Motor vehicles – Wheeled infant carriage or crib with driven means for...
Patent
1989-04-04
1991-03-26
Marmor, Charles A.
Motor vehicles
Wheeled infant carriage or crib with driven means for...
5108, A47D 904, B62B 972
Patent
active
050021443
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a device and method for imparting orbital motion to a wheeled carriage, and in particular, to providing orbital motion to a baby carriage. Such orbital motion has been proven to be soothing to a distraught baby.
One of the most distressing experiences of any adult is the continuous crying of a baby. In many cases the baby may be soothed easily, for example by feeding, however, there are times when adults find the only way to soothe the baby is by rocking the baby in a carriage or cot or the like. Unfortunately, in our modern society, it is becoming increasingly rare that adults have the time available to soothe an infant in this manner.
The reason infants are soothed by continuous motion is not considered in depth here but has been assumed to stem from the infants pre-natal period within the mother's womb.
It is a well known fact that continuous motion is an effective method of soothing a disturbed baby however the reasons behind this fact are not as well known.
In the development of the present invention it was considered that the reason babies are soothed by continuous motion stems back to the babies pre-natal life within the mothers womb, a period of well-being and security for the baby.
Many devices other than motion producing devices have been developed in an attempt to trigger a feeling of well-being within a disturbed baby, such as recordings of a mothers heart beat as would be heard by the foetus in the placenta, recordings of placental noise, etc. It is considered that these devices only achieve the desired result when they are placed in combination with other triggering mechanisms.
In consideration of the prior art, Australian Patent Application AU-A-21314/83 by Blou is directed towards an apparatus for automatically rocking a child's bed to soothe a child or baby. Although this invention describes the principle of imparting motion to a wheeled baby carriage the aspect of foetal movement within the placenta has not been considered. As a result the accelerations and decelerations of the wheeled baby carriage in a to and fro direction do not emulate the natural motion of a foetus within a placenta, and, as such, may not trigger the feeling of well-being so desired. AU-A-21314/83, although combining vertical and horizontal vector components within the bases described, does not achieve a smoothe orbital motion as is the case of the present invention, but a jerked to and fro, acceleration - deceleration motion due to the method of attachment of the baby carriage to the device. Furthermore, this invention could not be considered portable due to the bulk of the device, and, as such, would not prove useful to a modern mother on-the-go.
Australian Patent Application AU-A-54037/86 by Toyer is also directed towards a bed rocking apparatus. Although Toyer has recognised the benefits available to adults, the needs of infants have been neglected, and subsequently, the invention of AU-A-54037/86 by Toyer is subject to a vertical to and fro movement due to the method of attachment of the bed to the device, and, as such, does not emulate the orbital motion encountered by a foetus in a placenta and will go little way to triggering a baby's foetal recollection. Furthermore, the device of AU-A-54037/86 is substantially bulky and burdensome, and, as such, although claimed to be portable, does not lend itself to use by a modern mother.
The present invention seeks to overcome or at least ameliorate the problems associated with the prior art and offer adults a truely portable device which will soothe a disturbed infant by triggering foetal recollections of well being.
In one broad form, the present invention provides a device for imparting orbital motion to a wheeled baby carriage or cot, said device comprising
a housing having upper and lower sections, said upper section adapted to receive wheels of said baby carriage or cot, and said lower section adapted to support said device on a substantially flat surface; and,
drive means located within said housing, adapted to provide relative mo
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Camby Richard
Lesbar Pty. Limited
Marmor Charles A.
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