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US 4,955,914 AGranted
Teething rail for shopping cart
OwnerLeslie A. Caniglia, Cathy S. Palickainventors
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Abstract
A teething rail which can be snapped on and off of the handle of a shopping cart and can be chewed safely by a teething baby when riding in the seat of the shopping cart. The teething rail is a split tube which preferably has a center portion with raised elements on which the baby can chew pleasantly.
Claims2
A teething rail for use on the tubular handle of a shopping cart comprising:
- a resilient split tube having a circular circumference greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees such that the split tube has longitudinal edges spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of the handle of the shopping cart;
- said split tube being made of soft rubber and having an inner diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the tubular handle of the shopping cart so that the teething rail can snap onto and off of the handle and will grip the handle;
- said split tube having integral smooth, semi-spherical, rounded convex protrusions on the outside for a baby to chew on;
- said protrusions having a height less than the diameter thereof for safety purposes.
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