Baby walker having safety interlock

Abstract

A walker for an infant or incapacitated adult which includes a frame work dimensioned and configured for placement around the user having an upper member dimensioned to enable the user to support him or herself and a lower member encircling the legs of the user, the upper and lower members being disposed in spaced relationship. The apparatus also includes a plurality of wheels carried on the second member at spaced parts thereof and apparatus for locking the wheels responsive to passage of the walker into a predetermined zone of danger. In some forms of the invention the apparatus for locking includes a apparatus contacting the circumference of each of the wheels. The wheels may be caster wheels and the apparatus for locking may include a plurality of holes in the circumference of each wheel and a pin dimensioned and configured for engaging the holes. The apparatus for locking may include a cable connected to each pin for limiting axial motion thereof. The apparatus for locking may include a receiver for receiving a signal and a transmitter for sending a signal which may be for a radio frequency signal. The apparatus may also include apparatus for sensing movement of the walker into a predetermined zone of danger.

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