Sound activated mobile
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1. A sound activated apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable mobile, electric drive means, power transmitting means including energy storage means operatively connecting said mobile to said electric drive means for rotating said mobile in response to release of energy previously stored in said energy storage means by said electric drive means and sound activated switch means operatively connected to said electric drive means for activating said electric drive means in response to sound detected by said sound activated switch means, and time delay means co-operating with said electric drive means for preventing a further activation of said electric drive means within a predetermined period of time after a prior activation of said electric drive means so that the mobile will provide a pacifying distraction to a baby in response to such baby crying but will not be energized needlessly in response to the baby crying continuously or a second time during said predetermined period.
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An apparatus for rotating a mobile. The apparatus has a drive means and a sound activated switch, operatively connected to the drive means for activating the latter in response to sound.
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1. A sound activated apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable mobile, electric drive means, power transmitting means including energy storage means operatively connecting said mobile to said electric drive means for rotating said mobile in response to release of energy previously stored in said energy storage means by said electric drive means and sound activated switch means operatively connected to said electric drive means for activating said electric drive means in response to sound detected by said sound activated switch means, and time delay means co-operating with said electric drive means for preventing a further activation of said electric drive means within a predetermined period of time after a prior activation of said electric drive means so that the mobile will provide a pacifying distraction to a baby in response to such baby crying but will not be energized needlessly in response to the baby crying continuously or a second time during said predetermined period.
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