Compact jumper
AssigneeKids II, Inc.
InventorsStephen R. Burns, Alex Soriano, Blake D. Pomeroy, Cary Costello
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Abstract
A compact jumper for an infant or young child. The compact jumper includes a support frame, at least one resilient member, and a child-receiving apparatus. The support frame is configured for resting on a support surface and the at least one resilient member is coupled to a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is supported by the at least one resilient member, with a collar mounting the resilient member to the child-receiving apparatus, and is guided by a portion of the support frame. The child-receiving apparatus is movable with respect to the support surface as the child moves and jumps.
Claims19
An infant jumper comprising:
- a seat assembly comprising a seat platform with a seat mounted thereto;
- a support frame comprising at least one upright support post extending through the frame opening of the seat platform;
- and
- at least one resilient member extending between the support post and the seat platform to suspend the seat assembly from the support frame and allow movement of the seat relative to the support frame;
- wherein the infant jumper comprises a volumetric envelope having an area defined by the equation:
- (A=L×W×H), wherein “A” is the area of the volumetric envelope, “L” is the length of the infant jumper, “W” is the width of the infant jumper, and “H” is the height of the infant jumper;
- wherein the area of the volumetric envelope is between about 8.31 ft3 and about 13.85 ft3.
A compact jumper comprising:
- a support frame comprising a base and at least one support post;
- a seat assembly comprising a seat platform with a seat mounted thereto, the seat platform defining at least one frame opening through which a corresponding support post extends;
- and
- at least one resilient member extending between each support post and the seat assembly, wherein motion of the seat assembly is constrained vertically by the at least one resilient member and is constrained laterally by the at least one support post extending through the corresponding frame opening of the seat platform;
- wherein the compact jumper comprises a spatial containment envelope having an area defined by the equation:
- (A=π×(D/2)2×H) wherein “A” is the area of the spatial containment envelope, “D” is the diameter of the base of the support frame, and “H” is the height of the compact jumper;
- wherein the spatial containment envelope has an area of between about 29.30 ft3 and 48.83 ft3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.