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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
May. 01, 2003
Vasco Desousa, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Joseph F. Brewin, Franklin, MA (US);
James J. Britto, Westport, MA (US);
Lawrence J. Salvo, Stow, MA (US);
Marsha Merianos, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
Vasco DeSousa, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Joseph F. Brewin, Franklin, MA (US);
James J. Britto, Westport, MA (US);
Lawrence J. Salvo, Stow, MA (US);
Marsha Merianos, East Bridgewater, MA (US);
The First Years Inc., Avon, MA (US);
Abstract
A teething device is provided which includes a fluid-filled membrane sized to be at least partially received in the mouth of a child, a housing attached to the fluid-filled membrane, a handle sized to be grasped by a child, a vibrator configured to impart vibration to the fluid-filled membrane and a pressure switch selectively connecting the vibrator to a power source when a threshold pressure is applied to an outer surface of the membrane.