A nursery mobile having soft, laminated characters. The mobile characters have two soft outer plies of, preferably, a synthetic felt, an inner ply of a non-woven batting which has been treated with a thermoplastic resinous binder to render it heat sealable, and are heat sealed about the periphery. The mobile characters are made by assembling sheets of the plies, heat sealing with a dielectric die, and cutting the mobile character from the sheet-sized assembly.
A solar powered crystal display is disclosed. The device is used to display various crystal forms in a window. A series of friction drive wheels and a solar powered electric motor are used to rotate the crystals, which are suspended under a plate. The plate is formed into any design desired. For example the plate can be shaped like a cloud, the sun, a star, animals, rainbows, etc. The purpose of the plate is to conceal the drive mechanism from view. The plate is hung from a flange attached to the drive mechanism. The device can also be operated without the plate. An auxiliary drive unit is also disclosed that permits additional crystals to be suspended from the original device. The device can be placed against a window using suction cups or can be suspended from hooks placed into the window casing. As the crystals are rotated, the sunlight will refract through the crystals, producing aesthetical pleasing, colorful patterns in a room.
4904220 - Puppet mobile - Owned by The Child Growth & Development Corporation (New York, NY)
An article of manufacture adapted to be suspended as a mobile or placed on a flat surface to serve as a bedside display and including a plurality of paddles, each adapted for receipt of a hand puppet. The device may be suspended as a mobile from a hook or removed from the hook and supported on a flat surface such as a night stand or shelf. The paddles are two-position paddles having a first angled position when supported on the mobile and a second upright position when supported on the flat surface. The apparatus includes a wind-up device which, when activated, causes the mobile to rotate. When the device is wound, a musical melody plays as the device rotates. The hand puppets are removably positioned on each of the paddles.
An infant mobile with compact disc/cassette player apparatus is disclosed. The invention comprises a combination compact disc player and a cassette player for playing music that is effective in soothing or stimulating an infant, and a structure for hanging mobile fixtures over the infant. The apparatus is attached to the side of an infant's crib or playpen in a conventional manner. The mobile fixtures turn in a synchronized response to the music characteristics. The parent or care giver is provided the option of playing music continuously, allowing the device to self actuate in response to motion on the part of the infant, or allowing the mobile to turn in response to sounds made by the infant. The control of the compact disc and cassette player is also available via an infrared remote control. The mobile structure is detachable to allow for the use of the music reproduction system by itself as the child grows older.
A music box of a play bed includes a box member used for playing music, and a toy hanger, on which several toys are hung for a small child to play in the play bed; the box member has two fitting holes as well as a fitting cavity on an upper side; hooks are respectively detachably connected with the fitting holes so that the box member can be hung on two adjacent upper horizontal rod parts of the bed frame; various types of hooks are available for suiting various types of bed frames whose rod parts have different shapes; the toy hanger is detachably connected with the fitting cavity at a lower end, and can fold such that it can be removed from the box member, and folded to occupy less space when it is not use.
