Patent ID: 8142297

Claim:
An infant swing apparatus comprising: a support frame, including a front leg frame and a rear leg frame defining two sides of the infant swing and respectively coupled with a hinge structure, at least one of the two sides including a swing arm; a seat portion assembled between the two sides of the infant swing, wherein the seat portion is hung from a lower end portion of the swing arm; a pivot assembly coupling a top end portion of the swing arm with the support frame at a location adjacent to the hinge structure, wherein the pivot assembly includes a first and second engaging portion; and a swing lock movably mounted with the pivot assembly, wherein the swing lock includes a latch bolt having an operating end, an engaging end opposite the operating end, and a key between the operating end and the engaging end, wherein the latch bolt is movable to cause the key to engage with either of the first and second engaging portion, when the key engages with the second engaging portion, the engaging end is positioned through an opening of the hinge structure; when the key engages with the first engaging portion, the engaging end is disengaged from the opening of the hinge structure.