Infant Play Gym

Abstract

An infant play gym has a mat with a top surface and a bottom surface that each extends outwardly to an outer perimeter. The infant play gym further has a plurality of support members extending upwardly from and over the mat, wherein the plurality of support members are attached to the mat via fasteners. A protective cover sheet is positioned over the plurality of support members, wherein the protective cover sheet is at least partially translucent and at least partially transparent.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An infant play gym comprising:
 a mat having a top surface and a bottom surface that each extends outwardly to an outer perimeter;   a pair of support members extending upwardly from and over the mat; and   a protective cover sheet positioned over the plurality of support members, wherein the protective cover sheet includes a translucent portion and a transparent portion.   
     
     
         2 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the mat has a semi-wall attached at the perimeter that extends upwardly from the mat and is supported upright by a lower portion of the support members. 
     
     
         3 . The infant play gym of  claim 2 , wherein the semi-wall has a height that is approximately 2-12 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the protective cover sheet includes a plurality of panels. 
     
     
         5 . The infant play gym of  claim 4 , wherein two adjacent panels are comprised of translucent fabric, and two adjacent panels are constructed of transparent mesh material. 
     
     
         6 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of support members are attached to the mat via fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . The infant play gym of  claim 6 , wherein each fastener is in the form of a hook that is attached to one of the support members and adapted to be inserted through a slit in the mat and secured to a loop that is attached to the bottom surface of the mat thereby coupling the support members to the mat. 
     
     
         8 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of support members extends upwardly from a different corner of the mat to the opposite corner of the mat, thereby crossing in an x-configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the support members each form an arcuate or U-shape over the mat. 
     
     
         10 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the mat includes a skid resistant coating on the bottom surface to reduce sliding. 
     
     
         11 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more fabric loops attached to each of the support members. 
     
     
         12 . The infant play gym of  claim 1 , wherein the protective cover sheet includes ties for fastening around the support members of the infant play gym.