A body is shaped and painted to resemble the head of a person. The body is hollow and contains an element that rattles around inside the cavity when the top is shaken. At the chin of the body, the body is so shaped and sized as to allow an infant to bite and teethe upon it. A plurality of differently textured regions on the rear and sides of the body have different tactile textures. A perfumed substance is placed at the nose of the body.

The tub includes side, end and bottom walls and a false bottom spaced above the bottom wall and defining with the bottom, side and end walls a lower chamber and with the side and end walls an upper bathing chamber. The false bottom at one end of the tub includes an inclined surface sloping toward a recessed horizontal surface adjacent the other end of the tub. Above the recessed surface is a perforated platform hinged at one end and spring biased upwardly into a generally horizontal position. A ...

A method and apparatus for attaching a cloth infant carrier comprising a rectangular seat section conformed in dimensions to be straddled in the manner of a diaper by the infant, having secured to the corners of one short edge thereof a pair of shoulder straps adjustable in length and attaching proximate the other short edge to corresponding attaching straps. The shoulder straps are conformed in dimension and alignment to be passed around the body of the adult and returned over the opposite shou...

An infant incubator. A substantially rectangular patient support tray forms the floor of an occupant compartment. A substantially rectangular plate is disposed beneath the tray to define therewith a return flow path for taking atmosphere from the compartment from opposite longitudinal edges of the compartment floor. A base is provided beneath the plate to define therewith a delivery path for supplying atmosphere to the compartment at opposite transverse edges of the compartment floor. The base i...

A cradle for an infant is disclosed which is collapsible and which provides several different rocking motions. The framework of the cradle is comprised of an outer frame with an inner frame suspended therein. The outer frame has an open position and a collapsed position and comprises two hoops connected at a first pair of pivots to pivot between the open and collapsed positions, the lower portions of the hoops serving as rockers. The inner frame comprises two U-shaped portions connected to each ...

Long shoulder straps have corresponding ends secured to a length of fabric and extend from one of its ends. The free ends of the long straps are connectible to the length at its other end or, optionally, generally midway between its ends so as to form closed loops for mounting the carrier on the shoulders of a user. In a preferred carrying position, shorter straps extend generally between the ends of the fabric length to maintain it in return looped condition forming a seat for an infant to be c...

An infant holder includes a table preferably reversibly mounted on top of an open-top containing box and releasably secured thereto. On the opposite sides of the table are a pair of uprights, each serving as a pivotal mount for a respective one of a pair of arms. The arms pivot on the uprights toward and away from each other. Over-center mechanisms urge the arms to stay in either of two extreme positions. Secured to the free ends of the arms are the opposite ends of a strap. The length of the st...

An infant carrier with a detachable diaper type pouch. A harness with a vest type panel mounts on the trunk of the carrying person, either front or back, by means of shoulder and waist straps. An infant is placed in a pouch and the pouch is fastened to the harness. The pouch can be fastened to or removed from the harness without disturbing the shoulder and waist straps. The harness preferably has shoulder and dribble pads, and the pouch preferably provides head support for the infant. Both harne...

A firm V-shaped saddle is supported from its narrow end by a hip rest having a force disbursion plate thereon of larger surface area than the narrow end of the saddle. Straps from the opposite, wide end of the saddle are connected to rings at the top of the hip rest, and the entire saddle and hip rest are then suspended from the rings by cross-body straps that lead to a shoulder cup having an over-the-shoulder band and an around-the-shoulder band with a central opening receiving the point of the...

An infant waterbed for use in an incubator is disclosed that comprises a tray, a flexible mattress that sits in the tray and holds a fluid, such as water, that is capable of supporting an infant, a cover that fits over the top of the tray to separate the infant from the mattress, a frame that surrounds the cover and fits over the edge of the tray to hold the cover in place, and an oscillator that includes a bladder that sits under the mattress and means for inflating and deflating the bladder ra...