Child Receiving Device with Child Entertainment System

Abstract

An activity center is disclosed, wherein the activity center includes a child receiving device and an activity bar attached thereto. The activity bar may be removably connected to the child receiving device. The activity center includes a number of components including at least one actuator, at least one entertainment component, an electronic control unit and a power supply that all communicate together. Furthermore, the activity bar includes motion members extending upward from and connected to the activity bar by resilient members such that motion of a child seated in the child receiving device is transferred to the motion member through the resilient members to cause the motion members to reciprocate back and forth to entertain the child.

1 . An activity bar supported by a child receiving device, the child receiving device being configured to allow a child received in the child receiving device to impart motion to the child receiving device by movement of the child, the activity bar being positioned above a child received in the child receiving device and comprising:
 a housing;   an arm for connecting the housing to the child receiving device such that motion of the child receiving device imparts motion to the arm and the arm imparts motion to the housing;   a first entertainment component extending upward from the housing, the first entertainment component including a motion member connected to the housing by a resilient member such that motion of the housing transfers motion to the motion member through the resilient member,   wherein movement of a child received in the child receiving device imparts reciprocal movement to the motion member to entertain the child.   
   
   
       2 . The activity bar of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is flexible. 
   
   
       3 . The activity bar of  claim 2 , wherein the resilient member is a spring. 
   
   
       4 . The activity bar of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the housing and the child receiving device includes a second entertainment component. 
   
   
       5 . The activity bar of  claim 4 , wherein the second entertainment component includes at least one of light and sound generation. 
   
   
       6 . The activity bar of  claim 5 , further including an actuator to activate the second entertainment component. 
   
   
       7 . The activity bar of  claim 6 , wherein the actuator includes at least one of a mechanical switch, a sound detector, and a motion detector. 
   
   
       8 . A child receiving device comprising:
 a child receiving portion configured to allow a child received therein to impart motion to the child receiving device by movement of the child;
 an activity bar being positioned above a child received in the child receiving device, the activity bar including a housing; 
 an arm connecting the housing to the child receiving device such that motion of the child receiving device imparts motion to the housing; 
 a first entertainment component extending upward from the housing and including a motion member connected to the housing by a resilient member such that motion of the housing transfers motion to the motion member through the resilient member, 
 wherein movement of a child received in the child receiving portion imparts reciprocal movement to motion member to entertain the child. 
   
   
   
       9 . The child receiving device of  claim 8  wherein, the resilient member is flexible. 
   
   
       10 . The child receiving device of  claim 9  wherein, the resilient member is a spring. 
   
   
       11 . The child receiving device of  claim 8  wherein at least one of the housing or the child receiving portion includes a second entertainment component. 
   
   
       12 . The child receiving device of  claim 11 , wherein the second entertainment component includes at least one of light and sound generation. 
   
   
       13 . The child receiving device of  claim 12  further including an actuator to activate the second entertainment component. 
   
   
       14 . The child receiving device of  claim 13 , wherein the actuator includes at least one of a mechanical switch, a sound detector, and a motion detector. 
   
   
       15 . A method of entertaining a child including the steps of:
 providing child activity center including a child receiving device configured to allow a child received in the child receiving device to impart motion to the child receiving device by movement of the child; and   providing a activity bar;   positioning the child activity bar on the child receiving device above a child received in the child receiving device, the child activity bar comprising:
 a housing; 
 an arm for connecting the housing to the child receiving device such that motion of the child receiving device imparts motion to the housing; 
 a first entertainment component extending upward from the housing and including a motion member connected to the housing by a resilient member such that motion of the housing transfers motion to the motion member through the resilient member, 
 wherein movement of the child received in the child receiving device imparts movement to the child receiving device, which imparts movement to the arm, which imparts movement to the housing, which imparts movement to the resilient member ,which finally imparts movement to the motion member to entertain the child. 
   
   
   
       16 . The method of entertaining a child of  claim 15 , wherein the resilient member is flexible. 
   
   
       17 . The method of entertaining a child of  claim 16 , wherein the resilient member is a spring. 
   
   
       18 . The method of entertaining a child of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the housing and the child receiving device includes a second entertainment component. 
   
   
       19 . The method of entertaining a child of  claim 18 , wherein the second entertainment component includes at least one of light and sound generation. 
   
   
       20 . The method of entertaining a child of  claim 16 , further including an actuator to activate the second entertainment component, wherein the actuator includes at least one of a mechanical switch, a sound detector, and a motion detector.