Infant's Entertainment Apparatus and Interactive Device

Abstract

An infant entertainment apparatus includes an upper frame with a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to a child via the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment apparatus may include two pivotally coupled arcuate members. A housing for a portable electronic device may be coupled to one of the arcuate members and house a portable electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An infant gym comprising:
 an overhead support structure under which a child can be placed in a supine position;   a housing for removably receiving a portable electronic device, the housing being mounted to the overhead support structure; and   a retention mechanism for retaining the portable electronic device in the housing, the retention mechanism including an actuator for selectively releasing the portable electronic device from the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The infant gym of  claim 1 , wherein the overhead support structure further comprises a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member pivotally coupled to the first arcuate member. 
     
     
         3 . The infant gym of  claim 2 , wherein the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member are pivotable between a deployed configuration for use and a storage configuration in which the first arcuate member and second arcuate member are substantially flush with one another when in the storage configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The infant gym of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises an aperture for viewing the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is received in the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The infant gym of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 an insert with a front and a back, the insert configured to be received within the housing, the front of the insert including a recess configured to receive the portable electronic device and a plate covering an actuation portion of the portable electronic device.   
     
     
         6 . The infant gym of  claim 5 , wherein the portable electronic device is disposable in the insert in a first orientation wherein said actuation portion of the portable electronic device is actuable by a user, and disposable in the insert in a second orientation wherein said actuation portion of the portable electronic device is blocked by said plate. 
     
     
         7 . The infant gym of  claim 5 , wherein the insert is configured to be received within the housing in a first configuration and a second configuration, in the first configuration the portable electronic device disposed within the insert is visible through the aperture of the housing, and when in the second configuration the back of the insert is visible through the aperture of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The infant gym of  claim 5 , wherein a reflective surface is disposed on the back of the insert. 
     
     
         9 . An infant gym comprising:
 a first arcuate member, the ends of the first arcuate member configured to engage a support surface;   a second arcuate member coupled to the first arcuate member, the first and second arcuate members being moveable between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, the ends of the second arcuate member configured to engage a support surface;   a housing for removably receiving a portable electronic device, the housing being mounted to one of the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member; and   a retention mechanism for retaining the portable electronic device in the housing, the retention mechanism including an actuator for selectively releasing the portable electronic device from the housing.   
     
     
         10 . The infant gym of  claim 9 , wherein in the deployed configuration, the infant gym is configured to stand on the support surface on which a child can be placed in a supine position. 
     
     
         11 . The infant gym of  claim 9 , wherein in the stored configuration, at least one end of the first arcuate member is adjacent to at least one end of the second arcuate member. 
     
     
         12 . The infant gym of  claim 9 , wherein the housing further comprises an aperture for viewing the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is received in the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The infant gym of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 an insert with a front and a back, the insert configured to be received within the housing and be engaged by the retention mechanism, the front of the insert including a recess configured to receive the portable electronic device.   
     
     
         14 . The infant gym of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a plate covering an actuation portion of the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is disposable in the insert in a first orientation wherein the plate covers the actuation portion of the portable electronic device, and disposable in the insert in a second orientation wherein the plate does not cover the actuation portion of the portable electronic device.   
     
     
         15 . The infant gym of  claim 13 , wherein the insert is configured to be received within the housing in a first configuration and second configuration, in the first configuration the portable electronic device disposed within the recess is visible through the aperture of the housing, and in the second configuration the back of the insert is visible through the aperture of the housing. 
     
     
         16 . The infant gym of  claim 13 , wherein a reflective surface is disposed on the back of the insert. 
     
     
         17 . An infant gym comprising:
 a first arcuate member, the ends of the first arcuate member configured to engage a support surface;   a second arcuate member coupled to the first arcuate member, the first and second arcuate members being moveable between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, the ends of the second arcuate member configured to engage a support surface;   a housing including a front with an aperture and a back with a recess, the housing being mounted to one of the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member; and   an insert insertable into the recess of the housing and configured to receive a portable electronic device, wherein when the portable electronic device is placed in the insert and the insert is received by the housing, and the portable electronic device is visible through the aperture on the housing.   
     
     
         18 . The infant gym of  claim 17 , wherein the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member are configured to move with respect to one another by pivoting on an axle. 
     
     
         19 . The infant gym of  claim 17 , wherein in the deployed configuration, the infant gym is configured to stand on the support surface on which a child can be placed in a supine position. 
     
     
         20 . The infant gym of  claim 17 , wherein in the stored configuration, the second arcuate member is positioned in substantially the same plane as the first arcuate member.