Patent Application
20100301586
1. Fields of the invention
The present invention relates to a height adjustment mechanism for baby walkers, especially to a height adjustment mechanism that is convenient to adjust the height of a body of the baby walker with high safety.
2. Descriptions of Related Art
Nowadays Taiwan has encountered the problems of population and procreation. Once low fertility continues, we will face various economic and social crises such as aging of population, workforce gap, social imbalance and stalling economy. All these problems are resulted from decline of birth rate. To be a single child in a family, the child has privileges as well as protection. Parents always give all the best things they can afford to their children and take good care of the children. For example, most of the families will buy a baby walker for convenience of feeding and nursing. There is no need to worry about the children getting dirty of their hands. At the same time, the children are kept away from dangerous things to have higher safety.
However, the baby walker mentioned above has no adjustment mechanism in use. Yet the children keep growing and the baby walker may be unable to match the height of the child
Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a baby walker in which a first side bar and a second side bar of a main body of baby walkers crossed each other move like scissors so as to adjust the height of the main body.
In order to achieve above object, a height adjustment mechanism for baby walkers of the present invention includes a main body with a top plate whose bottom surface is fastened with a locating member. A first side bar and a second side bar are crossed and pivoted with each other and both are pivoted under the bottom of the top plate. The bottom of the first side bar and the bottom of the second side bar are pivoted to a base seat whose bottom surface is disposed with a plurality of rolling wheels. A control member is arranged at the bottom end of the locating member moveably and slidingly. A connection plate connected with the first side bar is disposed on a top surface of the control member. Moreover, the locating member and the connection plate are respectively disposed with a locking part and at least one adjustment member, corresponding to each other. A sliding hole is mounted on each of two sides of the control member while an insertion pin inserts through each sliding hole to be locked above the connection plate.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a baby walker that prevents damages to the main body of baby walkers or-injuries to children caused by the sudden release of the control member from the locating member so as to enhance the safety of the baby walkers.
In order to achieve above object, a baby walker of the present invention includes a protection cover that is pivoted to the control member by the insertion pin and a control button disposed on the front side of the control member. A stopping part is projectingly arranged at a front end of the control button for stopping the protection cover and fixing the insertion pin as well as the connection plate.
In an embodiment of a height adjustment mechanism for baby walkers according to the present invention, the locating member is disposed with sliding rails and the control member is arranged with sliding slots while the sliding rails and sliding slots are engaged with each other.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein
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A bottom of a top plate (11) of the main body (1) is disposed with a plurality of screw holes (12), corresponding to each insertion holes (21) surrounding the locating member (2) so as to fasten and fix the locating member (2). A first side bar (13) is pivoted on the bottom of the top plate (11) and a second side bar (14) is crossed and pivoted on the middle of the first side bar (13). The bottom of the first side bar (13) and the bottom of the second side bar (14) are pivoted to a base seat (15) whose bottom surface is disposed with a plurality of rolling wheels (16) for convenient movement of the main body (1).
The circumference of the locating member (2) is disposed with a plurality of insertion holes (21). Each insertion hole (21) is inserted by a threaded fastener (22) so as to be fastened to the main body (1). A plurality of corresponding adjustment members (23) is arranged at the bottom of the locating member (2) so as to lock a locking part (312) of a connection plate (31). Moreover, two sides of the locating member (2) respectively are projectingly disposed with a sliding rail (24) that is received in a sliding slot (39) of the control member (3).
A connection plate (31) is disposed on a top surface of the control member (3). The rear side of the control member (3) is arranged with a long slot (32) and the rear side of the connection plate (31) is disposed with a contact part (311) corresponding to the long slot (32) so as to connect with the first side bar (13). And a locking part (312) for locking with one of the adjustment members (23) on the bottom surface of the locating member (2) is arranged projectingly at a top surface of the connection plate (31). Moreover, a first elastic member (33) is clamped between the control member (3) and the connection plate (31) so as to make the connection plate (31) have a certain elasticity. A sliding hole (34) is mounted on each of two sides of the control member (3) while an insertion pin (35) that is locked above the connection plate (31) inserts through each sliding hole (34). Furthermore, a protection cover (36) is pivoted by means of the insertion pin (35) to the bottom surface of the control member (3). A control button (37) is disposed on the front side of the control member (3). A second elastic member (38) is clamped between the control button (37) and the control member (3) so as to provide the control button (37) a certain elastic force. A stopping part (371) is disposed projectingly on a front end of the control button (37) for stopping the protection cover (36). And a sliding slot (39) is formed on each of two sides of the top of the control member (3). The sliding rail (24) on each of two sides of the locating member (2) is received in the sliding slot (39).
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Compared with the baby walkers available now, baby walker of the present invention has the following advantages:
1. A locating member is fastened on the bottom surface of the top plate of the main body and a first side bar on the bottom of the main body is connected with a control member that is locked with the locating member slidably and movably. Thus the first side bar and a second side bar of the main body are operated to be opened or closed, moving like scissors. Therefore, the height of the main body of baby walkers is adjusted.
2. The control member of the present invention is disposed with a protection cover and a control button locked with each other so that the control member is kept locked on the locating member. Thus damages to the main body of baby walkers or injuries to children caused by sudden releasing of the control member from the locating member can be avoided. Therefore, the safety of the device is substantially enhanced.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
