Baby walker

• US 5,518,475 A
• Filed: 04/20/1995
• Issued: 05/21/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Garland, Thomas A.
• Original Assignee: Garland, Thomas A.
• Inventors: Garland, Thomas A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Lynne A.
• Application Number:
  US08/425,285
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 482/68, 482/66, 482/69
• US Class Current: 482/68
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/043 Baby walkers with a seat

Abstract

Apparatus for moving within a region includes a base, a tray and a plurality of legs intercoupling the base and the tray. The tray carries a seat and is constructed and arranged so that a person sitting in the seat may use foot power to translate in any direction within a predetermined region and rotate.

Claims

1. Apparatus for moving within a predetermined region comprising,

a fixed base constructed and arranged to remain stationary upon a supporting surface,

a movable structure,

a plurality of legs intercoupling said movable structure and said base,

said apparatus constructed and arranged to allow at least translation of said movable structure in any direction relative to said fixed base in a substantially horizontal plane while said fixed base remains stationary on a supporting surface.

2. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said apparatus is constructed and arranged to also allow rotation of said movable structure about a vertical axis.

3. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising a seat in said movable structure.

4. Apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said seat is rotatably supported in said movable structure.

5. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said legs are rotatably connected at one end to said base at points spaced around said base and at the other end to said movable structure,

said legs constructed and arranged to rollably support said movable structure to allow rotation of said movable structure about a vertical axis.

6. Apparatus in accordance with claim 5 and further comprising a swivel joint rotatably connecting said one end to said base.

7. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said swivel joint is constructed and arranged to selectively support said leg in a plurality of positions corresponding to different selected heights of said movable structure relative to said base.

8. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said legs are fixed at one end to said base and further comprising,

swivels at the other end of each leg supporting said movable structure.

9. Apparatus in accordance with claim 8 and further comprising retainer structure constructed and arranged to restrict radial movement of said movable structure between predetermined limit radii.

10. Apparatus in accordance with claim 9 wherein said retainer structure includes a retaining bar for preventing lifting off said movable structure from said legs.

11. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising,

retainer structure constructed and arranged to restrain radial movement of said movable structure between predetermined limit radii.

12. Apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said retainer structure includes a retaining bar for preventing lifting off said movable structure from said legs.