Child entertainment apparatus and interactive device

摘要

A children's entertainment structure or play gym includes a first support member, a second support member, an arched member coupled to the top of the first support member and the top of the second support member, and a mat reconfigurable between the first and second support members and beneath the arched member. Moreover, each of the support members has an upper opening and an internal passageway that is in connection with the upper opening that extends through at least a portion of the support member. The upper opening and the passageway are sized and configured to receive and transport balls to the bottom of the support members. The arched member includes a channel that is also configured to receive balls, while allowing them to roll towards the upper openings on the support members.

主权项

1. A child's gym comprising:
a first support member extending upwards from a supporting surface and including a top, a bottom, an opening disposed near the top, a pathway disposed inside the first support member and connecting the opening to the bottom, and a gate disposed near the bottom and having a first position and a second position, wherein the pathway allows an object placed by a child into the opening to travel along the pathway to the bottom of the first support member, the gate in the first position restricting the object travelling along the pathway from leaving the first support member, and the gate in the second position allowing the object travelling along the pathway to leave the first support member near the bottom; a second support member extending upwards from the supporting surface; an activity bar coupled to the first and second support members, the first and second support members positioning the activity bar above the supporting surface to create a child receiving area beneath the activity bar; and a mat coupled to at least one of the first and second support members and contacting the supporting surface, at least a portion of the mat configured to receive the child thereon; wherein the mat is reconfigurable in at least two configurations:
a first configuration in which the mat is positioned substantially horizontally with respect to the supporting surface to receive the child in a supine position; anda second configuration in which only a first portion of the mat is positioned substantially horizontally with respect to the supporting surface and a second portion of the mat is positioned above the first portion of the mat, the first portion of the mat configured to receive the child in a seated position.