Device for assisting the crawling of an infant

US10321771B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• UNIVERSITE DE PARIS DESCARTES · FR
• CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE · FR
• ECOLE PRATIQUE DES HAUTES ETUDES · FR
• San Francisco State University · US

Inventors

• Marianne Barbu-Roth · Paris, FR
• Vincent Forma · Paris, FR
• Caroline Teulier · Gif-sur-Yvette, FR
• David Anderson · Quakertown, US
• Joëlle Provasi · Massy, FR
• Benoist Schaal · Ternant, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 18, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B19/003
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Device for assisting crawling of an infant (2) on a training surface comprising: - a platform (1) comprising a chest supporting surface for supporting a chest of the infant (2) resting on the platform (1) in a prone position, and - rolling elements (9) rotatably mounted on the platform in such a way they can rotate 360 degrees (1) and arranged to be located between the platform (1) and the training surface, wherein the platform (1) is shaped so that, when the rolling elements (9) are in contact with the training surface, the chest supporting surface of the platform (1) is inclined relative to the training surface, so that the pelvis and the legs of the infant (2) are in contact with the training surface.