Patent ID: 6602106
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A walking device comprising:i. a body portion, defining a front, a rear and sides extending therebetween; ii. a pair of legs, one leg being disposed on each side of said body portion and connected at an upper end to said body portion and defining a heel at the opposite and lower end for engagement with a supporting surface; iii. a foot disposed at said lower end of said leg; iv. a pair of spaced-apart shafts extending through the sides of said body portion for said connection of said legs to said body portion, wherein each shaft includes an eccentric end portion at each end thereof in connection respectively with said legs, each said end portion being received within an opening formed in said leg, a first of the openings being a journal opening which confines said end portion to rotation relative to said leg, and a second of the openings being formed as a slot and permitting said end portion rotational and lengthwise movement within said slot relative to said leg, whereby rotation of each said shaft causes said legs to move in a walking motion, in generally opposite directions.