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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Thorley Industries Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Frederick Karl Hopke, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Henry F. Thorne, West View, PA (US);
Robert D. Daley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John J. Walker, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Aaron S. Pavkov, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Suraj Joseph, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thorley Industries LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An infant rocking seat includes a base; a track provided on the base having a first arc-shaped portion and a second arc-shaped portion meeting at a crest; a carriage having a body portion, a first pair of wheels positioned at a first end of the body portion, and a second pair of wheels positioned at a second end of the body portion; and a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage along the track. The carriage is positioned within a central portion of the base and is configured to ride along the track. A distance between the first pair of wheels and the second pair of wheels is less than a distance between centers of curvature of the first arc-shaped portion and the second arc-shaped portion.