Patent ID: 8016634

Claim:
A child's learning device comprising: a housing comprising a base, a main body supported by the base in an upright position, and an appendage attached to the main body, wherein the appendage is connected to the main body at a joint end and extends away from the main body longitudinally to a distal end, such that the distal end is further from the main body than the joint end, and wherein the appendage pivots between a first orientation and a second orientation in which the distal end is raised or lowered relative to the upright position; a countdown timer comprising a control mechanism for designating one of a plurality of predetermined time periods; and a driving mechanism connected between the countdown timer and the appendage, wherein the driving mechanism and countdown timer are configured such that manually pivoting the appendage from the first orientation to the second orientation sets the countdown timer for the designated time period, and the appendage is driven back from the second orientation to the first orientation over the course of the designated time period by mechanical force provided by countdown timer to the driving mechanism.