Patent ID: 6142963
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A47G,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
A vibrating baby blanket comprising:an infant blanket case, said infant blanket case manufactured from soft, fire retardant fabric, and hemmed on three sides by stitching, and bordered on the top by decorative trim;a vibrating mechanism, wherein said vibrating mechanism consists ofan upper paddle, said upper paddle having at least one edge, and the size of said upper paddle intended to mimic the size of an adult human hand and is on the order of 4 inches wide and 6 inches long, manufactured from plastic using an injection molding process;a lower paddle, said lower paddle having at least one edge; and the size of said lower paddle intended to mimic the size of an adult human hand and is on the order of 4 inches wide and 6 inches long, manufactured from plastic using an injection molding process;a hinge, said hinge connecting said upper paddle and said lower paddle along one entire edge of each;a reciprocating unit, said reciprocating unit located in the interior space between said upper paddle and said lower paddle and further comprises:a direct current gear reduction motor, coupled to an eccentric elliptical actuator via an output drive shaft of the direct current gear reduction motor, with the maximum speed of said direct current gear reduction motor to be approximately 60 revolutions per minute, or one revolution per second, such that as said direct current gear reduction motor rotates, it imparts a circular motion onto said eccentric elliptical actuator, with said eccentric elliptical actuator, in turn, imparting a reciprocating action onto said upper paddle which generates a reciprocating travel patha vibrating baby blanket control unit for controlling said vibrating mechanism, said vibrating baby blanket control unit having an exterior, and being rectangular in configuration;an interconnecting cable, said interconnecting cable used to communicate between said vibrating baby blanket control unit to said vibrating mechanism;a vibrating mechanism pocket, said vibrating mechanism pocket located at said top of said infant blanket case, near the decorative trim, and centrally located with relation to said sides of said infant blanket case; said vibrating mechanism pocket being physically fastened to said infant blanket case by stitching on all four edges;an accessing means, said accessing means located along one entire edge of said vibrating mechanism pocket, and designed to provide access to said vibrating mechanism and said vibrating baby blanket control unit,a direct current power supply, the purpose of said direct current power supply being the keeping of voltages of a hazardous level away from the infant's sleeping area and out of the infant's reach;a detachable power cord, said detachable power cord being connected to said vibrating baby blanket control unit and detachable from said vibrating baby blanket control unit, where it will pass through said accessing means and connects with the wall mounted, direct current power supply; anda warning indicia, said warning indicia being located on the anterior surface of said vibrating mechanism pocket, and designed to warn parents not to use said detachable power cord when leaving a child unattended, so as to eliminate the risk of accidental strangulation of the child; anda sliding adjustable track assembly, said reciprocating unit being located on said sliding adjustable track assembly and capable of being moved in a multitude of locations along said sliding adjustable track assembly.