Tilting mobility scooter device
OwnerTaylor Morelandinventor
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed to enable a mobility device for a child with gross motor disabilities. The mobility device has a curved base platform of substantially rigid material having a chest support end, with sides attached to the base platform protruding up to form a cavity in the base platform to support the child's body. It also has two wheels rotatably attached to the base platform, the wheels bearing a majority of the child's weight, the wheels positioned sufficiently behind the chest support end so that the device tilts upward when the child pushes down with its arms, thereby lifting up the chest support end so that the child may crawl with assistance of the mobility device. Furthermore, the device has straps for securing the child in the cavity at the surface of the base platform.
Claims20
A mobility device for a child with gross motor disabilities, the mobility device comprising:
- a curved base platform of substantially rigid material having a chest support end, with sides attached to the base platform protruding up to form a cavity in the base platform to support the child's body;
- two wheels rotatably attached to the base platform, the wheels bearing a majority of the child's weight, the wheels positioned sufficiently behind the chest support end so that the device tilts upward when the child pushes down with its arms, thereby lifting up the chest support end so that the child may crawl with assistance of the mobility device;
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- at least one strap adapted to secure the child in the cavity at the surface of the base platform.
A mobility device for a child with gross motor disabilities, the mobility device comprising:
- a curved base platform of substantially rigid material having a chest support end, with sides attached to the base platform protruding up to form a cavity in the base platform to support the child's body;
- first and second axles attached to the sides with the first axle being on the opposite side of the second axle across base platform, wherein a position of the first and second axles can be adjusted forward and backward with respect to the chest support end;
- two wheels rotatably attached to the base platform by the first and second axles, the wheels bearing a majority of the child's weight, the wheels positioned sufficiently behind the chest support end so that the device tilts upward when the child pushes down with its arms, thereby lifting up the chest support end so that the child may crawl with assistance of the mobility device;
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- at least one strap adapted to secure the child in the cavity at the surface of the base platform.
A mobility device for a child with gross motor disabilities, the mobility device comprising:
- a curved base platform of substantially rigid material having a chest support end, with sides attached to the base platform protruding up to form a cavity in the base platform to support the child's body;
- first and second axles attached to the sides with the first axle being on the opposite side of the second axle across base platform, wherein a position of the first and second axles can be adjusted forward and backward with respect to the chest support end;
- wheel guards that rotate independently from the base platform, the wheel guards having at least one friction-reducing roller ball at a front portion of the wheel guards;
- two wheels rotatably attached to the base platform by the first and second axles, the wheels bearing a majority of the child's weight, the wheels positioned sufficiently behind the chest support end so that the device tilts upward when the child pushes down with its arms, thereby lifting up the chest support end so that the child may crawl with assistance of the mobility device;
- at least one strap adapted to secure the child in the cavity at the surface of the base platform;
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- a swivel caster rotatably affixed to an underside of the base platform opposite the chest support end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.