US3721414A

US3721414A - Baby tender

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Publication number: US3721414A
Application number: US00123263A
Authority: US
Inventors: R Yoder
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1971-03-11
Filing date: 1971-03-11
Publication date: 1973-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 1990-03-20

Abstract

A DEPENDING TOY FOR AMUSING AN INFANT WHILE LYING ON HIS BACK, THE FRAME BEING MADE OF WIRE MATERIAL AND INCLUDING A FLAT BASE POSITIONED BELOW THE INFANT, THE BASE SUPPORTING A REMOVABLE UPRIGHT MEMBER WHICH AT ITS UPPER END INCLUDES A HOOK TO WHICH THE TOY CAN BE ATTACHED.

Description

Mar'ch 73 R. D. YODER 3,721,414

. BABY TENDER Filed March 11. 197] m w z! I 67v T06 @5055 D. yapfe 3,721,414 BABY TENDER Reuben D. Yoder, Rte. 2, Box 118-A, Sullivan, 111. 61951 Filed Mar. 11, 1971, Ser. No. 123,263 int. Cl. F16m 11/00 US. Cl. 248175 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A depending toy for amusing an infant while lying on his back, the frame being made of wire material and including a flat base positioned below the infant, the base supporting a removable upright member which at its upper end includes a hook to which the toy can be attached.

This invention relates generally to infants toys.

A principal object of the persent invention is to provide a stand for supporting toys which can dangle above an infant while lying on his back so that the infant can play therewith and amuse himself.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a baby tender which accordingly eliminates the necessity of utilizing other furniture items for supporting a dangling toy above an infant.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a baby tender which is unbreakable and which is safe to an infant so that he will not become injured thereby.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a baby tender which permits the infant to amuse himself for a long period of time thereby permitting the mother to be free for performing other tasks.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a baby tender which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged, in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of the upright member of the device,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the base member shown alone and FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of the invention showing the device in operative use.

Referring now the drawing in detail, the reference numeral represents a baby tender according to the present invention wherein there is an assembly 11 comprised of two parts, each one of which is made of form wire.

The assembly 11 accordingly includes a base member 12 and an upright member 13 which is detachably supported upon the base member 12.

The base member 12 consists of the Wire being bent into a generally circular or rectangular configuration with the opposite ends of the wire each being aspiralled into a coil spring shape as shown at 14.

Each of the coil shapes 14 are formed around a longitudinal axis, the axes being ninety degrees respective to each other, as is readily evident upon an inspection of FIG. 3 of the drawing.

The terminal ends of the coil shapes 14 are relatively close to each other as is evident in the same figure also.

The circular or rectangular configuration of the base thus forms a flat pattern so that the same can be positioned horizontally beneath a child 15 or an underpad or mattress 16 so to be fully comfortable to an infant when itcd States Patent O being positioned on his back, as is evident in FIG. 4 of the drawing.

The upright 13 includes a one-piece member having a vertical leg 17 which at its lower end is bifurcated so to form a pair of feet 18, the feet extending in a horizontal direction and being positioned at ninety degrees respective to each other so that the feet are readily insertable into the spirals or coils 14 of the base member 12 such as best shown in FIG. 1 of the drawing.

At the upper end of the vertical leg 17, there is a fortyfive degree bend adjacent to which there is an upwardly inclined portion 20 which at its upper end is turned into a scroll 21 and to which a depending toy 22 can be attached either directly or by means of a depending string 23.

It is evident that the present baby tender may be made in any desired size, and the following dimensions are only offered as a suggestion.

The base member can be made approximately six and one quarter inches wide by nine inches in total length.

The upright member can have a vertical leg of approximately three quarter inch in height and the diagonally inclined upper portion thereof can be approximately seven inches.

The wire material used in the construction of the baby tender may be of approximately .05 diameter music spring wire or coat hanger wire.

The members may be dip painted either in pink or blue, the paint being of non-toxic type so as to be safe for the infant.

In operative use, as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawing, the device can be set up so that the infant can play with the dangling toy thus permitting the mother to be freed for performing other tasks.

When not in use, the members can be readily disengaged with each other and the device can be conveniently stored within a minimum amount of space.

What I now claim is:

1. In a baby tender, the combination of an assembly comprised of metal wire, said assembly including a base member and an upright member, said upright member being detachably supported upon said base member, means for said base member for being supported beneath a reclining child, and means for said upright member supporting from its upper end a depending toy for amusing said infant, said base member being comprised of a singular wire member that is configurated into a flat pattern of any shape such as a circle, rectangle or the like and wherein the opposite ends of said Wire are each spiralled into a coil, each of said coils being formed around a longitudinal axis, and said axes being at ninety degrees respective to each other, said upright member including a vertically extending leg which at its lower end is bifurcated to form a pair of feet, said feet extending and being positioned at ninety degrees respective to each other so that said feet will tit into said spiral-shaped coils, and the upper end of said vertical leg being adjacent a forty-five degree bend above which there is a diagonally upwardly inclined portion which at its upper end is shaped into a scroll to which said toy can be attached.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,082,808 12/1913 Hubbard 248-107 X 1,322,656 11/ 1919 Treadwell et al 248-107 2,280,940 4/1942 Wightman 248107 2,669,407 2/ 1954 Rozelle 248107 2,084,162 6/1937 Packard 248 X 673,636 5/1901 Clamson 248204 X WILLIAM H. SCHULTZ, Primary Examiner