IP Library Granted Patent US 11,667,315
Granted Patent B1
US 11,667,315 · App. 17/530,159 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Multi-stage toy walker

Inventors: Vincent Ventola (Fort Lee, NJ); Benjamin Bearsch (Brooklyn, NY); Sierra Seip (New York, NY)
Assignee: Skip Hop, Inc.
B62B7/006A63H33/30B62B9/102A63H3/52
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Patent No.
US 11,667,315
App. No.
17/530,159
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A multi-stage toy walker includes at least a handle, a base, and a configurable component that is adjustable from a folded-flat configuration to at least one of a seat-shaped configuration and a basket-shaped configuration.

Claims (87)

1. A system for a multi-stage walker, comprising:

a base comprising:

a first pair of wheels;

a second pair of wheels;

a support comprising a first support beam and a second support beam; and

a crossbar positioned between the first support beam and the second support beam;

a handle adjustable relative to the base, the handle comprising:

a first handle beam coupled to the first support beam;

a second handle beam coupled to the second support beam;

a handrail extending between the first handle beam and the second handle beam; and

a handle support member extending from the first handle beam to the second handle beam; and

a configurable component comprising:

a base panel;

a front panel;

a first side panel;

a second side panel; and

a rear panel removably coupled to the handle support member,

wherein the configurable component is adjustable from a seat-shaped configuration to a basket-shaped configuration, and

wherein a relative length of the rear panel is adjustable in accordance with the handle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configurable component is further adjustable to a folded-flat configuration in which the base panel, the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel are each flush with the rear panel.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein:

the rear panel comprises a first attachment agent;

the front panel comprises a second attachment agent; and

the first attachment agent and the second attachment agent are configured to removably couple when the configurable component is in the folded-flat configuration.

4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising an activity board, the activity board comprising one or more interactable elements,

wherein the activity board is configured to be coupled to the handle support member when the configurable component is in the folded-flat configuration.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein, in the seat-shaped configuration:

the front panel is flush with the base panel;

each of the front panel and the base panel is substantially perpendicular to the rear panel and is supported by the crossbar; and

each of the first side panel and the second side panel is perpendicular to the rear panel and to the front panel and the base panel.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the system operates as a stroller.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein, in the basket-shaped configuration:

the base panel is substantially perpendicular to the rear panel and is supported by the crossbar;

each of the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel extends perpendicularly from the base panel; and

the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, and the base panel form an open-faced rectangular prism.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the system operates as a push cart.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configurable component comprises a soft goods material.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rear panel comprises an end that is configured to removably couple to a portion of the rear panel to form a loop, the loop securing the rear panel to the handle support member.

11. A system for a multi-stage walker, comprising:

a base comprising:

a support; and

a crossbar;

a handle adjustable relative to the base, the handle comprising:

a handrail; and

a handle support member; and

a configurable component comprising:

a base panel;

a front panel;

a first side panel;

a second side panel; and

a rear panel removably coupled to the handle support member,

wherein the configurable component is adjustable from a folded-flat configuration to at least one of a seat-shaped configuration and a basket-shaped configuration, and

wherein a relative length of the rear panel is adjustable in accordance with the handle.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein, in the folded-flat configuration, the base panel, the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel are each flush with the rear panel.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein, in the seat-shaped configuration:

the front panel is flush with the base panel;

each of the front panel and the base panel is substantially perpendicular to the rear panel and is supported by the crossbar; and

each of the first side panel and the second side panel is perpendicular to the rear panel and to the front panel and the base panel.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein, in the basket-shaped configuration:

the base panel is substantially perpendicular to the rear panel and is supported by the crossbar;

each of the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel extends perpendicularly from the base panel; and

the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, and the base panel form an open-faced rectangular prism.

15. A system for a multi-stage walker, comprising:

a base comprising:

a first pair of wheels;

a second pair of wheels;

a support comprising a first support beam and a second support beam; and

a crossbar positioned between the first support beam and the second support beam;

a handle comprising:

a first handle beam coupled to the first support beam;

a second handle beam coupled to the second support beam;

a handrail extending between the first handle beam and the second handle beam; and

a handle support member extending from the first handle beam to the second handle beam; and

a configurable component comprising:

a basket; and

a rear panel removably coupled to the handle support member,

wherein:

the handle is adjustable relative to the base between a first position and a second position;

the rear panel is adjustable from a low configuration to a high configuration; and

the low configuration is associated with the first position and the high configuration is associated with the second position.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein a relative length of the rear panel in the low configuration is shorter than in the high configuration.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the rear panel comprises an end that is configured to removably couple to a portion of the rear panel to form a loop, the loop securing the rear panel to the handle support member.

18. The system of claim 17 , the loop comprising a first loop and a second loop, wherein:

the end forms the first loop when the rear panel is in the low configuration;

the end forms the second loop when the rear panel is in the high configuration; and

the first loop is larger than the second loop.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein a size of the basket is the same regardless of a configuration of the rear panel.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: SKIP HOP, INC.; THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073941/0877 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: VENTOLA, VINCENT; BEARSCH, BENJAMIN; SEIP, SIERRA
To: SKIP HOP, INC.
Reel/Frame 058631/0076 →
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