US1745569A - Child's walker - Google Patents

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1930. J. A. EBERLE V CHILD S WALKER Filed Nov. 20, 1925 l atented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE 1 JOHN A. EBERLE, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, Assronon. TO'THE rERFEo'rIon MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, or s1. LOUIS, MIssoURI, A CORPORATION or MISSOURI used for infants in teaching them to walk. I

The object of my invention is to provide a Walker which may be readily collapsed to permit easy handling when not in use.

able seat to eliminate the necessity of manu- 'facturing various sizes. V 5 A still further object'is to provide a removable folding handle which permits the walker to be used as a go-cart, if desired, and yet does not substantially increase the bulk V when folded.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, myinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand 7 claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying 2o drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved walker with the handle attached.

Figure 2 is a side view of the walker collapsed.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the walker.

,Figure 4 shows the handle in folded position. a

The numerals 1 and 2 in the drawings indicate the front legs of the walker. These members flare outwardly and forwardly and have mounted on their lower extremities 1 wheels 3 and 4 of the caster type. A crosspiece 5 joins. legs 1 and 2 together and ex tends alongthe flared portions to form a reinforcing piece. The rear legs 6 and 7 flare outwardly and backwardly near their lower ends and together with cross-piece 8 carry an axle 9. The rear cross-piece 8 joins the legs 6'and 7 together and is then bent down wardly to act as reinforcement and aid in carrying the axle. Wheels 10 and 11 are mounted on the ends of axle 9.

I The upper ends of legs 1 and 6 and 2 and 7 are oined together by arched strips 12 and 13,

respectively. These arched strips are riveted I to the legs tightly enough to form a solid connection and yet sufliciently loose to permit pivotal movement. A circular body supporting strip 14; is bolted between the two arched strips 12 and 13. Rubber tubing 15 or WALKER g 20, 1925. Serial No. 70,278.

other suitable cushioning material isiused to coverthe body supporting strip in order to protect a child from'direct contact with the metalwhen the walker is in use.

Intermediatejtheir ends a seat supporting strip 16 joins the front legs together; The A further object is to provide an adjust ends of this strip are bent at right angles to provide a flat surface throughwhich a rivet may be passed and also'to make this member adjustable as to height. The rivets holding this piece are loose-enough to permit its being turned and since the main body portion is not aligned with the axis of the rivets carrying it, it may be rotated and set at two different heights.

A similar piece 17 joins the back legs 6 and 7. This piece may also be rotated on the rivets which hold it to change the height as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawings. Side strips 18 and 19 join each pair of front and rear legs and are held in place by the same loose rivets that carry the seat supporting members 16 and 17.

A seat 20 of wood or any other suitable material is removably bolted to the seat supporting members 16 and 17. It is necessary to make the seat removable because when the seat supporting strips are rotated to change their height, the seat is refastened to the reverse sides of these strips.

The loosely riveted joints at the middle portions and upper ends of the legs permit the walker to be collapsed and folded into the position shown in Figure 2. To gle joints 21 and 22 join the rear legs 6 and to the side pieces 18 and 19, respectively. These joints serve to lock the parts in an upright position.

A handle 23 is formed of the same strip material as the rest of the vehicle. The lower end 24 of handle 23 is bifurcated and provided with notched ends 25 which are adapted to engage openings on either side of the seat in the seat supporting member 16. The handle has a pivotal connection near its middle and is provided with a bolt 26 to look it in extended position. The upper end 27 flares out into a suitable handle.

The hereindescribed walker with the exception of the rear axle and seat is formed and in some cases preferable to insert Washers entirely of strip metal suitably bent to form various parts. It is economical to manufac- V ture, and provides a suitable vehicle to be used as a Walker or toddler in the house, in Which case the handle is removed and is equally Well adapted to be usedas a ga-cart on the street; v

Reference has been made throughout the description to the useof rivets which are not tibsolutelytight stall points where a pivotal inoveinentis desired. It is entirelyieasible between the strips at these pivotal connections in Which case the rivets may be driven tightly home.

I-clairn: s A childs vehicle including iipright membe'rs, rote-table seat supporting members joining said upright members the main portions ofsaicl seat supporting-members being beyondtheimxes of rotation-,'and a seat said seat being'adjustable'as to height-b'yth-e rotation of'said seat supporting members.

7 In testimony whereof I hereuntoaffix my signaturethis 16th clayiof November, 1-925. I JOHN :EBERLE; 7

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