WOOD GLIDING BASSINET
A wood gliding bassinet to impart a gliding motion to soothe a child occupant includes a frame and an infant receiving receptacle. In example forms, the frame is wooden and includes four legs for supporting the frame on a support surface. The infant receiving receptacle is pivotally mounted to the frame such that the infant receiving receptacle is capable of gliding relative to the frame.
1 . A wood gliding bassinet comprising:
first and second frame wood supports;
a gliding assembly mounted to each of the frame supports, the gliding assembly comprising a housing and a pair of glide arms, the glide arms comprising first ends pivotally mounted to the housing and second ends extending therefrom; and
an infant receiving receptacle for moving in a side-to-side gliding motion relative to the first and second frame supports, wherein the second ends of the glide arms pivotally mount at each end of the infant receiving receptacle such that the glide arms remain substantially parallel to each other throughout the side-to-side motion.
2 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the infant receiving receptacle comprises a mattress, and wherein the mattress remains substantially horizontal throughout the side-to-side gliding motion.
3 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the first and second frame supports each define an inverted U-shaped member.
4 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the first and second frame supports comprise one or more solid pieces of wood.
5 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the first and second frame supports comprise one or more wood structures comprising plywood and at least one laminated layer of veneer.
6 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 5 , wherein the plywood and/or veneer can be molded in a press to form a desirable shape and thickness.
7 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , further comprising a shelf positioned below the infant receiving receptacle and between the first and second frame supports.
8 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , further comprising one or more caster wheels for engaging ends from the first and second frame supports.
9 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 1 , further comprising a washable soft goods liner for removable attachment with the infant receiving receptacle.
10 . A wood gliding bassinet comprising:
a wooden frame; and
an infant receiving receptacle pivotally mounted to the frame for swaying in a gliding motion.
11 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 10 , wherein the wooden frame comprises first and second inverted U-shaped frame members.
12 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 11 , further comprising a gliding assembly mounted to each of the inverted U-shaped members.
13 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 12 , wherein a pair of spaced-apart glide arms pivotally mount to each gliding assembly, and wherein the spaced-apart glide arms pivotally mount to end portions of the infant receiving receptacle.
14 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 11 , wherein the inverted U-shaped members comprise plywood and laminated layers of veneer.
15 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 14 , wherein the plywood and/or veneer can be molded in a press to form a desirable shape and thickness.
16 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 10 , further comprising a shelf positioned below the infant receiving receptacle and between the wooden frame.
17 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 10 , further comprising at least two caster wheels mounted to the wooden frame.
18 . The wood gliding bassinet of claim 10 , further comprising a washable soft goods liner for removable attachment with the infant receiving receptacle
19 . A wooden frame for a gliding bassinet comprising a first inverted U-shaped member spaced a distance away from a second inverted U-shaped member, each of the first and second inverted U-shaped members comprising a plywood layer sandwiched between wooden veneer layers.