Continuous play musical mobile

• US 5,803,786 A
• Filed: 09/30/1996
• Issued: 09/08/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kathy Mccormick
• Original Assignee: Kathy Mccormick
• Inventors: McCormick, Kathy
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FOSSUM, LAURA J
• Application Number:
  US08/722,971
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 446/413, 446/414, 446/430, 446/613, 446/614, 446/617, 119/708, 119/707, 119/780, 248/104, 248/317, 248/610
• US Class Current: 446/227
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/006 Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/08 Dolls, faces, or other representations of living forms with moving parts in the nature of toys A63H

Abstract

A mobile for a baby'"'"'s crib or playpen that is operated by a motor. The mobile is mounted to the crib or playpen by means of a resilient shaft that will move under the influence of vibrations from the motor, thereby imparting another type of motion to the mobile. In addition a tape recorder or sound chip is incorporated into the device so parents can play soothing music to the infant. The recorder or sound chip is voice activated and has a mode switch which allows a parent to operate the mobile upon hearing noise, to turn the mobile on manually, or to turn the mobile off.

Claims

1. A mobile for use on a structure holding an infant, said mobile comprising:

a housing,

said housing having detachable holding means for attachment to said structure,

connector means for holding decorative elements,

a motor means connected to said connector means for imparting rotary motion to said connector means,

resilient means for connecting said motor means to said housing,

wherein said resilient means for connecting said motor means to said housing is a curved arm which is attached adjacent a top of said housing at one end of said arm,

another end of said curved arm is attached to said motor means, and

wherein said motor means is contained within said housing,

said curved arm is attached to said housing offset from a center of said housing, and

wherein when rotary motion is imparted to said connector means by said motor means, said curved arm and said motor means are configured and arranged to impart an up and down motion to said curved arm and to said connector means, and whereby said offset attachment of said curved arm is configured and arranged to enhance the up and down motion of the curved arm.

2. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing contains means for producing sounds when said motor means is activated.

3. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 2, wherein said means for producing sounds is a music chip, and

said housing contains means for supplying electrical power to said music chip and to said motor means,

said housing also contains switch means for turning said means for supplying electrical power on and off.

4. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 3, wherein said switch means is responsive to ambient sounds.

5. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 4, wherein said switch means is electrically connected to a microphone which receives said ambient sounds.

6. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing contains a timer means for turning said motor means on for a preselected period of time.

7. The mobile for use on a structure holding an infant as claimed in claim 5, wherein said housing contains means for adjusting the amount of sound which will activate said switch means.