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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Domenic T. Gubitosi, East Aurora, NY (US);
Seth P. Frankel, Culver City, CA (US);
Christopher D. Cimerman, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A convertible activity toy for promoting gross motor development in children includes a base receivable on a supporting surface and a top coupled to the base. The top includes a first portion and a second portion whereby the first portion is movable from a substantially coplanar orientation relative to the second portion to a substantially non-coplanar orientation relative to the second portion. The top and base define an opening and an interior space so that an infant can crawl through the opening into the interior space when the top is in the substantially coplanar orientation or so that the child may walk the opening and into the interior space or a portion thereof when the top is in the substantially non-coplanar orientation. The top includes activity items that are attractive to an infant and encourages the infant to reach up to the top by pulling up from a seated position to a standing position using handles or grips disposed on the toy. The toy also includes sensory output generators configured to encourage the infant to pull up using the handles or grips to reach the activity items. The convertible feature of the present invention allows the toy to be attractive to both an infant and a toddler and directly encourages and enables the infant to make the transition from crawling to standing.