Patent ID: 7174582

Claim:
A crib mattress bouncer for inducing a bouncing motion on a mattress support in a crib wherein the mattress support includes a peripheral frame and a flexible support spanning the peripheral frame, said crib mattress bouncer comprising: A) a lever having first and second ends, B) a pivot structure attached to said first end of said lever for engaging the peripheral frame to enable pivoting of said lever about the peripheral frame in a substantially vertical plane, and C) a clamp is located at an intermediate position of said lever to engage the flexible support, said lever, adjacent said second end thereof, forming an actuator whereby moving said actuator in one direction in the vertical plane causes said lever and said clamp to pivot about the frame to move a portion of the flexible support and whereby releasing said actuator causes the lever and clamp to pivot about the peripheral frame in the opposite direction whereby repeated use of said actuator causes the mattress to bounce.