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US 6,916,249 B2Granted
Infant swing
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorJames P. Meade
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Abstract
An infant swing that may be parent activated or sound activated and a method of using the same are disclosed.
Claims11
An infant swing comprising:
- a support;
- a seat, said seat pivotally coupled to said support;
- a drive mechanism, said drive mechanism coupled to said seat and adapted to impart motion to said seat for a first time period;
- an audio input detector;
- means for comparing audio input detected by said audio input detector relative to a predetermined amplitude level;
- and
- means for controlling said drive mechanism based upon whether said audio input exceeds said predetermined amplitude level for an entire duration of a predetermined second time period.
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An infant swing comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat, said seat coupled to said frame;
- a drive mechanism coupled to said seat, said drive mechanism adapted to impart motion to said seat for a first time period;
- a sensor, said sensor adapted to detect an audio input during a predetermined second time period;
- and
- a processor, said processor connected to said drive mechanism and said sensor, said processor adapted to cause said drive mechanism to impart motion to said seat after said first time period in response to the detection of said audio input by said sensor for an entire duration of said predetermined second time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.