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US 2009/0151069 A1Published application
Infant soothing device and method
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.
Claims11
A device for soothing an infant, comprising:
- a frame;
- an infant resting member coupled to the frame that is capable of retaining an infant in an adjustable position including a position in which the infant's feet are substantially below its head;
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- a mechanism that is capable of moving the infant resting member in a vertical motion to soothe the infant, the mechanism further comprises an actuator that automatically moves the frame and the infant resting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.