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US 5,085,428 AGranted
Baby walker
OwnerDaniel R. Fermaglich, Lois F. Fermaglichinventors
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Abstract
An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location has a frame in the form of a circular tray and an infant seat attached to the frame such that it can be revolved around the frame in an orbital manner. The seat can also rotate about its own axis of rotation, whereby an infant who is in the seat can walk around the tray, turn in place and use the tray as an eating or play/activity center.
Claims10
An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location on a support surface, such as a floor, comprising a frame having a central axis and an outer circumferential edge;
- mounting means for mounting said frame above the support surface such that said frame is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation with its said central axis extending vertically and such that said frame is substantially immovable relative to the support surface;
- supporting means, positioned adjacent to said outer circumferential edge of said frame, for supporting an infant for rotation about an axis of rotation of said supporting means, said supporting means including a seat sized and shaped so as to permit an infant to sit thereon;
- and suspending means for suspending said seat above the support surface such that an infant in said seat has its legs in engagement with the support surface and such that said seat is revolvable about said central axis of said frame in a circular path which circumscribes said outer circumferential edge of said frame, said suspending means including rotating means for enabling said seat to freely rotate about said axis of rotation of said supporting means, whereby an infant in said seat can walk around said frame along said circular path and/or spin about said axis of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.