A Baby Jumper.
Year: 1898

page_text: MARY ANNIE WALKER, 238, Malmesbury Road, Cauning Town, Essex,
THOMAS WILSON, 201, Barking Road, Canning Town, Essex, Builder, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This article when in position for use is suspended down from the ceiling of a
room, at a suitable height, and consists of first at top of a hook of 1½ inches
long, attached to a spiral spring about 3½ inches long, and four cords 6 feet
long or thereby emanating therefrom and fixed equally distant at points about
15 inches down from spring, to a light horizontal hoop 22 inches in diameter,
and suspending at extreme ends, a belt, and saddle suitable for a child of from
5 to 15 months old being fixed into, in a standing position merely touching tho
floor, with the feet.
Dated this Twentieth day of May 1898.
MARY ANNIE WALKER.
THOMAS WILSON.
A Baby Jumper.
We, MARY ANNIE WALKER, of 238, Malmesbury Road, Canning Town, Essex,
Gentlewoman, and THOMAS WILSON, formerly of 201, but now of 515, Barking
Road, Plaistow, Essex, Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a baby jumper designed to support a young child
in a standing position with its shortenings folded neatly beneath it and so that
the greater part of its weight will be supported by a saddle passed under. it,
while the back part will be well supported by a belt, so that the child may
exercise itself, in a manner well pleasing to children, in a vertical oscillating
motion by merely touching the floor with the feet and executing the succession
of jumping movements peculiar to young children.
The device is represented on the accompanying drawings, in Figures, 1, and 2,
which respectively show the same as open and not in use, and as closed for use.
The jumper device is characterized by a waist belt, a, and attached saddle
piece, b, each of which is adapted to be readily fastened and unfastened so as
to permit of the easy placement and removal of the baby or child, and both of
which are suspended by cords, dress webbing or other suitable non-elastic flexible
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page_text: supports, c, (hereinafter referred to as "cords") from an overhead hoop, d, which
may be plain or trimmed in any desired manner, and by which the cords, c, are
kept distended, and which itself is suspended by the cords, c, from a spiral
spring, f, attached to a plain, spring or other suitable book, g, by which the
whole can be suspended from a hook let in the ceiling in such manner that
when the baby or child is secured therein, it will be suspended with freedom of
movement and with most of its weight supported by the saddle piece and waist
belt, with just sufficient weight resting on the floor to enable the baby to
exercise its muscles without fatigue in taking a series of little jumps which will
be effective in relieving the tension of the spring and in satisfying the child's
natural proclivities, while it will also be of much benefit to the child physically.
Three cords will suffice to support the loop and the waist belt and saddle
piece, but four are preferably used spaced equidistant apart. The spring is
formed, at each end, with a vertical ring, to the bottom one of which two of the
cords are securely tied, the other cords consist of a doubled cord also tied to the
ring of the spring near adjacent to its mid-length and the long end passed up
through the spring and eye of the hook and returned, leaving cord enough to
allow the spring to open to the desired extent before being again tied to the
ring, thus forming a safety cord suspension in addition to the spring.
The waist belt may be made of any suitable material and may be shaped or
fashioned as desired, with the meeting edges equidistant between two of the
cords and adapted to be laced, buttoned or buckled together, and the cords to
be attached to the full depth of the beit on the outside. If intended for the
use of a female child, the waist belt may have a short petticoat attached to its
bottom edge.
The saddle piece also may be made of any suitable durable material and may
be shaped or fashioned and lined or padded as desired, and is securely attached
to the centre inside bottom edge of the belt, with its free end adapted to be
laced, buttoned or buckled to the opposite edge or side of the belt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
A jumper device characterized by a waist belt and attached saddle piece each
adapted to be readily fastened and unfastened and both suspended by cords from
an overhead hoop by which the cords are kept distended and which itself is
suspended by cords from a spiral spring attached to a hook by which the whole
can be suspended from an overhead support, as set forth.
Dated this 1st day of Novambar 1808
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agents,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.