Sound activated mobile

• US 4,207,696 A
• Filed: 07/31/1978
• Issued: 06/17/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gregory E. Hyman, Lawrence J. Greenberg
• Original Assignee: Gregory E. Hyman, Lawrence J. Greenberg
• Inventors: Greenberg, Lawrence J., Hyman, Gregory E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shepperd, John W.
• Application Number:
  US05/929,530
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 46/248, 46/32, 40/473, 40/411, 40/616, 40/455, 40/456, 40/457, 200/61.01, 318/484
• US Class Current: 40/473
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/006 Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/02 incorporating moving display members

Abstract

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.

Claims

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.

2. The apparatus of claim, 1 wherein said operative connection between said electric drive means snd said sound activated switch means comprises electric circuit means and said electric circuit means includes battery connection means for attachment to a battery.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said energy storage means is a cord.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising housing means for containing said cord.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said time delay means prevents a second activation of said electric drive means for for at least as long as the length of time required for said energy storage means to be depleted of its stored energy.