Abstract: A bassinet and bouncer combination is provided. The frame of the bassinet and bouncer combination is readily foldable such that it is easily carried and stored. The bassinet and bouncer combination may include a seat positionable in at least two positions such that it may be used as a traditional bassinet (reclined position) or traditional bouncer (sitting-up position). A baby support has a base with a portion that is adapted to lie on the floor, and a pair of arms that extend from their first ends upwardly and rearwardly from the portion and on one side thereof when in a deployed configuration. A connector mechanism joins the first ends of the arms to the portion enabling the arms to pivot through an arc so as to lie substantially in a same plane as the portion and on the other side thereof. A collapsible frame for a baby receptacle is attached to the other ends of the arms when in a collapsed position lying in substantially a same plane as the arms.

Abstract: A cradle is provided having a connector coupling a base frame to a bed frame. The connector restricts movement of the bed frame relative to the base frame. Additionally, a lock is coupled to the connector for fixing movement of the bed frame relative to the base frame.

Abstract: A carrying structure for support of an infant which cradles the infant in a preferred sleeping position. The infant is supported within a basket structure in which a curved board and cushion combination provide a resting surface which is at an angle to a base which is fixed to the main basket which comprises the body of the device. By supporting an infant's sleeping position such that the infant cannot lye flat on its back, danger of asphyxiation of a young infant is greatly reduced. The disclosed infant carrying basket addresses one of the suspected causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by presenting a resting surface which urges the infant to remain in an off-level position, essentially sleeping partially on one of their sides.

Abstract: A portable double level cradle rocking bassinet including a standard bassinet onto which is formed lower fixed rockers and also formed elongated foldout rockers. The bassinet has a frame portion to which are attached the lower fixed rockers on either end of the frame portion. When the bassinet is to be rocked, the individual simply unfolds the bassinet to the open condition, places the baby in the frame portion and then rocks the bassinet back and forth on the lower fixed rockers at a ground level. The bassinet also has foldout rockers which can be unfolded to the extended condition, so that the bassinet can be rocked back and forth at a bed or chair level. The foldout rockers can be stored by folding upwardly against the underside of the frame portion and are retained thereto by mating fasteners.

Abstract: A bassinet and bouncer combination is provided. The frame of the bassinet and bouncer combination is readily foldable such that it is easily carried and stored. The bassinet and bouncer combination may include a seat positionable in at least two positions such that it may be used as a traditional bassinet (reclined position) or traditional bouncer (sitting-up position). A baby support has a base with a portion that is adapted to lie on the floor, and a pair of arms that extend from their first ends upwardly and rearwardly from the portion and on one side thereof when in a deployed configuration. A connector mechanism joins the first ends of the arms to the portion enabling the arms to pivot through an arc so as to lie substantially in a same plane as the portion and on the other side thereof. A collapsible frame for a baby receptacle is attached to the other ends of the arms when in a collapsed position lying in substantially a same plane as the arms.

Abstract: A collapsible, lightweight, sturdy bassinet-style combination and convertible baby bed and carrier which is also flexible, comfortable, durable, and modular. A fabric basket with a flexible support structure having rounded edges combine to create a soft sided yet semi-rigid and sturdy carrier, and a rocker unit is provided.

Abstract: A vertically-displaceable bed platform suspended from a ceiling having a platform with two forward and two rearward engagement regions, and four pulley members each disposed an equal vertical distance from the engagement regions such that two correspond with the forward regions and two with the rearward regions. Four cables are each connected to one of the engagement regions, with a first pair of cables connected to the forward region about the corresponding forward pulleys and joining the corresponding rearward pulleys, and a second pair of cables connected to the rearward regions about the rearward pulleys to join with the first pair of cables. The joined pairs of cables are attached to a counterweight, such that downward motion of the counterweight causes an equal reduction in the four vertical distances and retraction of the platform in the direction of the ceiling to a fully retracted position.

Abstract: A height adjustable bed and storage unit for small living quarters in which substantially vertical posts are fixedly attached to the floor and ceiling of the living quarters. Each post includes a mating structure for mating to a cross-member at a plurality of vertical positions, the cross-member being utilized for holding a platform substantially horizontally. The cross-member is releasable from the mating structure without the use of tools.

Abstract: An article of furniture comprising:a) a support frame comprising two hollow vertical supports and a horizontal strut connecting the upper end of the first vertical support to the upper end of the second vertical support;b) a bench comprising a horizontal support member, a plurality of arm rests mounted on said support member, a seat back, and a means for pivotably mounting said seat back to said plurality of arm rests; andc) a means for suspending the bench from the horizontal strut;wherein the interior of the vertical supports is accessible through doors provided in the vertical supports.

Abstract: A rocking bassinet employs rigid, hoop-shaped frame members which are pivotable about a pair of connectors between a laterally rocking position, a stationary position, and a collapsed, or flattened, storage position. One of the frame members may serve as the handle with free ends pivotal between a ground-engaging position which prevents rocking and a non-ground engaging position which allows lateral rocking of the bassinet. The degree of rocking may be regulated by adjustment of the handle between horizontal and vertical positions. A pliable cloth basket and mattress assembly is detachably engageable around a pair of frame members.

Abstract: A space saver platform hiding bed assembly comprises a plurality of sidewall support members (20) (22) (24) and (26) of rigid material which can support weight. Such members are supported by a floor (F) in spaced angled relation with one another extending upwardly to form an open top and affixed by screws (30) to generally form a rectangular shape for suitably housing at least a mattress. A cover (28) of rigid material which can support weight is pivotally joined by a flexible device (32) to one of the sidewall support members to open for a human to sleep and to close for a human to work, entertain and play. The structure can be made in a variety of other styles, including a single bed, and a double bed and storage assembly.

Abstract: A foldable cradle frame including a front foot, a rear foot, and an upper rod that are interconnected by common connecting bodies. The rear foot and the upper rod are pivotally connected to the connecting members and are rotatable through respective openings in the connecting members toward the front foot. Accordingly, the entire structure may be folded to provide a relatively compact structure. The rear foot is compressible along its axial length via an intermediate spring, to contribute to a rocking motion of the cradle. In addition, the cradle frame includes a U-shaped tubular member pivotally coupled to the front foot for receiving a portion of a cradle seat that is adapted to be fitted therewith.

Abstract: A bed suitable for use by infants or invalids includes a stationary base and a mattress-holding bed frame of box-like rectangular configuration in surrounding relationship about the base. Four tether arms pivotably and pendently attach the bed frame to the base in a manner permitting an axial glider movement of the bed frame.

Abstract: A baby cradle is secured to a horizontally extending member of a movable baby cradle support or a joist beam of a ceiling by an eye hook secured to the horizontal member or joist beam of the ceiling. Secured within the eye hook is a snap swivel having two parts which are rotatable with respect to each other about a vertical axis. An eye opening of the snap swivel holds one end of a support spring and one end of a safety rope. At an opposite end of the support spring is a two inch diameter brass ring to which the opposite end of the spring is secured, as well as the opposite end of the safety rope. Preferably, the spring between the eye opening of the snap swivel and the brass ring located at its lower extremity is 81/2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The safety rope, preferably 1/4 inch nylon rope, extends through the center of the support spring and is of a preferable length of 2 feet.

Abstract: A rocking cradle is provided which allows for a hanging cradle contained within a supporting frame to be aided in its cyclical transverse displacement by magnetic attraction and repelling forces. Central magnets are mounted on the hanging cradle and are attracted and repelled by a pair of magnets mounted on the supporting frame with one of the magnets being fixed to the supporting frame and the other magnet being rotatively displaceable with respect to the first magnet. Transverse displacement of the hanging cradle causes pivoting of one of the magnets on the supporting frame which then allows a repelling force from the stationary magnet to act against the magnets mounted on the hanging cradle to displace the hanging cradle away from the magnets on the supporting frame.

Abstract: A cradle for an infant is convertible between a seat and a bed. The cradle has a stationary structure and a pivotable structure mounted to the stationary structure for pivotal movement about a transverse axis between a seat position and a bed position. A cover attached to a back portion of an upper section of the stationary structure and to a back portion of the pivotable structure and collapsible when the pivotable structure is pivoted to the seat position provides a barrier against drafts in the bed position of the pivotable structure. A pair of foldable braces and a pair of hooks are provided for securing the pivotable structure releasably in the bed and seat positions respectively. The hooks coact with pins used to mount the braces.

Abstract: An infant restraint device is provided for securing and supporting an infant inside a motor vehicle. The device includes a shell assembly having upper and lower shell portions pivotally coupled together. The upper shell portion can be positioned in either a first generally planar orientation or in a second angular orientation with respect to the lower shell portion. A locking mechanism is provided for securing the upper and lower shell portions together in either the first or second orientations. In the first generally planar orientation, the device provides a car bed for the infant. In the second angular orientation, the device provides a standard rear-facing infant seat. A collapsible lower support surface provides a seat for the infant when the device is in the angular orientation. The lower support surface bends along a flexible portion when the upper shell portion of the device moves to the planar orientation to provide a generally planar support surface for the infant.

Abstract: A portable sleeping unit for children includes a collapsible frame and a hammock supported thereby. The hammock comprises plural fabric panels sewn together along their edges, with a stay embedded in each seam, and a slide fastener for interconnecting the two topmost panels to close the unit. The hammock is loosely suspended from the frame by straps extending from either end, so that when a child is placed inside the hammock, its weight bows the lower stays doenward, and the remaining stays bow generally outward to tension the hammock panels and produce a generally football-shaped enclosure.

Abstract: A portable infant hammock/bassinette and suspension assembly is disclosed comprising a supporting/suspending stand and a bed structure suspended therefrom. Optimally, the framing elements for the stand and the bed are constructed of lightweight PVC furniture pipe in a manner permitting disassembly for ease of portability.

Abstract: A baby crib having an automatic swinging apparatus includes a bed frame assembly supported on a base platform by flexible straps. The crib has an electric motor for swinging the rocker. Swinging reversal forces are reacted smoothly by tension springs which alternately store and release energy during each swing cycle so that the momentum of the swinging crib is overcome at each reversal of swinging movement.

Abstract: The lifting device comprises essentially a flat, rigid frame suitable for wall fixing, formed by two longitudinally slotted vertical guide posts connected together at top and bottom by cross-struts. Within each guide post a screw-shaft spindle is set on bearings, and the two spindles can be driven in the same sense of rotation by a common motor. Two nuts placed above each other a certain distance apart run on each screw-shaft spindle and are guided along the slot in their respective post. A cantilever is attached to the pair of nuts in each guide post and projects from the plane of the frame. When a bed or other load is in a raised position, the space below it is left completely free and is freely accessible.

Abstract: An infant rocker/cradle is disclosed. The rocker/cradle includes a generally rectangular frame having two generally parallel, opposing and spaced sides which are joined to each other by two generally parallel, opposing and spaced ends which join the sides at generally right angles. Each side defines a first arcuate rocking edge which is parallel to that of the other side. In addition, each end defines a second arcuate rocking edge which is parallel to that of the other end. The first and second arcuate rocking edges are oriented with respect to each other so that they generally face opposite directions and are disposed at right angles with respect to each other. In addition, the rocker/cradle includes a firm but resilient hammock which is attached to the inner facing surfaces of the frames' ends and sides and which firmly supports an infant lying thereon.

Abstract: An infant restraint device is provided for securing and supporting an infant inside a motor vehicle. The device includes a shell assembly having upper and lower shell portions pivotally coupled together. The upper shell portion can be positioned in either a first generally planar orientation or in a second angular orientation with respect to the lower shell portion. A locking mechanism is provided for securing the upper and lower shell portions together in either the first or second orientations. In the first generally planar orientation, the device provides a car bed for the infant. In the second angular orientation, the device provides a standard rear-facing infant seat. A collapsible lower support surface provides a seat for the infant when the device is in the angular orientation. The lower support surface bends along a flexible portion when the upper shell portion of the device moves to the planar orientation to provide a generally planar support surface for the infant.

Abstract: A non-electrical cradle features flexible springs, stands and a U-shaped bag so that even a slight motion of a baby in the bag will produce swinging motion to give the baby a feeling of being huddled. Two mobile A-stands are connected by a connecting rod and support swing rods, the springs and the bag. The connecting rod penetrates top holes of the A-stands and is fixed in each hole by a bolt. At an appropriate location, a cross piece on each A-stand carries a bolt to support the swing rod at a bearing at the center on each cross piece, to enable left and right swinging of the swing rods. Each spring has a hook engaged in grooves on two sides of the swinging rod. At the four corners of the bag are belts which penetrate holes at two sides of strips at the ends of the bag, for engaging free ends of the springs.

Abstract: A therapeutic infant bed primarily intended for hospital use in the treatment and prevention of infant apnea. The bed comprises a hammock-forming sheet of material having one surface thereof covered with a soft tactile material. The hammock-forming sheet of material includes means for attaching a sonic device for generating audible sounds and mechanical vibrational impulses simulating a human heartbeat thereto and for causing the audible sounds and mechanical vibrational impulses to be transmitted through the sheet and the support structure to an infant disposed in the bed. A support structure is provided which has raised, spaced end members defining an open space therebetween. The hammock-forming sheet of material is horizontally suspended between the end members with the one surface facing up between the end members, within the open space, and above a surface upon which the support structure is sitting to form a hammock having spaced head and foot ends and spaced sides between which an infant can be placed.

Abstract: A baby carriage seat extension member has a U-form frame (5) with rear or free end portions (4) adapted to be removably attached to the front end portions of a pair of handrails (3) disposed on both sides of the seat (2) of a baby carriage. The frame extends horizontally and supports a front wall (8) and right and left lateral walls (10, 9) having upper edges attached to the frame. A bottom wall is connected to the lower edges of the front wall (8) and of the two lateral walls (10, 9). The bottom wall is longer than the side walls so that the bottom wall covers a substantial portion of the seat surface (11) of the baby carriage seat.

Abstract: A baby carriage bed has a bottom wall (2), a front wall (3), a back wall (4), a left-hand side wall (5), and a right-hand side wall (6) forming a box. The front portions (2a, 5a, 6a) of the bottom wall (2) and of the left-hand side and right-hand side walls (5, 6) are interconnected but separate from the respective rear portions (2b, 5b, 6b) so that the front portions (2a, 5a, 6a) are disposed in a staggered relationship relative to the rear portions (2b, 5b, 6b). The front wall (3) is separable from the left-hand and right-hand side walls (5, 6) and turnable around a hinge line (11) connecting the front wall to the bottom wall (2). A longitudinally slidable draw rod (12) is installed on each side below the bottom wall (2). The front portions (2a, 5a, 6 a) are attached to the draw rods (12) so that when the latter are pushed rearwardly, the front portions slide into an overlap relationship relative to their rear portions (2b, 5b, 6b).

Abstract: A housing 50, provided with a flat top 60 adapted to receive a carry cot or similar infant carrying device, is pivotally attached 36, 38 to respective lower ends of two pairs of swinging arms 26,28. The upper ends 22, 24 of these arms 26, 28 are pivotally secured to beams 16, 18 which in turn are secured to a structure 14 mounted on a base 10. Drive means 70 is provided fixed to the structure 14 and the arms 26, 28 so that the arms may be reciprocated about the upper pivotal connections 22, 24 thereby effecting a rocking movement of the housing. Preferably the drive means 70 comprises a dual coil solenoid arrangement including a sensing coil to determine the direction of movement of the arms 26, 28.

Abstract: A frame structure for a baby carriage bed is constructed for changing the baby carriage bed into a seat and vice versa. The frame includes a front support member (15) and rear support members (16, 17) for supporting a front bottom portion and a rear bottom portion of a bottom wall of the baby carriage bed respectively. A left side fixed member (11, 18) and a right side fixed member (12, 19) are fixedly positioned on the respective side of the rear portion of the baby carriage bed for providing left and right side surfaces cooperating with the rear bottom portion. The rear support members (16, 17) are mounted across the left side fixed member (11, 18) and the right side fixed member (12, 19). The structure further includes a left sliding member (13, 26) and a right sliding member (14, 27) slidably mounted with respect to the left side fixed member (11, 18) and the right side fixed member (12, 19) respectively.

Abstract: This cradle assembly (1) comprises a cradle tray, a pedestal (2) two uprights of full length (3), two uprights of half length (4) and a couple of connecting rods (5).The assembly may be easily re-assembled into a cot and into a bed stead for adults in order to adapt it to the increasing age of the baby, which is initially placed in the cradle, when the assembly is in the cradle arrangement.

Abstract: An infant carrier is improved with regards to comfort and transportability by utilizing, in combination, a plastic frame assembly and a laterally-resilient, mesh-type nylon material for supporting the infant. The plastic frame assembly is gently and downwardly contoured at the topmost and bottommost portions so as to provide a convenient and natural means of lifting the carrier. The mesh-type material is secured between an upper and lower plastic frame member. The plastic frame member is further provided with means of attaching a body harness and a tubular support stand.

Abstract: A baby cradle supported on a pair of longitudinal rockers providing for head to toe rocking of a baby. When the cradle is not being rocked, as in an equilibrium position, the rockers maintain the cradle in such a position that a baby lying in the cradle is at all times head up relative to the feet.

Abstract: A convertible furniture article which may be selectively utilized for a number of different purposes, including serving as a cradle or a bench. In the cradle configuration, the article defines an upwardly opening receptacle which may be utilized for a large number of different purposes, not only as a cradle, but illustratively as a toy box, storage box, magazine rack, knitting or sewing box, pet box, wood box, etc. In the reverse arrangement, the article may function not only as a bench, but as a stool, a child's table, a lap table, etc. The article may be provided with integral handles for facilitated carrying and manipulation. The article may be arranged to provide a rocking action in one disposition thereof. The article may be arranged selectively to provide a stabilized support in one or more different dispositions thereof. Stops may be provided for limiting the movement of the article in the rocking action.

Abstract: A rocking cradle is provided. The cradle includes a support having a limitedly elastically vertically displaceable pivot, a cradle body adapted to hold a baby having a center of gravity in a predetermined position, the cradle body being mounted on the pivot with the center of gravity being above the pivot, and a rocking mechanism remote from the pivot and connected between the cradle body and the support for oscillating the cradle body on the pivot.

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.

Abstract: A device for carrying an infant or a child's toy doll, comprising a pair of generally hook-shaped members of self supporting material, a pair of generally arcuate supporting elements detachably and adjustable disposed at respective ones of said hookshaped members, and a receptacle member removably disposed at said supporting elements and separately useable as a cradle.