Apparatus and method to improve toddler's steps and mobility
AssigneeTrackThings LLC
InventorsSerena Marlene Gabara, Helen Mary Gabara, Thaddeus John Gabara
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Abstract
An apparatus is described that allows a table to be turned upside down so that a toddler can use the upright legs as grips and the horizontal cross support beams as obstacles to master the art of stepping over this obstacle height of the cross support beams. Once the art of stepping is mastered, the table is flipped upright to function as a table again. Several adjustments are added to a table so that the height of the cross support beams and length of the legs can be adjusted to provide a range of mastering possibilities when in the upside down position. When flipped upright, the surface of the table can have adjustable to have uniform height or a top that slants.
Claims20
An apparatus operated in one of two modes comprising:
- a right side up mode where the apparatus operates as a table;
- an upside down mode where the apparatus provides a grip and at least one obstacle;
- a plurality of legs;
- a plurality of cross support beams;
- at least one leg with the grip;
- at least one cross support beam being the at least one obstacle;
- a protective foam covering exposed surfaces in the upside down mode;
- at least one cross support beam is adjustable in height;
- a beam clamping means to secure the cross support beam;
- a positional step that snaps onto one of the obstacles, wherein
- a toddler can practice stepping up and stepping down the positional step;
- and
- the toddler can hold the grip and repetitively step over the obstacle, wherein
- the toddler learns to successfully step over the obstacle without holding the grip.
A method of training a toddler to step over an obstacle, comprising the steps of:
- flipping a table upside down;
- locating a grip and an obstacle in the upside down table;
- holding the grip so the toddler steadies themselves;
- locating the obstacle substantially equal to a height of a toddler's step;
- stepping over the obstacle until the toddler's step consistently clears the obstacle, wherein
- the toddler releases the grip and successfully steps over the obstacle.
An apparatus with two modes comprising:
- an upside down mode where
- the apparatus provides a grip, a horizontal grip and at least one obstacle;
- a protective foam covers exposed surfaces in the upside down mode;
- telescopic legs adjustable in length;
- horizontal cross support beams adjustable in height;
- a positional step that snaps onto one of the horizontal cross support beams;
- and
- a right side up mode where
- the apparatus presents a table with a flat surface at a slope, wherein
- the slope of the flat surface is dependent on a length distribution of the telescopic legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.