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US 11,141,002 B2Granted
Infant soothing device with infant resting member having adjustable orientation
AssigneeRichard Shane
InventorsRichard Shane, Chris Tacklind
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Abstract
A novel and improved device to assuage distressed infants by means of adjustable vertical motion combined with adjustable orientation. The motion is adjustable in terms of amplitude, frequency and time. The device allows the infants to be held face-inward or face-outward in the case of vertical orientation and prone or supine in the case of horizontal orientation.
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A device for soothing an infant, comprising:
- a frame;
- an infant resting member coupled to a first end of the frame that retains an infant in an adjustable position;
- a member, parallel to a member of the frame and connected to a second end of the frame and the infant resting member to maintain the angle of the infant resting member by adjusting a length of the parallel member;
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- an actuator, connected to the frame and infant resting member, that automatically moves the frame and automatically moves the infant resting member in the adjustable position in a vertical motion to soothe the infant.
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A device for soothing an infant, comprising:
- a frame;
- an infant resting member coupled to the frame that retains an infant in an adjustable position including a position in which the infant's feet are substantially below its head;
- a member, parallel to a member of the frame and connected to a second end of the frame and the infant resting member to maintain the angle of the infant resting member;
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- an actuator, connected to the frame and infant resting member, that automatically moves the frame and automatically moves the infant resting member in the adjustable position in a substantially vertical motion to soothe the infant.
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A device for soothing an infant, comprising:
- a frame;
- an infant resting member coupled to the frame that retains an infant in an adjustable position;
- a member, parallel to a member of the frame and connected to a second end of the frame and the infant resting member to maintain the angle of the infant resting member;
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- an actuator, connected to the frame and infant resting member, that automatically moves the frame and automatically moves the infant resting member in the adjustable position in a substantially vertical motion to soothe the infant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.