Apparatus for applying motion simulating a moving vehicle to an infant's carrier
US7814587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47D13/105
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a motion simulating a moving vehicle to an infant's carrier. A platform supporting the carrier is suspended on flexible members in an open-topped enclosure. A pair of crank shafts with cranks upon which are mounted frictional members positioned under the platform. The frictional members cause the platform to rise and fall and sets it into complex motion on the flexible members while the motion of the frictional members gently bounces an infant in the carrier. By varying the length of the flexible members and the speed of the crank shafts, a user may find a setting effective at calming the infant and inducing sleep.
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