Patent ID: 7861337

Claim:
A hammock device for cradling infants, said hammock device comprising: (a) a foldable support base for placing on a ground surface; (b) a first support brace pivotally attached to the base near a first outer edge of the base and a second support brace pivotally attached to the base near a second outer edge of the base opposite the first outer edge; (c) a swinging bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is pivotally connected to the first support brace via a first control box and the second end is pivotally connected to the second support brace via a second control box; (d) a hammock component having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached near the first end of the swinging bar and the second end is attached near the second end of the swinging bar such that an inner cavity is formed in which the infant may be placed; and (e) a motor disposed in the first control box that causes the swinging bar to rotate in a first direction and a second direction; wherein the motor is operatively connected to a control button and to a power source; wherein the control button can move between a first position causing the motor to rotate the swinging bar and a second position causes the motor to turn off.