Educational electronic baby mat

• US 5,971,761 A
• Filed: 11/12/1998
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chitunda Tillman Sr
• Original Assignee: Chitunda Tillman Sr
• Inventors: Tillman, Chitunda Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US09/190,072
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• Field of Search: 5/143, 434/81, 434/156, 434/159, 434/167, 434/169, 434/170, 434/321, 446/143, 446/175, 446/397, 446/484, 446/485, 446/486, 273/455, 273/460
• US Class Current: 434/81
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/904 with sound emitting means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/905 with light emitting means

Abstract

An educational electronic baby mat having means for auditory and visual responses to user motion or pressure stimuli including a top layer having a plurality of symbols inscribed on a plurality of light transmitting zones adapted to be compressed by a baby or child thereby impacting middle layer light diffusers. The light diffusers impact electrical conducting contacts that impinge upon contact points located within electrical circuits on a flexible printed circuit board to activate indicator lights and auditory recitations associated with each compressed symbol. Alternatively, a motion sensor detects a baby or child'"'"'s movements and preprogrammed sound and visual responses indicating the identity of top layer symbols are activated.

Claims

1. An educational electronic baby mat having means for providing auditory and visual responses to user stimuli comprising:

a top layer having a plurality of symbols inscribed on a plurality of spaced apart light transmitting zones on said top layer surface;

a plurality of compartment creating projections directed toward a middle layer; and

said middle layer having a plurality of indicator light sources;

said indicator light sources contained within a plurality of light diffusers;

said light diffusers adjacent to a plurality of electrical conducting contacts;

said electrical conducting contacts oppositely disposed from electrical contact points;

means for electrically actuating said indicator light sources and audible recitations; and

means for securing said light diffusers within said mat

a bottom layer having means for mode of operation switching;

a power source; and

a power source housing all mounted in said bottom layer lower surface.

2. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein said electrical conducting contacts are in touch with resilient structures adapted to compress when pressure is applied to said conducting contacts and spring back when pressure is released.

3. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein resilient filler is disposed between said top layer and said middle layer in spaces defined by said compartment creating projections.

4. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein means for electronically actuating said auditory and visual response includes a motion detector.

5. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein means for electronically actuating said auditory and visual responses includes a printed circuit.

6. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein said mat perimeter shape is a geometric shape.

7. The educational electronic baby mat as described in claim 1 wherein said mat is configured into a ring shape.