Patent ID: 8194891

Claim:
A volume controlled prenatal sound and music belt providing additional safety, over any known device, for the developing baby's hearing comprising: a size adjustable flexible abdominal belt including a front and back layer secured together by stitching; a connector for connecting first and second ends of the belt; a first internal pocket disposed in a mid-portion of the belt between the front and back layers of the belt, said first internal pocket having a first opening for accessing the first internal pocket; a closing element for selectively securing the first opening of the first internal pocket; a speaker disposed within a pouch in said abdominal belt and facing toward the back layer, wherein the back layer is disposed against an abdomen of a user when said belt is worn; a signal cable extending within a space between the front and back layers from said speaker and ending in an electrical plug, wherein the signal cable extends from the speaker and into the first internal pocket free of exiting the space between the front and back layers, and wherein the electrical plug is adapted to be tucked into the first internal pocket so that the entirety of each of said signal cable and said electrical plug is disposable between the front and back layers of the belt when the electrical plug is engaged with an audio device; and a volume control unit for controlling the volume of sound being transmitted by said speaker when said electrical plug is engaged with the audio device, wherein said volume control unit operates independent of the volume transmitted by such an audio device, wherein said volume control unit is disposed on said signal cable in-line between said speaker and said electrical plug, and wherein said volume control unit comprises an electronic circuit for limiting a magnitude of a signal received from said audio device.