Abstract: The portable baby swing of the invention is arranged for the ease of transport and storage, to include a support shaft having first and second sets of telescoping leg sections extensible at opposed ends therefrom, with third and fourth telescoping leg sections pivotally mounted about the support shaft adjacent respective first and second leg sections, with strap structure arranged to secure the sections together when the telescoping legs of each telescoping leg section are extended. The support swing structure provides for a flexible bag member having support straps extending therefrom about the support shaft.

Abstract: In connection with rocking devices used up to now, there was the danger of physiological posture damage because of the essentially seated position of the small child. In accordance with the invention, a teetering or rocking device (1) for small children, particularly for small children of an age between approximately one month to approximately twelve months is provided, having a support (2) for receiving the small child (3) on the surface of which the small child rests prone, and having a support device (4) for suspending the support (2) at such a height (h) from the floor that the feet (14) of the small child can reach the floor. The support (2) is formed from a shell which is ergonomically adapted to the body shape of a prone small child, the support surface (17) for the hands and the head follows the shape of an oval in the front area and approximately continuously tapers towards the back in the direction of the stomach into a rear extension (18).

Abstract: A suspendable child walker system includes a slide bar coupled to an upper support surface and formed as a hollow generally rectangular box. The slide bar has a roof and a floor with vertical sidewalls. The roof and floor have parallel long sides and parallel short sides with circular apertures throughout. The floor also has a centrally located aperture extending the majority of the length of the slide bar. A roller assembly consists of cylindrically shaped axles each having a wheel attached to their opposite ends, and a generally tubular main body piece. The main body piece is positioned at right angles to the axles with the axles extending therethrough. The main body piece also includes a centrally located vertical aperture. A spring has a lower extent formed as a curved hook, and an upper extent with the spring between its upper extent and lower extent.

Abstract: A doorway exerciser comprising a scissor-type spring-biased clamp having opposed arms for securing the exerciser above the upper doorframe and a strap adjustable in length removably secured to the clamp and extending downwardly. The strap passes downwardly into a tube having a compression spring therein, through a slotted plate at the bottom of the spring, and returns upwardly and is secured to itself. The tube is preferably of plastic and has three equally spaced ears extending therefrom witch two parallel slots in each ear. A separate strap for each ear passes upwardly through a first slot and downwardly through the other slot in each of the ears. One end of the strap is configured so as to prevent movement through the first slot. The other end of the strap is secured to an infant seat.

Abstract: A baby walker includes a tethering connector to constrain the walker to travel within a path defined by an articulated, telescoping boom, thereby restraining the baby to a range of travel within a predetermined zone of safety. The boom, which is rotatably affixed to a portable weighted base, is selectively angularly and radially limited in its travel relative to the interface of the boom and its point of attachment to the body of the walker. The tethering connector is also retrofittable to untethered baby walkers of the prior art.

Abstract: A doorway exerciser comprising a scissor-type spring-biased clamp for securing the exerciser above the upper doorframe and a strap adjustable in length removably secured to the clamp and extending downwardly. The strap passes downwardly into a tube having a compression spring therein, through a slotted plate at the bottom of the spring, and returns upwardly and is secured to itself. The tube is preferably of plastic and has opposed ears extending therefrom with a slotted orifice in each ear. A loop at one end of each of two flexible straps passes through each orifice. The other ends of the straps are removably secured to the ends of slats which support a fabric seat.

Abstract: An infant cradle comprising a support stand and a hammock that is suspended from the support stand. The support stand has a ground engaging base member, an upright member extending upwardly at an inclined angle in relation to the base member and a support member that extends away from the upright member. A spring is suspended from the support member, and in turn a hammock is suspended from the lower end of the spring. The hammock comprises a loop of sheet material which is gathered at the point where it is suspended from the spring. Second gathers are formed at either side of the spring, and the hammock is spread by a spreader bar that extends between the second gathers so as to hold the hammock open as it hangs from the spring. The upright member is inclined such that the hammock hangs substantially over the center of the base member.

Abstract: The occupant propelled recreational or amusement device and playground toy includes an elongated central support having a bearing device or rotatable hub affixed at its upper end. The hub defines a rotational axis which is inclined with respect both to a vertical reference line and to a horizontal reference plane. A radially outwardly extending cross member is attached to a rotating part of the hub and has depending from its distal end portion a plurality of elongated flexible supporting members which suspend a plurality of rings for omnidirectional movement. The rings are capable of being moved upwardly and downwardly in an arcuate fashion, are capable of being moved forwardly and backwardly in an arcuate as well as in a circular fashion about a stationary central support, and are capable of moving radially outwardly in arcuate fashion due, for example, to centrifugal force.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to a portable, self-supporting baby carrier apparatus. More specifically, the invention concerns an apparatus that is easily set up or collapsed and stored, and when it is set up, it becomes a free-standing, self-supporting baby jumper or the like with a solid support structure. The invention overcomes the drawbacks of the earlier swing sets and jumpers by providing a stable frame mounted on a base. Further, in the case of the baby jumper, the jumper set is suspended from a specific spring configuration that restricts the lateral movement of a child in the jumper seat.

Abstract: The occupant propelled recreational or amusement device and playground toy includes an elongated central support having a bearing device or rotatable hub affixed at its upper end. The hub defines a rotational axis which is inclined with respect both to a vertical reference line and to a horizontal reference plane. A radially outwardly extending cross member is attached to a rotating part of the hub and has depending from its distal end portion at least one elongated flexible supporting member which suspends a seat for omnidirectional movement. The seat is capable of being moved upwardly and downwardly in an arcuate fashion, is capable of being moved forwardly and backwardly in an arcuate as well as in a circular fashion about a stationary central support, and is capable of moving radially outwardly in arcuate fashion due, for example, to centrifugal force.

Abstract: There is disclosed an infant sling which is formed as a generally U-shaped band of flexible sheet material having its upper ends attached to a support. The support can be a vest worn by an adult to provide an infant carrier, or can be a support ring which is suspended from a supporting structure to provide an infant swing. The support ring has substantially the same diameter as the lateral dimensions of the infant. The support ring protects the infant's head, and supports the sides of the sling vertically and substantially parallel to each other, totally enclosing the sides of the infant. The sling also includes a back support band which extends vertically from the support ring to a joined attachment with the fabric band of the sling at its lower rear edges, and has front belting which extends about the waist or diagonally across the chest and lower abdomen of the infant. The sling has a pair of leg openings at its lower end, or bight, and the sides have opposite openings for the arms of the infant.

Abstract: A collapsible, free-standing, self-supporting infant jumper seat having a horizontal traverse rod detachably connected to a bottom frame. A seat is elastically and rotatably fastened to the rod, and moves therealong. Casters are connected to the bottom frame.

Abstract: There is disclosed an exerciser sling which is formed as a generally U-shaped band of flexible sheet material having its upper ends attached to a support ring which has substantially the same diameter as the lateral dimensions of the user. The support ring protects the user's head, and supports the sides of the sling vertically and substantially parallel to each other, totally enclosing the sides of the user. The sling also includes a back support band which extends vertically from the support ring to a joined attachment with the fabric band of the sling at its lower rear edges, and has front belting which extends about the waist or diagonally across the chest and lower abdomen of the user. The sling has a pair of leg openings at its lower end, or bight, and the sides have opposite openings for the arms of the user.

Abstract: An attachment for a bouncing cradle of a type described including a wire frame having a baby support U-shaped portion with a mesh across the baby support portion, and a base U-shaped portion the legs of the base shaped portion acting with the legs of the U-shape of the baby support portion in such a way as to provide resilient support for a baby in an inclined position, the attachment being characterized according to this invention by including a frame having at least two clamping means spaced apart and each positioned to engage with a releasable clamping action, a leg of the base portion, a portion of the frame extending forwardly and upwardly and a reaction member at an upper forward end of the frame adapted to provide a reaction pad against which a baby's feet can safely engage.

Abstract: A body harness to be worn by a driver of an automotive vehicle with the harness being secured to a portion of the vehicle above a point to the rear of the driver's head to lift the body of the device slightly off the seat and thus relieve pressure on the lower end of the spine or tailbone that could normally result from extended sitting. The harness includes a girth encircling member or belt that is secureable around the body of the wearer. A pair of shoulder straps are secured to a medial portion of the belt, cross along the back of the wearer, and are secureable to buckles or the like on the front of the belt as worn. A vertical strap is secured to the shoulder straps at the crossing point of same and extends upwardly therefrom to be secureable at the top of the vehicle or the like and thus support the wearer, reducing pressure on the tailbone during use.

Abstract: A holder for an infant's cradle consists of a platform on which a cradle may be rested and retained, and a spring mounting for the platform which permits the platform to be rocked, somewhat in trampoline fashion, by the child's own exertion or that of the parent. The mounting comprises two U-shaped spring members each having one limb as part of a floor support for the holder, and a second limb adjustably securable within longitudinal socket tubes fixed on the sides of the platform.