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A motion controlled cradle including a rocking assembly adapted to rock the cradle upon the receipt of an activation signal. Further provided is an motion sensor adapted to transmit a motion signal upon the detection of motion of the small child within the cradle. Next provided is a mechanism for tr

A motion controlled cradle including a rocking assembly adapted to rock the cradle upon the receipt of an activation signal. Further provided is an motion sensor adapted to transmit a motion signal upon the detection of motion of the small child within the cradle. Next provided is a mechanism for transmitting an activation signal to the rocking assembly upon the receipt of the motion signal. Finally, a tape player is connected to the means. The tape player is adapted to play a tape upon the receipt of the activation signal.

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[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A motion controlled cradle comprising, in combination:a cradle with a top rectangular portion having a bottom face, a pair of side faces, and a pair of end faces defining an upper l

[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A motion controlled cradle comprising, in combination:a cradle with a top rectangular portion having a bottom face, a pair of side faces, and a pair of end faces defining an upper lip and an interior space for laying a small child in, the cradle further including a pair of semi-circular rockers coupled to the bottom face of the top rectangular portion adjacent the end faces thereof;a housing with a top extent and a bottom extent, the top extent having a rectangular configuration with a top face, a bottom face, an outboard end face, an inboard end face, and a pair of side faces defining an interior space, the bottom extent having a pair of downwardly extending tabs integrally coupled to the bottom face of the top extent of the housing and extended downwardly therefrom thereby defining a lateral slot, the downwardly extending tabs including an outboard tab in coplanar relationship with the outboard end face of the top extent of the housing and an inboard tab situated at a central extent of the bottom face of the top extent, whereby the slot of the housing may be releasably engaged with the upper lip of one of the end faces of the cradle;a securement mechanism for securing the housing to the upper lip of the cradle, the securement mechanism including a threaded rod threadedly engaged within a threaded bore formed in the outboard tab, an engagement plate with a circular engagement surface rotatably coupled to a first end of the threaded rod and situated within the slot, and an adjustment knob fixedly and coaxially coupled to a second end of the threaded rod, whereby the adjustment knob may be rotated to selectively abut the engagement plate with the cradle;a rocking assembly including a DC motor situated within the interior space of the housing, a drive wheel attached to a rotor of the motor, an elongated linear drive shaft with a top end rotatably coupled in an eccentric relationship with the drive wheel and a second end having a rubber shoe for engaging a floor adjacent the crib at a position offset in relation to a central extent of the crib, wherein the rod extends through a hollow interior of the outboard tab of the housing, the motor adapted to rock the cradle only upon the receipt of an activation signal;a tape player exteriorly positioned on an inboard face of the housing, the tape player including a playback mechanism and a speaker, the tape player adapted to play a tape only upon the receipt of the activation signal, wherein the tape player includes a stop button, a rewind button, a fast forward button, a play button, a continuous play button, a reverse button and a record button;an infrared motion sensor situated on the bottom face of the housing between the inboard face of the housing and the inboard tab thereof, the motion sensor adapted to transmit a motion signal upon the detection of motion of the small child within the cradle, the infrared motion sensor further including a button for transmitting the motion signal upon the depression thereof;timer means connected to the motion sensor, button, motor, and the tape player for transmitting the activation signal to the motor and tape player for a predetermined amount of time upon the receipt of the motion signal; anddelay means connected to the timer means and the motion sensor for preventing the transmission of the activation signal from the timer means upon the receipt of the motion signal within a predetermined amount of time from a cessation of the activation signal.