EP0115510B1 - Dispositif pour la marche - Google Patents
Dispositif pour la marche Download PDFInfo
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- EP0115510B1 EP0115510B1 EP83902521A EP83902521A EP0115510B1 EP 0115510 B1 EP0115510 B1 EP 0115510B1 EP 83902521 A EP83902521 A EP 83902521A EP 83902521 A EP83902521 A EP 83902521A EP 0115510 B1 EP0115510 B1 EP 0115510B1
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- Prior art keywords
- post
- support structure
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- infant
- walking aid
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
- A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
- A47D13/04—Apparatus for helping babies to walk; Baby walkers or strollers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
- A47D1/00—Children's chairs
- A47D1/08—Children's chairs convertible to a rocking chair
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- the present invention relates to a walking aid, for use by infants, to help train them to walk as well as keep them within a predetermined area.
- a conventional means of walking trainer provides a seating framework on castors, and allows the infant to sit down and propel itself along the floor. This unfortunately enables the child to collide with furniture and people, and allows the child to roam out of sight of its parents. Thus this known type of device does not prevent an infant from getting itself into difficulty or into a parents way at dangerous times such as while cooking in the kitchen.
- the seating framework on castors tends to create a bent posture in the infant user, such that when the infant learns to walk without the framework may assume the bent posture that it had whilst seated.
- the bones of infants are soft and the posture may eventually straighten up after the child learns to walk properly, it nonetheless subjects the infants developing skeleton to unnecessary strain.
- wheeled seating devices also allow for the possibility that an infant may roam out of the adults view within the imminent risk of rolling or falling down the stairs.
- FR-A-651584 discloses a walking aid for an infant including a base, a post extending upwardly from the base to be supported thereby and infant support means.
- the support means comprises an arm extending some distance outwardly from the post and rotatably mounted on the post with a wing or belt at the outer end of the arm to receive and-encompass the body of the infant so as to support the infant in a generally walking posture.
- At the top of the post there is a circular platform on which an abacus is mounted around the perimeter of the platform. That arrangement does not provide a stable support for a child particularly if the child wishes to rest for a period between walking there being nothing for the child to lean against.
- This invention provides a walking aid for an infant, said aid including a base, an upwardly extending post mounted at the centre of the base, a radially outwardly extending member mounted on the post to turn the axis of the post, said member having a support structure to encompass and support an infant in a generally walking posture on the base to support the infant in walking in a path around the post axis on the base, wherein the support structure of said member lies immediately adjacent to the axis of the post about which said member turns to encompass and support an infant in close proximity to the post.
- the post includes adjustment means to adjust the height of the support structure above the base and/or to adjust the torque required to rotate the support structure about the axis.
- the support structure is generally elliptical and/or is padded and/or upholstered.
- the walking aid 9 of a preferred embodiment comprises a base member such as a round flat base 10, with a vertical support 11 with a raised spindle 12. Coupled to the spindle 12 is an annular enclosure 13, shown here as an under shoulder type support.
- FIG. 3 An alternative type of pivot arrangement, whereby the support 20 is hollow so as to allow a post 21 of outside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of support 20, is illustrated in Fig. 3. Attached to the post 21 is an annular enclosure 22.
- All of the described embodiments allow the infant to be supported either by an under shoulder arrangement or a seating arrangement. Once in this position, the infant, by using its legs and feet can propel itself on the base around the pivot.
- another embodiment comprises a base 30 having a vertical support 31 adapted to support an annular enclosure 32.
- the nature of this adaptation is a downwardly projecting spindle 33, which allows the annular enclosure 32 to rotate.
- a recess 34 Located along the length of the spindle 33 is a recess 34 which receives either a counter sunk counter bored or hidden set screw 35.
- the set screw 35 must be counter sunk or hidden, so that an infant using this embodiment will not catch clothing, scratch or cut itself.
- a seating or “saddle” arrangement may be combined with the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
- bearings can be introduced into the pivot system, non-slip surfaces can be applied to the base, and the enclosures can be padded and/or upholstered.
- the supports and enclosures have adjustment means for different sizes and heights of the infants, and the posts include adjustment means to vary the height of the supports and enclosures above the base. Further adjustment can be included to enable the torque required to rotate the supports and enclosures around the base to be varied.
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Abstract
Claims (8)
Priority Applications (1)
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AT83902521T ATE31382T1 (de) | 1982-08-09 | 1983-08-09 | Spaziervorrichtung. |
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AUPF528382 | 1982-08-09 | ||
AU52/83 | 1982-08-09 |
Publications (3)
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EP0115510A1 EP0115510A1 (fr) | 1984-08-15 |
EP0115510A4 EP0115510A4 (fr) | 1985-02-28 |
EP0115510B1 true EP0115510B1 (fr) | 1987-12-16 |
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EP83902521A Expired EP0115510B1 (fr) | 1982-08-09 | 1983-08-09 | Dispositif pour la marche |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0115510B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS59501346A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3374913D1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1984000675A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB8721927D0 (en) * | 1987-09-17 | 1987-10-21 | Taylor D G | Baby bouncer |
GB9123920D0 (en) * | 1991-11-11 | 1992-01-02 | Soons Maria | Walking exerciser |
GB2371996A (en) * | 2000-12-27 | 2002-08-14 | Farah Sharmarke | Stationary baby walker |
KR101050514B1 (ko) * | 2009-07-23 | 2011-07-20 | 김종태 | 육아보조기구 |
GB2488320B (en) * | 2011-02-22 | 2016-02-17 | Capercaillie Books Ltd | Baby walkaround |
CN102151032B (zh) * | 2011-04-18 | 2013-01-02 | 戴文育 | 多功能儿童车 |
Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1469436A (en) * | 1921-01-24 | 1923-10-02 | Milton G Fornia | Baby walker or exerciser |
US1437179A (en) * | 1921-12-30 | 1922-11-28 | Ovide Auger | Walking chair for children |
US1475442A (en) * | 1922-08-09 | 1923-11-27 | Frederick W Manger | Baby walker |
FR651584A (fr) * | 1928-03-23 | 1929-02-20 | Manège pour bébés | |
US1832755A (en) * | 1929-12-04 | 1931-11-17 | Oscar M Waddell | Baby holding and exercising device |
FR1094160A (fr) * | 1954-03-02 | 1955-05-13 | Appareil destiné à guider les premiers pas des enfants | |
FR1301287A (fr) * | 1961-06-08 | 1962-08-17 | Trotte-bébé | |
FR2306660A1 (fr) * | 1975-04-11 | 1976-11-05 | Grimont Pierre | Appareil educatif ou de maintien pour enfants et handicapes |
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- 1983-08-09 JP JP58502593A patent/JPS59501346A/ja active Pending
- 1983-08-09 DE DE8383902521T patent/DE3374913D1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-08-09 WO PCT/AU1983/000107 patent/WO1984000675A1/fr active IP Right Grant
- 1983-08-09 EP EP83902521A patent/EP0115510B1/fr not_active Expired
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Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS59501346A (ja) | 1984-08-02 |
EP0115510A1 (fr) | 1984-08-15 |
DE3374913D1 (en) | 1988-01-28 |
WO1984000675A1 (fr) | 1984-03-01 |
DE3374913T (fr) | 1988-01-28 |
EP0115510A4 (fr) | 1985-02-28 |
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