Infant exerciser guard

• US 5,069,311 A
• Filed: 06/04/1990
• Issued: 12/03/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ferris F. Young
• Original Assignee: Ferris F. Young
• Inventors: Young, Ferris F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONNELLY, JEROME W
• Application Number:
  US07/534,530
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 272/134, 272/118, 272/117, 273/11 R, 273/8, 273/9, 188/32, 248/188.2
• US Class Current: 188/32
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/043 Baby walkers with a seat

Abstract

An infant exerciser guard which includes a stop member having an arcuate or curved contact surface for contacting one or more wheels of an infant exrciser or other wheeled infant carrier or vehicle and preventing the infant carrier or vehicle and infant operator from moving past a predetermined boundary. In a preferred embodiment the infant exerciser guard is secured to the floor by means of fasteners such as screws, suction cups or loop-pile fasteners and in the latter case, an accessory mount plate may be provided in cooperation with the infant exerciser guard for mounting on the floor and receiving the infant exerciser guard in removable relationship.

Claims

1. A guard for mounting on a floor or other supporting surface and arresting the travel of a wheeled infant carrier, said guard comprising stop means adapted for attachment to the floor or other supporting surface and at least one fastener selected from the group consisting of suction cup fasteners and hook and loop fasteners adapted for engaging said stop means and attaching said stop means to the floor or other supporting surface.

2. The guard of claim 1 further comprising a curved contact surface provided on said stop means for receiving the wheels of the wheeled infant carrier.

3. The guard of claim 2 wherein said curved contact surface substantially conforms to the curvature of the wheels.

4. The guard of claim 3 wherein said curved contact surface is adapted to contact at least about one-third of the circumference of the wheels.

5. The guard of claim 3 wherein said curved contact surface is adapted to contact at least about one-half of the circumference of the wheels.

6. A guard for mounting on a floor or other supporting surface and arresting the travel of a wheeled infant exerciser, said guard comprising an elongated stop member adapted for mounting on a floor or other supporting surface in a selected path of travel of the wheeled infant exerciser;

a concave contact surface provided in said stop member, said concave contact surface facing the wheeled infant exerciser for engaging at least one of the wheels of the wheeled infant exerciser; and

at least one pair of fasteners selected from the group consisting of suction cups and hook and loop fasteners engaging said stop member for securing said stop member to the floor.

7. An infant exerciser guard for mounting on a floor or other supporting surface and arresting the travel of a wheeled infant exerciser, said infant exerciser guard comprising at least one stop member having a selected length and configuration, said stop member attached to the floor or other surface in a selected path of travel of the wheeled infant exerciser;

a concave wheel contact surface provided in said stop member, said wheel contact surface facing the wheeled infant exerciser for engaging at least one of the wheels of the wheeled infant exerciser; and

at least one pair of fasteners selected form the group consisting of suction cups and hook and loop fasteners carried by said stop member in spaced relationship for removably securing said stop member to the floor.