Projection mobile
A device for entertaining a child including a base configured to attach to a side railing of a crib, a mast positioned above the base and connected thereto by an arm, a canopy mounted to the mast including an inner surface directed toward the crib, and a projection device mounted to the mast for rotation and configured to project discrete moving images upon the inner surface of the canopy.
1 . An apparatus for entertaining a child, the apparatus comprising:
a base configured to attach to a side railing of a crib;
a mast positioned above the base and connected thereto by an arm;
a canopy mounted to the mast including an inner surface directed toward the crib; and
a projection device mounted to the mast for rotation and configured to project discrete moving images upon the inner surface of the canopy.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the canopy comprises a translucent material, wherein the projection device projects images upon the inner surface and a distal surface above the canopy.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the canopy is mounted to the mast for rotation.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller to control at least one of the projection device and the canopy.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the controller comprises a plurality of operating modes for controlling at least one of the projection device and the canopy.
6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising motion sensors connected to the controller.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a sound module for playing a sound when the canopy rotates.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sound module comprises a library of songs.
9 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sound module comprises sound effects.
10 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a remote for wireless communication with the controller.
11 . A child entertainment device comprising:
a base;
an arm extending from the base;
a canopy suspended from the arm and having a lower surface; and
a projection device carried by the arm and disposed below the canopy, the projection device including a light source projecting moving images onto the lower surface of the canopy, such that the images are viewable by a child positioned below the canopy.
12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the canopy is frusto-conical, the lower surface forming an inner surface of the canopy.
13 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the base is securable to a crib in a manner than positions the canopy above the crib.
14 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the projection device is suspended from the arm
15 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the projection device rotates with respect to the canopy.
16 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the canopy comprises a compliant material for folding and packaging.
17 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the light source is projected substantially onto to the lower surface of the canopy.
18 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the projection device projects a plurality of discrete images onto the lower surface of the canopy.
19 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the projection device projects a plurality of multicolored images onto the lower surface of the canopy.
20 . The device of claim 15 , further comprising a sound module for playing a sound when the projection device rotates.