16 June 2010

Baby Patting Machine


Inventor: Thomas V. Zelenka, Hanford, California
Date: January 5, 1971
U.S. Patent Number: 3,552,388

Description: "A device for patting a baby to sleep by means of periodic pats upon the rump or hind part of the baby, the device comprising a bracket supporting a motor having pulley on the motor shaft, and the pulley supporting an arm having a soft pad at one end which pats the baby."

2 comments:

  1. I love these bean bag hands for placing on a sleeping baby...

    http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/05/09/babble-talk-pondering-the-zaky.aspx

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  2. that was my grandfather

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