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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117690 | Mechanical baby stroller rocker A mechanical baby rocker includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a plurality of straps, and a motor. The first cylinder is telescopically affixed with the second cylinder. The first cylinder is actuated by the motor. The motor is housed within the second cylin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7861337 | Hammock device for infants A hammock device for cradling infants comprising a foldable support base for placing on a ground surface; a first and second support brace pivotally attached to the base; a swinging bar pivotally connected to the first support brace via a first control box and to th... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7381138 | Infant swing An infant swing comprising a seat, at least one upwardly extending arm secured to the seat, and a pivot housing having an axle for rotating the at least one upwardly extending arm. A support frame supports the pivot housing and enables the seat to rotate freely abou... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354352 | Motorized drive for juvenile swing A swing apparatus comprises a support stand, a swing supported with respect to the support stand to oscillate back and forth along a swing arc about a pivot axis, and a drive assembly that operates to oscillate the swing. Various components of the drive assembly are... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328469 | Patient support apparatus A patient support system particularly suited for pediatric twin separation surgery. The patient support system includes a frame coupled to a swing circle that has a plurality of holes about the perimeter. A patient support structure is coupled to the swing circle, a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281284 | Variable motion rocking bed A variable motion rocking bed is provided that includes a first support structure including a first threaded rod having a first section threaded in a first direction and a second section threaded in a second direction, a second support structure including a second t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275997 | Swing device with a driving unit A swing device includes a seat member, a pair of swing arms that are connected to the seat member, and a driving unit including an axle that is secured to one of the swing arms, a swingable member that is secured to the axle, a pair of studs that project from the sw... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7203981 | Portable rocker for baby cribs and the like A rocker includes a basket pivotally mounted to the crib that has a mattress laying horizontally therein and covering an entire bottom thereof. First and second brackets couple to an outer surface of the basket and are located at axially opposed ends thereof. First ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174582 | Crib mattress bouncer A crib mattress bouncing device includes a lever having a pivot structure for releasably engaging a mattress support frame at a first end of the lever. A clamping structure intermediate the ends of the lever structure engages a tensioned wire or like structure in a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159254 | Motorized hammock swinging assembly A motorized hammock swinging assembly automatically swings a hammock back and forth. A housing has a motor operationally connected with a crankshaft assembly. A cable is attached to a crankshaft of the crankshaft assembly and to the hammock such that when the motor ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6971127 | Infant rocking apparatus An infant rocking apparatus comprises an infant support and lifters that rock the infant support from side to side. In illustrative embodiments, the infant support has a trough in which an infant is received. A number of different types of lifters and orientations o... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966082 | Apparatus and method for reciprocating an infant support An apparatus for reciprocating an infant support comprises a frame and a receiving member supported above the frame for substantially vertical reciprocating movement. The receiving member is configured to receive the infant support and, in one embodiment, is coupled... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966083 | Magnetic levitation bed A magnetic levitation bed is disclosed to include a bed frame, which is equipped with a plurality of permanent magnet arrays, a first cam-fitting mechanism, and a second cam-fitting mechanism, and a base, which is equipped with a power control box controllable by a ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6934981 | Combination bassinet, changing table and bedside sleeper A combination bassinet, bedside sleeper and changing table apparatus including a supporting frame having a rocking feature convertible through adjustable locking casters for easy rolling. A fabric member comprised of sidewalls and a skirt is draped over the frame. T... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908397 | Infant support structure with an entertainment device An infant support structure with an entertainment device that may be used to pacify and/or entertain an infant is disclosed. In one embodiment, the infant support structure is an infant swing. In one embodiment, the entertainment device includes a toy aquarium. The ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908398 | Automatic swing device A swing device has a supporter, a seat suspended on the supporter to swing in front and back directions, a permanent magnet installed in the seat, and an electromagnet installed to face the permanent magnet in a swing path to have the same polarity as that of the pe... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6814670 | Device for controlling the amplitude of a swinging body A device for controlling the amplitude of a swinging body. The device accurately controls the drive thereof in response to the load the swinging body carries even if it carries infants of different weights. A desired swing is provided by a sensor portion which gener... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6692368 | Swing An infant's swing is disclosed. The swing is driven by an electric power to automatically operate the swing. The frame is A-shaped in a side view, and a pair of oscillation shafts are secured to a pair of securing bars respectively, the securing bars bein... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676475 | Infant toy and glider device A toy for use by an infant in which the infant may set a top, suspended in pendulum fashion to a base, into motion. The top and base are joined by pendulum arms that cause a reciprocating gliding mechanism that is generally in the horizontal plane. The in... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6626766 | Swing device with a driving unit A swing device includes a swingable member secured to an axle and having two opposing side portions and a pair of opposing abutting studs projecting respectively from the opposing side portions in an axial direction relative to the axle. A driving element... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6578212 | Cradle A cradle is provided having a connector coupling a base frame to a bed frame. The connector restricts movement of the bed frame relative to the base frame. Additionally, a lock is coupled to the connector for fixing movement of the bed frame relative to t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571408 | Oscillatory device for a collapsible playpen An improved oscillatory device for a collapsible playpen includes for oscillatory devices respectively engaged the receiving space of four lower corner members of a collapsible playpen. The improved oscillatory devices each has a hollow interior base seat... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6457438 | Animal container A device for confining an animal such as a dog is disclosed. The device consists of a plurality of sides, an unstable support element attached to each of the plurality of sides and a plurality of couplers for coupling each of the plurality of sides. The c... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431646 | Vibrator/bouncer attachment for infant seats An infant seat assembly is made up of a resilient frame with a leg rest portion designed to support a displacement mechanism which will either impart a shaking or bouncing motion to the frame; and, when a baby is placed in the seat assembly, the frequency... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6378940 | Bouncer seat and drive mechanism therefor A novel and improved form of displacement mechanism has been devised for an infant bouncer seat of the type having a resilient frame with a base support located directly beneath the seat proper, the displacement mechanism mounted on the base portion and i... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6343994 | Low-profile infant swing assembly A swing assembly suitable for children ages new borne through 12 months has a seat member that surrounds the child, and a disk-shaped base with support legs extending upwardly therefrom. The width of the base exceeds the vertical extent of the swing assem... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6152081 | Quasistable dog kennel A kennel system for confining domestic dogs consisting of four panel members (FIG. 5A) attached through a spring biasing element (FIG. 8) is presented. Each panel member consists of a first and second vertical corner post attached to upper and lower horiz... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6068566 | Device for driving a childcare apparatus for infants A device for reciprocating a bed or cradle on supporting rods has a driving pulley (1) on a rotational first axle (50) of a driving motor (M) and a first decelerating pulley (2) on a second axle (23). The first decelerating pulley is connected to the driv... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6026524 | Playyard with rockers A playyard system adapted to be used in a conventional fixed mode or as a rocker including a playyard in a generally rectilinear configuration.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5806113 | Motion controlled cradle A motion controlled cradle including a rocking assembly adapted to rock the cradle upon the receipt of an activation signal. Further provided is an motion sensor adapted to transmit a motion signal upon the detection of motion of the small child within th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5802634 | Bed with height adjusting means, convertible from infant use to adult use An adjustable bed, suitable for use from infancy to adulthood includes a bed frame body having pivoting end panels and a height adjustable base. In one adjusted position, with the end panels pivoted to near vertical and the height adjustable base fully ra... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5742960 | Rockable crib and support therefor A rockable crib including a crib structure and a rocking support system for supporting the crib structure on a floor in a rockable manner. The crib structure includes a resting platform and a plurality of legs coupled to the resting platform. The rocking ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5711045 | Apparatus for inducing relaxation or sleep in infants An apparatus for inducing relaxation or sleep in infants including a base, a platform mounted on the base such that the platform is movable with at least three degrees of freedom of motion relative to the base, a child retainer provided on the platform, a... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5686884 | Supervised alarm system A power supervised emergency warning device provides a shaking motion to a piece of furniture coupled thereto upon receipt of an electronic actuating signal from an external closed contact type device. A backup battery provides power to the device in the ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5673445 | Bed frame An improved bed frame including a rectangular frame supported in a substantially horizontal disposition by a plurality of leaf springs connected thereto and by a axle rotably connected to the leaf springs and supported by two inflatable and elastic envelo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5617594 | Foldable cradle frame A foldable cradle frame including a front foot, a rear foot, and an upper rod that are interconnected by common connecting bodies. The rear foot and the upper rod are pivotally connected to the connecting members and are rotatable through respective openi... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5572903 | Shaker for cot, stroller and baby carriage A shaker for cots, strollers and baby carriages has a clamping unit, a reciprocating unit, a crank unit and a power unit. The clamping unit connects the reciprocating unit via a lever. The reciprocating unit has a reciprocating rod and a rod sleeve. The r... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5307531 | Rocking cradle aided by magnets A rocking cradle is provided which allows for a hanging cradle contained within a supporting frame to be aided in its cyclical transverse displacement by magnetic attraction and repelling forces. Central magnets are mounted on the hanging cradle and are a... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5242338 | Infant exercise and entertainment device An infant entertainment and development device (10) is disclosed which in its preferred embodiment includes a sliding inclined bed (11) which has a stationary perpendicularly disposed kick board (25) positioned at the lower foot end of the bed (11). The i... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5183457 | Infant environmental transition system and method An infant environmental transition system and method provides an infant with a controlled, healthy transistion from an intrauterine environment to the extrauterine environment, and includes a housing within which the infant is supported by a soft, form-fi... | 02/02/1993 |
