an deren Zwischenabschnitt
in Verbindung stehen.
6. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Einrichtung aus einem Kunststoffformmaterial
hergestellt ist.
1. Dispositif (100) pour empêcher les cordes d'une balançoire de fléchir dans la balançoire
qui comprend un siège (10) sur lequel s'assied un enfant et lesdites cordes (30) fixées
aux bords des parties avant et arrière des deux côtés dudit siège (10) aux premières
extrémités de celui-ci, pour suspendre ledit siège dans une position prédéterminée,
ledit dispositif étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend
une partie cylindrique principale (110) ayant un premier tunnel (112) par lequel
sont réunies et passent les deux extrémités de chacune desdites cordes (30) ; et
deux parties cylindriques de prolongement (120) ayant chacune un second tunnel
(122) où les deux extrémités de chacune desdites cordes (30) amenées à passer depuis
ladite partie cylindrique principale (110) sont divisées et insérées et passées par
ledit second tunnel (122) en faisant de ce fait sortir les deux extrémités de chacune
desdites cordes (30) vers les bords des parties avant et arrière des deux côtés dudit
siège (10).
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacune desdites deux parties cylindriques
de prolongement (120) est pourvue, sur sa surface, d'une portion concave/convexe (124)
servant à empêcher les mains d'un enfant de glisser desdites cordes (30).
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chacune desdites deux parties cylindriques
de prolongement (120) est pourvue d'une partie de guidage cylindrique (130) qui s'étend
perpendiculairement à la portion d'extrémité de celle-ci, pour guider les deux extrémités
de chacune desdites cordes (30) sorties de façon que chacune des deux extrémités corresponde
parallèlement au centre d'un trou (12) traversant de chaque bord dudit siège (10).
4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites deux parties cylindriques
de prolongement (120) sont accouplées à l'aide d'une partie d'accouplement cylindrique
(140).
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit premier tunnel (112) de ladite
partie cylindrique principale (110) est formé de telle manière que deux trous (114),
par lesquels les deux extrémités de chacune des cordes (30) sont passées sans aucun
écart, afin de guider les deux extrémités jusqu'audit second tunnel (122) de chacune
desdites parties cylindriques de prolongement (120) sur les deux côtés de celles-ci,
sont ménagés au voisinage immédiat l'un de l'autre puis communiquent l'un avec l'autre
sur la partie intermédiaire de celles-ci.
6. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit dispositif est en matière plastique
moulée.