ELECTRONIC REMOTE CONTROL MUSIC MOBILE WITH BUILT-IN MP3 PLAYER, TIMER, COLORFUL LIGHTS, REMOTE BABY MONITOR, AND ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT ARM
The electronic mobile is mountable to a crib through an adjustable arm where the height and length can be adjusted. The device includes a central operating unit with built in MP3 player with USB port, timer, colorful lights, baby monitor baby unit, electric motor as well as baby monitor remote unit, and two speakers. The MP3 player, timer, colorful lights and electric motor can be operated either manually or through remote control. The built in baby monitor baby unit links to the baby monitor remote unit, allowing two ways communications. At the base of the mobile there are several animal figures attached using a hook and safety latch. The central operating unit is detachable from the adjustable arm and mobile, and the unit can be powered by battery or the AC/DC adaptor with cord that runs inside the adjustable arms.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/316,126, filed on Mar. 22, 2010.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved remote control musical mobile integrated with a MP3 player with USB port, timer, baby monitor, motorized mobile, colorful lights and adjustable arm.
2. Description of Related Art
Toy mobiles entertain the baby and even promote development of the baby's mind. Studies show that colorful shapes enhance color differentiation and stimulate visual recognition and development. Music mobiles produce different sounds to develop the baby's hearing capacity and ability to differentiate sounds. The invention combines music, color and baby monitoring together to present a new generation of baby music mobiles.
The related art describes a number of devices that can be used to stimulate an infant or newborn's brain activity and visual activity and a number of devices that can be used to monitor the baby while the parents are not in the same room as the baby.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,029,047 issued to Kachel outlines the use of lighted fiber optic mobile. The crib mobile wherein the objects or characters attached to its appendages, or any point on the appendages, can emit active twinkling or sequencing colorful light. It uses optic fibers to transmit light form a light source in the mobile's central housing to the objects or characters, or a given location on the appendages. The light is made active and colorful at the output end of the optic fibers by placing a light influencing slide between the light source and the input end of the revolving optic fibers that are routed from the appendages and are grouped together in front of the light source.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,803,786 issued to McCormick outlines the use of continuous play musical mobile. The mobile, which is operated by a motor, is mounted to the crib or playpen by means of a resilient shaft that will move under the influence of vibrations from the motor, thereby imparting another type of motion to the mobile. In addition a tape recorder or sound chip is incorporated into the device so parents can play soothing music to the infant. The recorder or sound chip is voice activated and has a mode switch which allows a parent to operate the mobile upon hearing noise, to turn the mobile manually, or to turn the mobile off.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,951,360 issued to Fearon et al. outlines the use of infant musical mobile that utilizes a compact disc and cassette player. The mobile is also mounted on the side of the infant's crib or playpen and has a variety of ornaments that hang over the infant. The mobile can be used to play continuously or can self-actuate in response to the infant's sounds or movements. There is also an infrared remote control used with device as well.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,049,968 issued to Fitzgeald et al. outlines a baby monitor system with a remote monitoring unit communicable with a baby unit a soothing unit is provided. The baby unit is responsive to receiving a signal representative of an audible sound transmitted from the remote monitoring unit and the remote monitoring unit is responsive to receiving a signal representative of an audible sound transmitted from the baby unit.
The devices described in the Khamphilavong et al., the Kachel patent, the McCormick patent, the Fearon et al. patent, and the Fizgeald et al. patent utilize various features regarding the movement of the music mobile, the remote control of the music mobile, and monitoring of the baby while parents or caregivers are not in the same room as the baby. The devices described in these patents are very useful and can be improved in so many ways that are really needed per today's technology. It would be beneficial to provide baby music mobile equipped with MP3 and other functions so that parents can program and play variety of songs and music for any desired duration, in the same time parents can monitor the baby while they are not in the same room with the baby. It would be of further benefit to enhance baby color differentiation and visual ability while enjoying the soothing music.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to an improved remote control musical mobile integrated with a MP3 player with USB port, timer, baby monitor, motorized mobile and colorful lights and adjustable arm.
The first object of the invention is to incorporate a built in MP3 player into the central operating unit. The MP3 player will come preloaded with popular baby songs. The unit will also have the capability to connect to a PC via USB port and upload music. The MP3 player will have a button interface and have the ability to be remotely controlled via the remote control, both allowing volume and song selection. The central operating unit is detachable so as to make it easy to upload music. The central operating unit can be made of various shapes with different colors to further attract baby's attention. Being detachable, the central operating unit can be used as a music player as the baby grows older.
The second object of the invention is to make the mobile arm adjustable. With infants growing, their seeing distance is changing, and infants intend to grab the toys, thus there becomes a need to adjust the arm's height, encouraging infants to reach out and further developing motor skills.
The third object of the invention is to integrate a microphone, a small transmitter and receiver into the central operating unit. There is also a remote monitoring unit which remotely monitors the baby. When the baby makes a noise or cries, the signal will go to microphone and be transmitted to the remote monitoring unit so parents or caregivers can be notified. The remote monitoring unit will allow the parent or caregiver to talk to the baby, comforting the baby as if the parent or caregiver were with him/her. A mute switch on the remote monitoring unit, allows the parent or caregiver to turn off the signal going to the baby monitoring unit, so that way unwanted background noise can be muted during times of a noisy background, such as a TV, kitchen appliances, washing machines, etc.
The fourth object of the invention is to provide a remote control for the central operating unit, allowing the unit to be turned on or off, shuffle music, change volume, change light intensity, and/or set the timer.
The fifth object of the invention is to put a built in timer on the central operating unit. The timer will control the MP3 player, the motorized mobile rotation, and the colorful lights. The baby monitor can only be turned on or off by manual selection, versus using remote control.
The sixth object of the invention is to incorporate a motorized mobile to rotate the mobile. Being motorized, parents won't have to worry about winding the mobile, thereby providing parents the ability to control the mobile operation at designated time period set forth in the timer. The mobile's motor is controlled by the timer either remotely or by manually setting the timer using front panel controls.
The seventh object of the invention is to integrate colorful lights on the bottom of the central operating unit with the ability to shut off manually or while in the on position turn off by the timer. The lights will be dimly lit with the capability to slightly change the intensity as well as with the ability to turn off completely. The light will pass through the moving parts of the mobile creating a shadowing effect. The lights will help pacify the baby while they listen to music and watch the moving parts under the central operating unit.
The eight objective is the use of DC to power the musical mobile. The musical mobile arm is comprised of plastic conduits and the DC cord passes up through plastic conduits to connect and supply power to the central operating unit. The conduit not only provides extra protection against electrical hazards, but also prevents strangulation hazards.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout several views. Although the drawings represent embodiments of the present invention, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated in order to better illustrate and explain the present invention. Although the exemplification set out herein illustrates embodiments of the invention, in several forms, the embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention to the precise forms disclosed.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTSThe embodiments hereinafter disclosed are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the following description. Rather the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize its teachings.
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It should be understood that although the MP3 player is used as one of illustrated embodiment of central operating unit A, other means may be employed, for instance, through USB connector, the central operating unit A can be connected to a home computer or blue tooth-technology. Furthermore, as the central operating unit A can be detachable, the central operating unit can be made of various forms and can be used as a decoration item, such as to sit on a dresser or table in the room or hang on to the wall.
While this invention has been described as having an exemplary design, the present invention may be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.
Claims
1. The electronic remote control baby music mobile, comprising of an adjustable arm as a means to fasten the electronic mobile to the crib.
2. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 1 wherein said adjustable support arms include adjusting length (horizontal) or height (vertical) of arms.
3. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 1 wherein said adjustable support arms has safety latch to secure central operating unit.
4. The electronic remote control baby music mobile, comprising:
- a. Central operating unit includes built in MP3, timer, baby monitor baby unit, colorful lights, speakers and electric motor
- b. A remote control
- c. Baby monitor remote monitoring unit
- d. Rotating mobile
5. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit includes built in music player.
6. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit includes USB port for uploading music or connecting to a computer or other sources.
7. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit includes a timer for timing music player, rotating mobile, colorful lights.
8. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit includes colorful lights, intensity of lights are adjustable.
9. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has a built in baby monitor baby unit, transmitting baby's noise to baby monitor remote monitoring unit, the said baby monitor remote monitoring unit allows parent talk to the baby.
10. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has amplifier/speakers for the MP3 player and/or sound from baby monitor remote monitoring unit.
11. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has a remote controller and wherein said operating unit has a remote sensor, said remote controller will operate music player, timer, colorful lights, and motor.
12. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has power source, said power source includes battery.
13. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has a port for an electrical cord adapted to couple with an AC/DC adaptor, the said electric cord is housed within the adjustable arms within claim 1 of the electronic remote control baby music mobile.
14. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit is detachable from adjustable arms and rotating mobile.
15. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has safety latch to secure rotating mobile.
16. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit has a built in electric motor which is controlled by timer within claim 7.
17. The electronic remote control baby music mobile of claim 4 wherein said central operating unit can be made into various forms, such as animal shapes or popular cartoon characters with various colors.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 18, 2010
Publication Date: Sep 22, 2011
Inventors: Xiuqing Wang (Aurora, CO), Russel T. Skeates (Aurora, CO)
Application Number: 12/859,259
International Classification: A63H 33/00 (20060101);