US5387146A
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Infant ferris wheel
Assignee: SMITH JEFFREY S & DAYNA L
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Filing: 1993-11-16
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Granted: 1995-02-07
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Expires: 2013-11-16
Abstract
Abstract A cover is attached to a housing, and a hollow shaft extends from a motor in the housing to a rotatable disk within the cover. Several optical fibers extend between the disk and a light source in the housing. The forward ends of the fibers are attached around the circumference of the disk, and the fibers pass through the shaft. The fibers exit the shaft and turn forward toward the light source. A shaft extension disk positions the rearward ends of the fibers radially outward from the shaft. A light filter, having sectors of various colors, is located between the optical fibers and the light source. Ornaments are suspended from the disk, and cover the forward ends of the fibers when the ornaments are near the top of the disk, and reveal the ends of the fibers when the ornaments are near the bottom of the disk.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey S. Smith
- 👤 Dayna L. Smith
- 👤 Larry L. Uland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:33
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/22; F; F21; F21S; F21S10/00; F21S10/005; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A crib toy, comprising: a housing; a cover attached to the housing; a rotatable shaft extending from the housing into the cover; a disk mounted on the shaft within the cover; means for rotating the shaft and the disk; a light source mounted within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a forward end attached to the disk and a rearward end near the light source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
A crib toy, comprising: a housing; a cover attached to the housing; a rotatable shaft extending from the housing into the cover; a disk mounted on the shaft within the cover; means for rotating the shaft and the disk; a light source mounted within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a forward end attached to the disk and a rearward end near the light source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 1, wherein the shaft is a hollow cylinder having a forward end and a rearward end, and the optical fibers pass through the shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 2, wherein the optical fibers enter the forward end of the shaft and exit the rearward end of the shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 3, wherein the light source is located forward of the rearward end of the shaft, and the optical fibers turn back toward the light source after exiting from the rearward end of the shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 4, further comprising a shaft extension disk, mounted on the shaft for positioning the rearward ends of the optical fibers radially outward from the shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 5, wherein the forward ends of the optical fibers are attached to the disk near the circumference of the disk.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 6, further comprising a light filter located between the light source and the optical fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 7, wherein the light filter has sectors of various colors to cause light of various colors to be applied to the optical fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 8, further comprising a plurality of ornaments suspended from the disk, wherein the ornaments pivot to remain upright as the disk rotates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 9, wherein each ornament is located near the forward end of one of the optical fibers, and wherein the ornaments cover the forward ends of the optical fibers when the ornaments are near the top of the disk, and the ornaments reveal the forward ends of the optical fibers when the ornaments are near the bottom of the disk.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
68 words
A crib toy, comprising: a housing; a cover attached to the housing; a rotatable shaft extending from the housing into the cover; a disk mounted on the shaft within the cover; a motor for rotating the shaft and the disk; a light source mounted within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a forward end attached to the disk and a rearward end near the light source.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
68 words
A crib toy, comprising: a housing; a cover attached to the housing; a rotatable shaft extending from the housing into the cover; a disk mounted on the shaft within the cover; a motor for rotating the shaft and the disk; a light source mounted within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a forward end attached to the disk and a rearward end near the light source.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 31, wherein the shaft is a hollow cylinder having a forward end and a rearward end, and the optical fibers pass through the shaft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 12, wherein the optical fibers enter the forward end of the shaft and exit the rearward end of the shaft.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 13, wherein the light source is located forward of the rearward end of the shaft, and the optical fibers turn back toward the light source after exiting from the rearward end of the shaft.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 14, further comprising a shaft extension disk, mounted on the shaft for positioning the rearward ends of the optical fibers radially outward from the shaft.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 15, wherein the forward ends of the optical fibers are attached to the disk near the circumference of the disk.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 16, further comprising a light filter located between the light source and the optical fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 17, wherein the light filter has sectors of various colors to cause light of various colors to be applied to the optical fibers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 18, further comprising a plurality of ornaments suspended from the disk, wherein the ornaments pivot to remain upright as the disk rotates.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
66 words
A crib toy as recited in claim 19, wherein each ornament is located near the forward end of one of the optical fibers, and wherein the ornaments cover the forward ends of the optical fibers when the ornaments are near the top of the disk, and the ornaments reveal the forward ends of the optical fibers when the ornaments are near the bottom of the disk.
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