Patent ID: 7507162

Claim:
A children's exercise and activity apparatus for providing activities for small children and exercise functionality, said apparatus comprising: an activity table adapted for receiving one or more children's activity items, the activity table having an upper surface for supporting the activity items when placed thereon; a seat for supporting a child above the floor, the seat defining a pair of leg openings that allow the child to touch the floor with its legs; a connecting beam for connecting the seat to the activity table at a location on the activity table below the upper surface of the activity table, the connecting beam being rotatably connected to the activity table so that the child in the seat can travel in an orbital path around the activity table; and one or more legs connected to and depending downwardly from the seat to the floor to support the seat and prevent the seat from tipping over when a child is supported therein; wherein said seat comprises: a seat support ring having a first central vertical axis, an inner wall, an outer wall, and a first stop surface positioned between said inner wall and said outer wall of said seat support ring; and a seat carrier ring having a second central vertical axis, an inner wall, an outer wall, and a second stop surface positioned between said inner wall and said outer wall of said seat carrier ring; wherein said inner wall of said seat carrier ring is positioned adjacent said inner wall of said seat support ring such that said first central axis is coaxial with said second central axis and said seat carrier ring can rotate about said central axes independently of said seat support ring, and wherein said second stop surface of said seat carrier ring is configured for engaging said first stop surface of said seat support ring when said seat carrier ring is rotated relative to said seat support ring to limit an angular rotation of said seat carrier ring relative to said seat support ring about said central axes.