US5028066A
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Stepwise convertible tricycle toy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-02
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2008-05-02
Abstract
Abstract This is a baby toy which matures with the baby from infancy through childhood, accelerating and enhancing baby's mental and physical development, encouraging fitness, and helping baby develop coordination skills at an earlier age. The toy is an enhanced tricycle with stepwise removable parts, which comprise one or more of the following: push and guide handle, foot rest, back support, seat belt, left and right restrainers with or without spacers which allow adjustment of a snap-in front restrainer, the side restrainers also preventing the handlebars from being rotated by the occupant, child proof parking brake to allow the tricycle to be safely stored or parked, and a sun shade. The push and guide handle allows pushing while walking behind the toy vehicle, guiding and controlling the direction of toy's travel, while allowing the occupant child to participate in the propulsion and guidance processes as soon as the child is ready. The push and guide handle will also allow the person supervising the child to help the child develop braking skills--a skill which is not normally developed with conventional tricycles, and which makes the conventional tricycles unsafe. The collapsible handle will allow the toy to fit into the trunk of a car and be adjusted to convenient operating positions for persons of various heights. The stepwise convertible tricycle toy is capable of shipment in knocked down form in a compact container for quick and easy assembly by non-skilled, non-technical persons using only the basic tools.
Inventors
- 👤 George V. Garth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:14
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62H; B62H7/00; B62K; B62K9/00; B62K9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20732; Y10T74/2078; Y10T74/20822
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A stepwise convertible tricycle toy comprising a. a longitudinal main frame having a front and rear end; b. a vertical cylindrical steering sleeve attached to said front end; c. a front fork having an upper end inserted in said steering sleeve and a lower end connected to a rotatable front wheel at the axis thereof; d. a pedal attached to said wheel at said axis; e. a handlebar attached to said upper end of said front fork; f. a saddle seat movably attached to said longitudinal main frame; g. a transverse rear axle means comprising an axle having two rotatable wheels mounted at each end of said axle; h. a stepplate mounted on said transverse axle means; i. a push and guide handle means for moving said tricycle; j. a back support means attached to said saddle seat and to said handle; k. said back support means comprising a lower back support attached to said saddle seat and an upper head restraint movably attached to said handle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A stepwise convertible tricycle toy comprising a. a longitudinal main frame having a front and rear end; b. a vertical cylindrical steering sleeve attached to said front end; c. a front fork having an upper end inserted in said steering sleeve and a lower end connected to a rotatable front wheel at the axis thereof; d. a pedal attached to said wheel at said axis; e. a handlebar attached to said upper end of said front fork; f. a saddle seat movably attached to said longitudinal main frame; g. a transverse rear axle means comprising an axle having two rotatable wheels mounted at each end of said axle; h. a stepplate mounted on said transverse axle means; i. a push and guide handle means for moving said tricycle; j. a back support means attached to said saddle seat and to said handle; k. said back support means comprising a lower back support attached to said saddle seat and an upper head restraint movably attached to said handle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises an inverted U-shaped handle consisting of a pair of lower larger diameter handle members and an upper smaller diameter inverted U-shaped portion having members telescopically engaging and retracting into said lower larger diameter handle members, said lower larger diameter members having catch means for releasably securing said handle in any one of a plurality of positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises an inverted double-U-type push and guide handle means consisting of an upper U-shaped member and a catch means extending through holes extending through the diameter of both of said inverted double-U-type members which allow folding of said upper U-shaped member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention as defined in claim 3, wherein said lower U-shaped member comprises a plurality of holes therein to provide for different heights of said upper members with respect to said lower member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises a larger diameter lower tube with a T-shaped smaller diameter upper handle member telescopically engaging and retracting into said lower tube, and a catch means connecting said upper T-shaped handled member and said lower tube providing telescopic adjustment of said upper T-shaped member with respect to said lower member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises an inverted L-shaped upper handle member consisting of a smaller diameter telescopically engaging and retracting into a larger diameter lower tube, and a catch means connecting said upper L-shaped handle member and said lower tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises a lower rectangular rod connected into a rectangular hole in said frame and an upper L-shaped handled member having a rectangular hole connecting said rectangular rod at the upper end, and a catch means consisting of a winged set screw connecting said rectangular rod to said frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as defined in claim 7, wherein said rectangular rod includes a plurality of bores to adjust the position of said rod with respect to said frame.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said handle means comprises a tubular push bar handle being wide at an upper horizontal handle portion and connected to a lower rectangular rod connected into a rectangular hole in said frame, and a catch means consisting of a winged set screw connecting said rectangular rod to said frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention as defined in claim 10, wherein said rectangular rod includes a plurality of bores to adjust the position the position of said rod with respect to said frame.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further including a detachable sun shade means comprising a frame and a canopy stretched on said frame whereby an occupant may be protected from the sun.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further including a parking brake means comprising a sleeve mounted on said transverse axle means and a shaft telescoping in said sleeve, said shaft adapted to protrude into said wheel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further including a detachable foot rest means attached to said longitudinal main frame whereby an occupant's feet will be protected from the rotatable pedals.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as defined in claim 21, further including a detachable foot rest means attached to the lower part of the saddle seat support post.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 further including left and right restrainer means attached to said handle bar and to said back support means for restraining an occupant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
The invention as defined in claim 15, further including a snap-on front restrainer mounted to said right and left restrainer means, whereby said restrainer is adapted to be selective positioned and repositioned relative to said back support means so that an occupant be safely held while seated in said saddle seat.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further including detachable spacer means mounted on said right and left restraining means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein said spacer means comprises plastic, wood or rubber balls detachably mounted on said restrainer means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention as defined in claim 1, further including a safety seat belt means attached to said saddle seat and said back support means.
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