US4904220A
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Puppet mobile
Assignee: CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-31
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Granted: 1990-02-27
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Expires: 2008-03-31
Abstract
Abstract An article of manufacture adapted to be suspended as a mobile or placed on a flat surface to serve as a bedside display and including a plurality of paddles, each adapted for receipt of a hand puppet. The device may be suspended as a mobile from a hook or removed from the hook and supported on a flat surface such as a night stand or shelf. The paddles are two-position paddles having a first angled position when supported on the mobile and a second upright position when supported on the flat surface. The apparatus includes a wind-up device which, when activated, causes the mobile to rotate. When the device is wound, a musical melody plays as the device rotates. The hand puppets are removably positioned on each of the paddles.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Williams
- 👤 Lois E. Kelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:27
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A device comprising: a base with a flat lower surface for supporting said base on a horizontal surface; a receiving hook attached to said base for suspending said device as a mobile; hand puppet retaining means pivotally attached to said base, said means being movable between first and second positions wherein said first position is angled with respect to a horizontal plane and said second position is upright with respect to said horizontal plane.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
74 words
A device comprising: a base with a flat lower surface for supporting said base on a horizontal surface; a receiving hook attached to said base for suspending said device as a mobile; hand puppet retaining means pivotally attached to said base, said means being movable between first and second positions wherein said first position is angled with respect to a horizontal plane and said second position is upright with respect to said horizontal plane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as defined by claim 1 wherein said hand puppets retaining means comprises a plurality of support paddles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device as defined by claim 2 wherein said support paddles are flat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as defined by claim 2 wherein said hand puppets substantially cover said support paddles when supported thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device as defined by claim 1 including means for rotating said base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as defined by claim 5 wherein said rotating means includes a drive mechanism for rotating said base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device as defined by claim 6 further including means for playing a musical melody.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device as defined by claim 7 wherein said drive mechanism activates said means for playing said melody.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as defined by claim 1 further including a support arm for suspending said device above a crib.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device as defined by claim 1 wherein said first and second positions comprise stable hinged positions for said paddles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device as defined by claim 1 wherein said hand puppet includes an opening adapted for receipt of a hand.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
111 words
A device adapted to be both suspended as a mobile and supported on a flat surface comprising: a base having a flat lower surface and an upper protrusion; suspending means extending from said base and having a flat disk mounted above said upper protrusion; a hook integrally formed on said flat disk for suspending said base as a mobile; a plurality of two-position support paddles each adapted for receipt of a hand puppet, said support paddles pivotally attached to said base and being movable between first and second positions wherein said first position is angled with respect to said base and said second position is upright with respect to said base.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
111 words
A device adapted to be both suspended as a mobile and supported on a flat surface comprising: a base having a flat lower surface and an upper protrusion; suspending means extending from said base and having a flat disk mounted above said upper protrusion; a hook integrally formed on said flat disk for suspending said base as a mobile; a plurality of two-position support paddles each adapted for receipt of a hand puppet, said support paddles pivotally attached to said base and being movable between first and second positions wherein said first position is angled with respect to said base and said second position is upright with respect to said base.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The device as defined by claim 12 wherein said support paddles include a paddle edge comprising a hinge integrally attached to said paddle edge at an interface of said support paddle and said base and wherein said support paddles are movable between said first and said second positions on said base by said hinge.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device as defined by claim 13 wherein said base includes a slot positioned at the edges of said support paddles, said hinges being slidably received in said slots.
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