Baby activity center
OwnerDaniel R. Fermaglish, Lois F. Fermaglichinventors
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Abstract
An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location has a frame or base and an infant seat attached thereto such that it can be manually or automatically revolved 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 along a circular path and/or turn in place. The seat can also reciprocate in an up and down fashion to permit an infant seated therein to jump up and down.
Claims32
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, said mounting means including a support rod extending downwardly from said frame along said central axis thereof and a plurality of legs extending outwardly from a lower end of said support rod in engagement with 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 a sleeve rotatably mounted on said lower end of said support rod, a mounting arm attached to said sleeve, said mounting arm having a first end extending upwardly and outwardly from one side of said sleeve and a second end extending upwardly and outwardly from an opposite side of said sleeve, a counterweight carried by said first end of said mounting arm, and rotating means carried by said second end of said mounting arm 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.
In an infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location and including a frame, having an opening therein, and mounting means for mounting said frame above a support surface such that said frame is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation and is substantially immovable relative to a support surface, the improvement comprising supporting means for supporting a plurality of infants above a support surface with their legs in engagement with a support surface, said supporting means including a first seat positioned adjacent to an outer circumferential edge of said frame and a second seat positioned inside said opening in said frame, each of said first and second seats having a size and shape so as to permit an infant to sit thereon;
- suspending means for suspending said first seat above a support surface such that said first seat is revolvable about said frame;
- and first rotating means for allowing rotation of said second seat about its own axis of rotation.
An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location on a support surface, such as a floor, comprising a base immovably positioned relative to the support surface;
- a rotatable tray having a central axis and an outer peripheral edge;
- mounting means for rotatably mounting said tray on said base such that said tray is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation with its said central axis extending vertically and such that said tray is positioned above the support surface;
- supporting means, positioned in said tray adjacent to said outer peripheral edge thereof, 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 tray in a circular path, 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 along said circular path and/or spin about said axis of rotation.
An infant walker adapted for use in a substantially stationary location, comprising a base;
- mounting means for mounting said base such that said base is substantially immovable relative to the support surface;
- supporting means for supporting an infant above the support surface with its legs in engagement with the support surface, said supporting means including a seat, said seat having a size and shape so as to permit an infant to sit thereon;
- and suspending means for suspending said seat above the support surface such that said seat is revolvable about a central vertical axis of said base, said suspending means including rotating means for enabling said seat of said supporting means to rotate relative to said suspending means and resilient means for enabling said seat of said supporting means to reciprocate vertically.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.