Patent ID: 8220823

Claim:
A pediatric transporter comprising: a plurality of frame members joined each to the other forming a frame, the frame members comprising a back frame, a base frame, and a front frame; the back frame comprising lateral frame members; the base frame comprising lateral frame members; a removable, rigid, storable seat, the seat configured for use interchangeably as a generally planar seat disposed upon a first support bar disposed upon the front frame member and a second support bar disposed on the back frame member of the pediatric transporter and configured for storage on the back frame member of the pediatric transporter when not in use as a seat; and a removable, storable standing platform comprising channels on downwardly extending portions of the lateral sides of the standing platform, the channels extending from the front of the standing platform to the back of the standing platform; the standing platform configured for use interchangeably as a standing platform disposed upon the base frame of the pediatric transporter below the first and second support bars, configured to cover entirely an area defined by a perimeter of the base frame wherein the channels of the standing platform engage the lateral members of the base frame, and configured for storage on the back frame member of the pediatric transporter when not in use as a standing platform wherein the channels of the standing platform engage the lateral members of the back frame; wherein the first support bar is configured to support the seat when the seat is in use and is configured as a handle bar for a standing child standing within the pediatric transporter when the seat is not in use; wherein the pediatric transporter is reconfigurable interchangeably as a stand-behind walker, stand-within walker, stander, sitting chair, stroller, and wheelchair.