Patent · US Expired

Mobile vertical supporting apparatus for child

US4779881A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 1987
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 14, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/07
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mobile vertical supporting apparatus for a child having an elongated support frame, an elongated front support leg and an elongated rear support leg is shown. The elongated support frame, front support leg and rear support leg are operatively coupled together and support an axle having two opposed wheel support ends operatively attached thereto. A foot support is operatively attached to and extends between the elongated support frame and a lower portion of the elongated rear support leg and is used to support the feet of the user. A body support section, having a central section and side support sections, is operatively attached to the elongated support frame to provide support to the upper body portion of a vertically positioned user. Left and right main wheels are attached to the opposed ends of the axle and caster wheels are operatively attached to the wheel supporting end of the elongated front support leg and to each of the opposed ends of a caster support beam for supporting the elongated rear support leg. The main wheels and the caster wheels are rotatable in response to a driving force being applied to the apparatus to transport and turn the apparatus and the user carried…

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