Balancing baby walker

摘要

A device for helping babies learn to walk properly consists of a wheeled frame that surrounds the baby, a harness that affixes to or more closely envelopes the baby, and an elastic support extending from the frame to the harness to bias the harness, and thus the baby, centrally within the frame. A braking mechanism prevents mobility except when the baby stands and balances, thus inspiring the baby to actually walk, and developing the baby's sense of balance and walking muscles.

主权项

1. A baby walker comprising;
a mobile frame beyond the reach of a baby disposed centrally there-within such that the centrally-disposed baby cannot grasp or lean against the mobile frame to achieve support for standing; a harness disposed centrally within the mobile frame, that envelopes the baby; an elastic support extending from the frame to the harness to elastically suspend the harness within the frame and bias the harness, and thus the baby, centrally within the frame; attractants disposed beyond the centrally-disposed baby's reach on a forward portion of the frame; wherein the mobile frame comprises at least one braking element for selectively engaging a support surface to prevent relative mobility between the baby walker and the support surface, wherein the at least one braking element does not engage the support surface when the baby assumes a standing or walking position; the mobile frame comprises a plurality of mobility wheels providing mobility to the frame relative to the support surface only when the baby assumes a standing or walking position; whereby the baby is enticed to stand and move forwardly in unsuccessful reach for the attractants, thereby disengaging the at least one braking element from the support surface and enabling the mobility wheels to provide mobility, to enable and cause the baby to walk forwardly, and the mobility wheels are disabled and the braking element engages the support surface when the baby sits or loses balance to thereby prevent mobility.