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A swing includes a mechanism for providing a vibrating motion to the infant suspended in the swing seat. The swing includes a swing support, a child-receiving seat, a swing arm, and a vibration mechanism. The swing arm is coupled to the seat and has a first end that is pivotally connected to the sup

A swing includes a mechanism for providing a vibrating motion to the infant suspended in the swing seat. The swing includes a swing support, a child-receiving seat, a swing arm, and a vibration mechanism. The swing arm is coupled to the seat and has a first end that is pivotally connected to the support. The vibration mechanism is disposed to impart a vibrating motion to the seat.

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I claim: 1. A swing, comprising: a swing support; a child-receiving seat; a swing arm that is coupled to the seat and having a first end that is pivotally connected to the support; a vibration mechanism disposed to impart a vibrating motion to the seat; a motion sensor that senses motion of the sea

I claim: 1. A swing, comprising: a swing support; a child-receiving seat; a swing arm that is coupled to the seat and having a first end that is pivotally connected to the support; a vibration mechanism disposed to impart a vibrating motion to the seat; a motion sensor that senses motion of the seat; and a switch by which the vibration mechanism is automatically actuated when the motion sensor senses that the amplitude of the motion of the seat is below a predetermined threshold. 2. The swing of claim 1, wherein the seat is removably coupled to the swing arm. 3. The swing of claim 1, wherein the seat includes fabric. 4. The swing of claim 3, wherein the vibration mechanism is sewn into the fabric. 5. The swing of claim 1, wherein the seat includes a rigid frame. 6. The swing of claim 5, wherein the vibration mechanism is attached to the rigid frame. 7. The swing of claim 5, wherein the vibration mechanism is disposed to impart vibration to the rigid frame. 8. The swing of claim 5, wherein the seat includes a fabric cover fitted over the rigid frame. 9. The swing of claim 8, wherein the vibration mechanism is disposed between the rigid frame and the fabric cover. 10. The swing of claim 8, wherein the vibration mechanism is sewn into the fabric cover. 11. The swing of claim 5, wherein the rigid frame includes a plurality of components. 12. The swing of claim 11, wherein the vibration mechanism causes at least one of the components to move relative to at least one other of the components. 13. The swing of claim 1, wherein the seat includes a rigid support structure. 14. The swing of claim 13, wherein the vibration mechanism is attached to the rigid support structure. 15. The swing of claim 13, wherein the vibration mechanism is disposed to impart vibration to the rigid support structure. 16. The swing of claim 13, wherein the seat includes a fabric cover disposed over the rigid support structure. 17. The swing of claim 16, wherein the vibration mechanism is disposed between the rigid support structure and the fabric cover. 18. The swing of claim 16, wherein the vibration mechanism is sewn into the fabric cover. 19. The swing of claim 13, wherein the rigid support structure includes a plurality of components. 20. The swing of claim 19, wherein the vibration mechanism causes at least one of the components to move relative to at least one other of the components. 21. The swing of claim 1, wherein the vibration mechanism includes a switch by which the vibration mechanism is manually actuated. 22. The swing of claim 21, wherein the switch is disposed on the support. 23. The swing of claim 1, wherein the switch is adapted to actuate the vibration mechanism automatically when the motion sensor senses that the motion of the seat has stopped. 24. The swing of claim 1, further comprising a timing circuit that controls deactivation of the vibration mechanism. 25. The swing of claim 24, wherein the timing circuit causes gradual decreasing of vibration amplitude prior to deactivation.