Patent Application
20180280250
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of amusement toys of existing art and more specifically relates to baby mouthpiece devices.
Many parents often use pacifiers to keep a baby calm. A pacifier, binky or soother, and teether is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple given to an infant to suck upon. In its standard appearance it has a teat, mouth shield, and handle. The mouth shield and/or the handle is large enough to avoid the danger of the child choking on it or swallowing it.
Similarly, hunting enthusiasts are always looking for hunting memorabilia, especially items they can share with their young children. Additionally, when children lose a pacifier, they tend to panic, scream, and cry, thereby forcing parents to frantically scramble to find a new and clean one. Afterward, parents typically need something to laugh about and remind them how trivial the situation really is. A suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,590 to Timothy E. Brennan, et al. relates to an infant mask. The described infant mask includes an infant mask having contoured features in relief held in place by a nipple inserted in the infant's mouth. In one embodiment, the contoured mask is removably connected to the nipple. In a second embodiment the mask is made to change shapes as a result of pressure applied to the nipple.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known amusement toys art, the present disclosure provides a novel baby calming device. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a baby pacifier or teething device that may be used for entertainment purposes while calming a baby.
A baby calming device is disclosed herein. The baby calming device may include a shield member having an upper and lower portion, a plurality of apertures located in the upper portion of the shield member, a protrusion extending from a top surface of the shield member, and an elongate member extending from a bottom surface of the shield member. The elongate member may itself include a plurality of segments having grooves and projections. The present device may be useful for calming a baby while providing novel entertainment to others surrounding the baby.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a baby calming device, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a amusement toys and more particularly to a baby calming device as used to provide a baby pacifier or teething device that may be used for entertainment purposes while calming a baby.
Generally, the present invention provides a novelty pacifier for infants that may resemble a duck or game call. It may amuse parents in otherwise stressful situations in which babies are crying or screaming. It can be easier to find when lost, dropped, or thrown. It also introduces young children to the sport of hunting at a young age. The present invention may double as a clever baby shower gift or gag gift for avid hunting families.
The baby calming device of this disclosure may comprise a novelty pacifier for infants with a bulbous nipple and a mouth shield, coupled to a duck or game call. The attached call can be a smaller, weight-reduced version of a standard call, making it easy for an infant to retain the pacifier in their mouth, and can be made from wood or other material with the resemblance of wood. The exact specifications may vary upon manufacturing.
Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as user preferences, design preference, structural requirements, marketing preferences, cost, available materials, technological advances, etc., other baby calming device arrangements such as, for example, alternative duck calls or configurations, etc., may be sufficient.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/478,267 filed Mar. 29, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62478267 | Mar 2017 | US |
