US 6,296,268 B1 · Convertible walker/rider toy for a child

Abstract

An improved toy assembly is adapted to be alternatively used as a foot-to-floor ride-on vehicle, or as a walker. The convertible walker/rider toy includes a chassis which is supported on a plurality of wheels, and a body that is pivotally attached to the front end of the chassis. The body includes a contoured upper surface that functions as a seat when the toy is assembled in the rider configuration. The toy further includes an L-shaped handlebar having a rider portion and a walker portion which are joined at approximately a 90° angle. The walker portion of the handlebar is pivotally attached to the rear end of the body and is pivotally movable relative to the body. When the toy is in the rider configuration, the body overlies the chassis, the walker portion of the handlebar is received beneath the body and the rider portion of the handlebar projects upwardly through the opening in the front end of the body. To reconfigure the toy into the walker mode, the rear end of the body is lifted upwardly, and the handlebar is pivoted rearwardly so that the rider handlebar portion is retracted through the opening in the body. A latching assembly is alternately engageable with the body and the handlebar for releasably securing the toy in the rider and walker configurations, respectively.

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Dependent claims

A convertible walker/rider toy for a child comprising:

a chassis having front and rear ends;
a plurality of wheels attached to said chassis for rotatably supporting said chassis on a supporting surface;
a body having front and rear ends, said body being pivotally attached to said chassis adjacent said front end of said chassis, said body being pivotally movable between a first riding position wherein said body at least partially overlies said chassis, and a second walker position wherein the rear end of the body is pivoted upwardly so that the chassis and the body are disposed at an angle;
and
a handlebar having a walker portion and a rider portion which are joined in an L-shaped configuration, said walker portion of said handlebar being pivotally attached to said body adjacent said rear end of said body, said rider portion of said handlebar being received through an opening in the body adjacent the front end of the body, said handlebar being pivotally movable between a first rider position wherein the walker portion of the handlebar extends beneath the body between the body and the chassis and the rider portion projects upwardly through the opening in the front end of the body, and a second walker position wherein the walker portion is pivoted rearwardly away from the body so that the rider portion is retracted through the opening in the body.

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A convertible walker/rider toy for a child comprising:

a chassis having front and rear ends;
a plurality of wheels attached to said chassis for rotatably supporting said chassis on a supporting surface;
a body having front and rear ends, said body being pivotally attached to said chassis adjacent said front end of said chassis;
and
a handlebar having a walker portion and a rider portion which are joined in an L-shaped configuration, said walker portion of said handlebar being pivotally attached to said body adjacent said rear end of said body, said rider portion of said handlebar being received through an opening in the body adjacent the front end of the body,
said toy being convertible between a rider configuration wherein said body at least partially overlies said chassis and further wherein the walker portion of the handlebar extends beneath the body between the body and the chassis and the rider portion of the handlebar projects upwardly through the opening in the front end of the body, and a walker configuration wherein the rear end of the body is pivoted upwardly so that the chassis and the body are disposed at an angle and further wherein the walker portion of the handlebar is pivoted rearwardly away from the body and the rider portion is retracted through the opening in the body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Convertible walker/rider toy for a child

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Convertible walker/rider toy for a child

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Abstract

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