Baby rocker
OwnerJohn Shoup, Josiah Wilfonginventors
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Abstract
The baby rocker may be adapted to safely support an infant in a prone position and to rock and gyrate the infant while the infant is in the prone position. A sturdy base may support a platform via a gyrator on the bottom of the platform. The platform may be padded for comfort. The platform may provide two side walls to prevent the infant from rolling off of the platform in addition to a harness, belt, and rest straps top restrain the infant. The platform may provide a pair of leg holes that the infants legs may pass through. Leg hole coverings may be provided to cover the leg holes if a solid platform surface is desired.
Claims12
A baby rocker comprising:
- a sturdy base, a platform, and a lockable, gyratable mechanism;
- wherein the baby rocker is adapted to safely support an infant in a prone position and to rock the infant while the infant is in the prone position;
- wherein the sturdy base is a support structure for the baby rocker;
- wherein the overall shape of the sturdy base is pyramidal or conical, rising from a bottom that is wider than the top for stability;
- wherein the bottom of the sturdy base rests upon a horizontal surface;
- wherein the sturdy base comprises an open top side into which the lockable, gyratable mechanism rests;
- wherein the platform is a support surface that is adapted to support the infant;
- wherein the platform is defined by a front end, a back end, a left side, a right side, an upper surface, a bottom surface, a longitudinal axis, and a latitudinal axis;
- wherein the platform comprises a left side wall and a right side wall;
- wherein the left side wall and the right side wall protect the infant from rolling off of the platform and serve as a mounting point for a belt, a harness or both;
- wherein the left side wall arches upwards from the left edge of the platform;
- wherein the right side wall arches upwards from the right edge of the platform;
- wherein the platform, including the left side wall and the right side wall, is symmetrical across the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the platform is adapted to rock and gyrate when an adult moves the platform relative to the sturdy base using their hands;
- wherein the platform is rockable along the longitudinal axis, along the latitudinal axis, or combinations thereof;
- wherein the platform is gyratable in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions;
- wherein the lockable, gyratable mechanism is disposed within the sturdy base and extends into the open top side of the sturdy base;
- wherein the lockable, gyratable mechanism is free to pivot and turn while resting within the open top side of the sturdy base.
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