Infant entertainment device
OwnerLauren Rachael HOFFMAN, Lawrence Martin HOPCIA +1inventors
InventorsLauren Rachael HOFFMAN, Lawrence Martin HOPCIA, Patrick David SCHAEFER
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Abstract
An aspect of the infant entertainment device relates to an entertainment component that is moved by an input from an infant. In one embodiment, the entertainment component moves in response to a kicking input from an infant in a supine position. The infant entertainment device includes an input mechanism that is positioned so that the infant can move the input mechanism by kicking it. The infant entertainment device includes a drive mechanism that converts movement of the input mechanism into motion of the entertainment component. In one implementation, the entertainment component is a mobile that moves when the infant kicks the input mechanism.
Claims20
An infant entertainment device, comprising:
- a support member for an infant;
- a housing positioned above the support member;
- an entertainment component rotatably coupled to the housing, the entertainment component including an arm and a moving component coupled to the arm at a pivot axis, the moving component having a center of gravity that is offset from the pivot axis, and movement of the moving component about the pivot axis is randomized by the center of gravity being offset from the pivot axis;
- an input mechanism movably supported by the housing, the input mechanism being located above the support member so the input mechanism can be kicked by an infant lying on the support member;
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- a drive mechanism connected to the entertainment component and to the input mechanism, wherein movement of the input mechanism causes the drive mechanism to move the entertainment component.
An infant entertainment device, comprising:
- a support member for an infant;
- a housing positioned above the support member;
- an entertainment component coupled to the housing via an arm and movable relative to the housing, the entertainment component including a body supported by the arm about a pivot axis, the body having a center of gravity that is offset from the pivot axis which randomizes movement of the body when the entertainment component moves relative to the housing;
- an input mechanism coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position;
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- a drive mechanism connected to the entertainment component and to the input mechanism, the drive mechanism includes a biasing member, wherein movement of the input mechanism from its first position to its second position causes the entertainment component to move relative to the housing, and the biasing member biases the input mechanism from its second position to its first position, thereby causing the entertainment component to move relative to the housing.
An infant entertainment device, comprising:
- a support member for an infant;
- a housing positioned above the support member;
- an entertainment component coupled to the housing and movable relative to the housing about a first axis, the entertainment component including an arm and a moving component coupled to the arm at a pivot axis, the moving component being rotatable about the pivot axis as the arm moves, the moving component having a portion with a center of gravity offset from the pivot axis;
- an input mechanism movably coupled to the housing and movable about a second axis, the input mechanism being located so that the input mechanism can be engaged by an infant on the support member;
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- a drive mechanism connected to the entertainment component and to the input mechanism, the drive mechanism includes a biasing member, wherein movement of the input mechanism relative to the housing about the second axis causes the entertainment component to move about the first axis relative to the housing, and the biasing member biases the input mechanism relative to the housing, thereby causing the entertainment component to move relative to the housing, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.