Patent ID: 7435183

Claim:
A swing comprising: a pair of upright stands having top end portions; a transverse rod having two opposite end portions that are respectively secured to said top end portions of said stands; a pair of pivot sleeves sleeved respectively on said end portions of said transverse rod and rotatable on said transverse rod about an axis defined by said transverse rod; a seat frame disposed between said stands and below said transverse rod; and a pair of arcuate rods that extend curvedly from said seat frame and that are respectively secured to said pivot sleeves; wherein said transverse rod has front and rear sides, said seat frame having a pair backrest-supporting rods disposed at said rear side of said transverse rod, and a pair of armrests extending forntwardly and respectively from said backrest-supporting rods, each of said arcuate rods being generally inverted U-shaped and having a connecting arm portion that extends upwardly from a respective one of said backrest-supporting rods, and a free arm portion that is disposed opposite to said connecting arm portion, that crosses and that is secured to a respective one of said pivot sleeves, and that has a free end disposed at said front side of said transverse rod, said swing further comprising a pair of suspension rods, each of which is suspended from said free end of a respective one of said arcuate rods, and each of which is secured to a respective one of said armrests; and wherein said transverse rod is hollow, each of said pivot sleeves having an outer end, said swing further comprising a fastening unit including a pair of fixed plates, each of which is received in and is fittingly secured to said transverse rod and each of which is disposed adjacent to a respective one of said end portions of said transverse rod, said fastening unit further including a pair of screw bolts and a pair of fastening plates, each of which abuts against said outer end of a respective one of said pivot sleeves, each of said screw bolts extending through a respective one of said fastening plates to engage threadedly a respective one of said fixed plates.