Marchable and steerable rocking horse

Abstract

A marchable and steerable rocking horse includes a main frame having a seat and an arcuate frame spaced from the seat in a vertical direction. Upper ends of left and right legs are pivotably connected to a front end of the seat. Lower ends of the left and right legs slightly extend beyond the bottom face of the arcuate frame. The main frame moves forward in the longitudinal direction when the lower ends of the left and right legs contact the ground while the main frame rocking in the longitudinal direction. A steering mechanism is provided to keep one of the left and right legs above the ground, so that the rocking horse can turn rightward or leftward. A movable plate is provided to keep both of the left and right legs above the ground, so that the rocking horse can rock on the site.

1 . A marchable and steerable rocking horse comprising:
 a main frame including a seat and an arcuate frame spaced from the seat in a vertical direction, with the seat including front and rear ends spaced in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, with the front end of the seat including upper and lower faces spaced in the vertical direction, with the lower face including left and right sides spaced in a width direction perpendicular to the vertical and longitudinal directions, with the main frame being rockable in the longitudinal direction when the arcuate frame is located on a ground;   a left leg including an upper end pivotably connected to the left side of the lower face of the front end of the seat and a lower end spaced from the upper end of the left leg in the vertical direction, with the lower end of the left leg slightly extending beyond a bottom face of the arcuate frame;   a right leg including an upper end pivotably connected to the right side of the lower face of the front end of the seat and a lower end spaced from the upper end of the right leg in the vertical direction, with the lower end of the right leg slightly extending beyond the bottom face of the arcuate frame in the vertical direction, with the main frame moves forward in the longitudinal direction when the lower ends of the left and right legs contact the ground while the main frame rocking in the longitudinal direction; and   a steering mechanism including a handlebar mounted above the upper face of the front end of the seat, with the steering mechanism further including a steering rod fixed to the handlebar and rotatably extending from the upper face through the lower face of the front end of the seat, with the steering mechanism further including an actuating rod fixed to and extending transversely to the steering rod and allowing the handlebar to rotate relative to the seat, with the actuating rod including first and second ends,   with the first end of the actuating rod pressing against the left leg when the handlebar is rotated in a first direction, lifting the lower end of the left leg above the ground so that the main frame turns leftward while the main frame rocking in the longitudinal direction,   with the second end of the actuating rod pressing against the right leg when the handlebar is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction, lifting the lower end of the right leg above the ground so that the main frame turns rightward while the main frame rocking in the longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         2 . The marchable and steerable rocking horse as claimed in  claim 1 , with the arcuate frame including left and right arcuate beams spaced in the width direction, with the lower ends of the left and right legs intermediate the left and right arcuate beams in the width direction, with the main frame further including a front connecting plate interconnected between the left and right arcuate beams, with the front connecting plate located in front of the left and right legs in the longitudinal direction, with a cushioning member mounted to the lower end of each of the left and right legs, with the left leg at a first acute angle to a first vertical line and located behind the first vertical line in the longitudinal direction when the cushioning member of the left leg comes in contact with the front connecting plate, with the right leg at a second acute angle to a second vertical line and located behind the second vertical line in the longitudinal direction when the cushioning member of the right leg comes in contact with the front connecting plate. 
     
     
         3 . The marchable and steerable rocking horse as claimed in  claim 1 , with the main frame further including a front support beam located interconnected between the seat and the arcuate frame, with a movable plate pivotably mounted to the front support beam, with the movable plate pivotable between a first position pressing against the left and right legs to prevent the lower ends of the left and right legs move beyond the bottom face of the arcuate frame in the vertical direction, allowing on-site rocking of the main frame in the longitudinal direction and a second position not pressing against the left and right legs such that the main frame marches in the longitudinal direction when the lower ends of the left and right legs contact the ground while the main frame rocking in the longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         4 . The marchable and steerable rocking horse as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a left pivotal seat formed in the left side of the lower face of the front end of the seat of the main frame, with the left pivotal seat receiving the upper end of the left leg, with a left pin extending through the upper end of the left leg and the left pivotal seat, allowing pivotal movement of the left leg relative to the left pivotal seat;   a left torsion spring mounted between the upper end of the left leg and the seat for returning the left leg;   a right pivotal seat formed in the right side of the lower face of the front end of the seat of the main frame, with the right pivotal seat receiving the upper end of the right leg, with a right pin extending through the upper end of the right leg and the right pivotal seat, allowing pivotal movement of the right leg relative to the right pivotal seat; and   a right torsion spring mounted between the upper end of the right leg and the seat for returning the right leg.