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Method and apparatus for oscillating a baby to sleep

US4656680A · kind A · utility

37Cited by
8References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1985
Grant dateApr 14, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 13, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47D9/057
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A baby is oscillated to sleep by placing it in a carrier and pivoting the carrier in oscillation about a horizontal axis adjacent the foot end of the carrier by means of a rotating cam which provides a special predetermined motion that is effective to induce the baby to sleep. The carrier is removably mounted on a carrier support which is pivoted to an underlying base for oscillation about the aforementioned axis to impart similar motion to the carrier. The can and its drive means is mounted on the base and enclosed together with the base by the carrier support. In the preferred embodiment, wheels are mounted to the base to allow the apparatus to be moved back and forth over a ground surface.

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