Automatic pendulum-drive system
CA 2264142 C · Owner: Cosco Management, Inc. · Inventors: Turner, Dennis M.; Pinch, Daniel R.
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A swing (10) includes a swing motor (62) and an adaptive control system (20) for periodically actuating the swing motor (62) to sustain swinging pendulum movement of a seat (18) along a swing arc in a manner that is compatible with the natural frequency (and period) of the seat (18). The swing (10) further includes a support stand (12) and a swing seat frame (14) mounted on the support stand (12) to carry the seat (10). The adaptive control system (20) includes an impulse mechanism (56) that applies a torque to the swing seat frame (14) and that is actuated at a variable point along the swing arc between first and second extreme positions and without regard to the position of the …
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- Filed August 28, 1997 and granted December 19, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 28, 2017.
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