The apparatus includes a baby seat having a generally planar first portion with an elongated generally planar back portion for supporting the entire spinal column of the infant with which it will be used. The seat may be selectively positioned on a chassis which is provided with casters or used independently.

The infant carrier and mattress comprises a planar resilient foam-filled mattress being substantially longer and wider than an infant and which has carrying straps stitched to each longitudinal side of the mattress. The infant receiving mattress surface has an additional layer of material stitched along opposite longitudinal sides and open at each lateral side to permit insertion therein of infant accessories. A harness stitched to the additional mattress layer and upper mattress surface secures...

A multiple position infant carrier in which a main member of flexible material is supported at the front of a person carrying the infant by a main strap extending over one shoulder and around the back of the person, while a supplementary head strap extends over the other shoulder and around the back of the person to pass through loops on the main member, the arrangement of the loops and the head strap establishing a seat portion and back and head support portions for the infant.

An infant's or child's rattle is disclosed which features capped slideable prongs disposed slidingly within a hub member. The rattle is capable of standing in a plurality of positions.

An infant swing comprises a seat with a padded seating area for an infant and a seat frame that supports said padded seating area, the seat frame comprising at least two upwardly extending arms. The swing also comprises two pivot housings rotatably connected to the at least two upwardly extending arms; a support frame that extends upwardly from a substantially planar surface, the support frame engaging the pivot housings and allowing the seat to rotate freely about the pivot housings; and at lea...

An infant toy for mounting on an infant seat, car seat, infant bed, stroller, or the like. The infant toy suspending play objects such as bells, mirrors, stars, or other attractable objects for the amusement of an infant. The infant toy adjustable for mounting on various sizes of infant seats, car seats, or other types of seats and beds used for holding an infant.

An infant's bed which includes a bottom section having a headboard, a footboard, and sideboards extending between and interconnecting the headboard and footboard. Resting on the bottom section and movably supported thereon is a top section which includes a horizontal rectangular frame having a first side fence pivotally secured to the rectangular frame for pivotation about a horizontal axis from an upstanding position to a horizontal position, and a second side fence pivotally secured to the rec...

An infant's diaper has a notch centrally located along one of its narrow edges to thereby expose the navel area and eliminate diaper contact with the umbilicus of newborn and low weight babies.

An infant's toy in the form of a ball-like structure and comprised of a pair of meridional ring members intersecting each other at the north and south poles of the ball-like structure at substantially right angles and joined by spaced latitudinal ring members disposed above and below the equator of the ball-like structure, the outside diameter of all of said ring members being such as to be readily graspable by an infant. A noise producing means may be disposed within the confines of the ball-li...

An improved infant hood of the type having a wall portion with an opening surrounding the infant's neck and a cover member for fitting on top of the wall. The wall portion comprises a flat but flexible rectangular sheet having holes at the opposite ends. The sheet is flexed into a generally cylindrical shape and the opposite ends are secured to one another by flexible rivets which pass through the holes, thus forming the cylindrical wall. When not in use the cover member and flat sheet are retai...