Patent ID: 6244606
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A combination baby walker and safety-control device, comprising:a base member having a pair of sliding grooves formed in opposing sides thereof, said base member having a reinforcing rib adjacent an end portion of each said sliding groove and a central post, each said reinforcing rib having a crooked groove formed therein;a collapsible seat structure coupled to said base member by a connection structure, said connection structure including a sliding article slidably disposed in each said sliding groove of said base member;a pair of pressing articles each having a front head formed thereon, each said pressing article passing into a corresponding one of said sliding grooves; and,a pair of stopping boards each having an inserting strip formed on one end and a stopping surface and a hook on an opposing end, each said stopping board having hole formed through a central section thereof, said inserting strip being inserted and fixed within a respective one of said crooked grooves, said front head of each said pressing article being inserted and fixed in said hole of a corresponding stopping board;wherein when said seat structure begins to be collapsed, each said sliding article is stopped against a stopping surface of a respective stopping board to maintain said seat structure a safe distance above said base member and thereby avoid clamping a user's hands, and wherein pressing each said pressing article displaces a respective stopping board to separate from a corresponding sliding article, said hook of said stopping board contacting a respective central post and provide a return bias force to said stopping board.