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Infant Development Toy

a technology for developing toys and infants, applied in the field of infant development toys, can solve the problems of infant breathing development, not addressed by pacifier sucking, etc., and achieve the effects of promoting proper breathing, soothing and/or developing breathing of infants, and optimal soothing sucking motions

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-10
CASTANEDA ROBERT
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The present invention is about a toy for babies that can help them breathe better. The toy is made of soft, lightweight materials like silicone or plastic. It has a body and appendages that feel like a mother's nipple. These appendages are designed to fit snugly in the baby's mouth to help with breathing, sucking, and exhaling. The toy also has air or liquid sealed pockets that can help with sound and temperature therapy. This invention is a useful tool to help babies and toddlers sleep better and have better breathing.

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The infant is pacified as it sucks on the pacifier, but pacifier sucking does not address the discomfort of infants experiencing teething pains nor the breathing development of infants.

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[0015]In some embodiments, the toy comprises a soft, light-weight, BPA free, silicone and / or plastic unibody, shaped like various caricatures. For this application, a “caricature” is an embodiment of the toy depicting a familiar animal, bird, fish, flower, plant, insect, or machine. Often, a particular caricature will have exaggerated physical features. The toy comprises an ergonomic body and appendages of varying sizes for easy gripping and handling by an infant between the ages of 0 and 24 months old.

[0016]In some embodiments, the toy will be sized to match the age of the infant; for example, ages between 3 to 6 months; 7 to 12 months; 13 to 18 months; and 19 to 24 months. Portions of the toy body, which may include one or more of the toy appendages, comprise a simulated human female mother's nipple and sealed pockets of air and / or liquid. The simulated human female mother's nipple will pacify and soothe the infant by mimicking the familiar sensation of sucking on a mother's nippl...

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Abstract

A development toy that is made of soft, light BPA-free silicone and / or clear plastic that is one solid piece with no moving parts or attachments. The toy is intended to sooth an infant and / or toddler when frustrated from teething pains in their gum and oral area. The toy will be made in various different animal, bird, fish and machine shapes with appendages in the shape of a human female “mother's” nipple to provide the familiar sensation of sucking on mother's breast. The toy will be made in non-toxic soft materials, clear plastic and / or silicone resembling candy in bright soft pastels in a cartoon formed body with easily gripping areas. All parts of the toy provide a safe form of soothing and controlled breathing areas.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY TO PRIOR APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 748,271, filed on Jan. 2, 2013, entitled “Infant Development Toy”, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present disclosure.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates to infant development toys and, more particularly, to development toys that incorporate pacifiers and / or other features that tend to engage and pacify and encourage development of an infant handling the toy.[0005]2. Description of Related Art[0006]In the baby products industry, a variety of devices are used to pacify infants and toddlers. Many are some form of simulated mother's nipple either as a standalone device or as part of a toy. One such device, U.S. Pat. No. 6,634,919 “Pacifier Toy” discloses a pacifier toy combinat...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H3/36
CPCA63H3/36A61J17/00A61J2200/44A61J2017/007A61J2200/42A63H3/003A61J17/02A61J17/001A61J2200/72A61J2205/20A61J17/1111A61J17/103
Inventor CASTANEDA, ROBERT
Owner CASTANEDA ROBERT
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