A Combined Baby-walker and Baby-jumper.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Baby-walker and Baby-jumper.
I, ALFRED BURKHOLDER, residing at 513 Queen Street West in the City of
Toronto, in the County of York, in the Province of Ontario Canada, Photographer,
do hereby declare the nature of the invention for "A COMBINED BABY-WALKER
AND BABY-JUMPER " and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the invention is to devise a combined baby walker and baby jumper
and it consists essentially of a table supported on suitable legs provided with large
castors, a circular hole being made in the centre of the table to admit the body of a
child.
A padded ring is suspended within and below the hole by springs secured to the
under side of the table and to the bottom of the padded ring is connected a supple-
mental ring supported on friction rollers. This supplemental ring is provided with
a detachable seat and straps arranged to extend between the legs of the baby to
support it while walking after the removal of the detachable seat. The whole being
constructed as hereinafter more particularly explained.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention.
Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the Specification and
drawings.
A table A of any suitable shape and size and which is shown in the drawings as
being circular, and sufficiently large to carry toys and other articles is supported on
legs B attached to a casing A¹ and provided with large castors C so that the table
may be freely moved along the floor. A circular hole D is made in the centre of the
table A of a size sufficiently large to admit the body of a child.
Encircling this hole D is a bead " a " and surrounding the outer edge of the
table is a bead "b" for the purpose of preventing toys and other articles placed on
the table rolling off.
The padded ring E placed within and immediately below the hole D is provided
with a detachable seat F supported on the supplemental ring G. This seat F extends
only partially across the padded ring E and is so shaped that it permits the legs of
the child to extend through the said ring. This seat F may be held in position in
any suitable manner provided the means adopted for so doing will permit it to revolve
and to be easily detached.
The supplemental ring G is placed near the bottom of the padded ring E and rests
upon friction rollers H in such a manner that the said ring may be easily revolved
upon friction rollers.
Connected to the ring G are detachable straps I.
The padded ring E is supported in position by springs J in such a manner that
any weight placed upon the seat F will cause a free spring movement on the part of
the padded ring E seat F and supplemental ring.G.
I do not wish to confine myself to any particular form of spring to support the
ring E nor to any particular means of holding the seat F in position.
A shelf K is hinged at "d" to the table A and provided with hooked supports."e"
designed to rest upon the beadi "a." When the device is to be used as a support for
a child learning to walk the hinged shelf K is raised out of the hole D and the
seat F is removed; the legs of the child are placed between the straps I and its hands
grasp a railing L connected to the table A inside its outer rim.
The object of having the railing L inside the outer rim of the table is to prevent
the child when grasping the railing from knocking its fingers against any obstruction
against which it may push the table.

page_text: To prevent any damage being done by a collision between this device and other
articles I insert a rubber ring M in a channel formed in the outer edge of the
table A.
By making the supplemental ring G revoluble and connecting the supporting
straps I to it a child learning to walk may turn in any direction without the necessity
of revolving the entire table.
From this description it will be seen that I provide not only a baby jumper suit-
able for a small child, but I also combine with the said baby jumper the advantages
of a suitable support for assisting a child while learning to walk.
By adding a cushion having a solid bottom to the top A, and fitting tightly within
the railing, L, of the baby walker, I am enabled to convert the device when not in
use into an ornamental and useful article of furniture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I desire that what I claim
for my invention is :-
1st. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole, D; made in its centre to
receive a child in combination with a band railing, L. connected to the said table
slightly within its outer rim, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2nd. A table "A" suitably supported having a hole made in its centre to receive
a child, in combination with an elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3rd. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole made in its centre to receive
a child in combination with an elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole and
a suitable seat, F, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4th. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole in its centre to receive a
child in combination with an elastically supported seat located in said hole, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
5th. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole made in its centre to receive
a child, in combination with an elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole,
and a revoluble supplemental ring G, and a suitable seat, F, supported on the
supplemental ring, G, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6th. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole in its centre to receive
a child in combination with an elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole
and supporting straps, I, connected to said ring, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
7th. A table, A, suitably supported and having a hole made in its centre to receive
a child in combination with an elastically supported ring located in said hole, a
revoluble supplemental ring to which supporting straps and connected and friction
rollers, H, supporting said supplemental ring substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
8th. A suitably supported table, A, having a hole in its centre to receive a child
in combination with a suitable shelf or leaf, K, located in said hole and suitably
connected to the said table, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
9th. A ring, D, sufficiently large to receive the body of a child and suitably
supported, in combination with a suitably supported shelf or leaf, K, substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
10th. A table, A, supported on suitable legs provided with castors, and having a
hole made in its centre to receive a child in combination with a suitably supported
leaf or shelf K, and elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole, substantially
as and for the purpose specified.
11th. A table, A, supported on suitable legs and provided with castors and having
a hole made in its centre to receive a child in combination with a suitable supporting
leaf or shelf, K, and elastically supported ring, E, located in said hole and seat, F,
connected to and supported by said ring, E, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
12th. A table, A, supported on suitable legs provided with castors and having a

page_text: hole made in its centre to receive a child in combination with a supporting leaf or
shelf, K, and an elastically supported ring E located in said hole and supporting
straps, I, connected to the said ring, E, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
13th. A table supported on suitable legs provided with castors, and having a hole
made in its centre to receive a child in combination with a supporting leaf or shelf. K,
and an elastically supported ring E, located in said hole, a revoluble supplemental
ring, G, and straps I, connected to the said ring, G, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
14th. A table, A, supported on suitable legs provided with castors, and having a
hole, D, made in its centre to receive a child in combination with an elastically
supported ring, E, located in the said hole, a revoluble supplemental ring, G, to
which is connected a detachable seat, F, and friction rollers, H, supporting said ring G
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
15th. A table A, provided with legs, B, having castors, C, placed on their feet, a
bead, a, formed on the table, A, and surrounding the hole D made in its centre, and
a bead, b, surrounding the outer rim of the table, A, a shelf, K, hinged at, d, to the
table, A, and provided with hooked supports, e, in combination with an elastically
supported padded ring, E, and supplemental ring, G, supported on friction rollers, H,
and carrying straps, I, the whole being arranged substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, Agents.