Fabric connecting structure for playyard

Abstract

This invention relates to a fabric connecting structure for playyard, particularly to one where the fabric joints are caught to the inner side edges of the upstanding legs, wherein a catch portion provided to inner edges of upstanding legs of the folding frame, and a catch member provided to corresponding corners of the fabric are able to engage each other such that the fabric may either be removably retained to the upstanding legs before or after completion of the assembly so as to improve convenience during assembly and application convenience. Furthermore, the four side panels may be provided at top edges thereof and the bottom at the lower edges thereof with removable fasteners such that after completing assembly of the folding frame, the fasteners may encase over and fasten to the top folding rails and bottom folding assembly. Accordingly, this invention permits encasing of the fabric over the folding frame after completing assembly of the folding frame and prevents undesired contamination of the fabric during assembly.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a fabric connecting structure for a playyard, particularly to one where the fabric joints are caught on the inner side edges of the upstanding legs. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] To allow easy carriage, the conventional baby playyards are usually equipped with a folding frame, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,811,437 having a folding frame that is encased by a fabric to form an enclosure for constraining babies therein (as shown in FIG. 1). In such prior art, the folding frame 10 includes a top corner members 11, top enclosing rails 12 collapsibly pivoted between top corner members 11, bottom corner members 13, bottom frames pivoted between bottom corner members 13, and upstanding legs 14 connected between the top corner members 11 and bottom corner members 13. [0003] Prior to assembling the conventional baby playyards, the operator usually needs to encase a fabric 15 over the folding frame of the playyard before ...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] According to this invention, a catch portion provided to inner edges of upstanding legs of the folding frame, and a catch member provided to corresponding corners of the fabric are able to engage each other such that the fabric may either be removably retained to the upstanding legs before or after completion of the assembly so as to improve convenience during assembly and application convenience.

[0007] In addition, since the fabric of the conventional playyards encases over the folding frame so as to prevent the users from removing, replacing and cleaning the fabric after a period of time, and since such an assembling process involving difficulties tends to contaminate the fabric during the process of assembling, it is another objective of this invention to provide a playyard fabric structure permitting easy removal for cleaning and re-assembling. According to an embodiment of this invention, the fabric of the playyard includes plural side panels and a floor, wherein the side panels are temporarily connected to the folding frame at the corners, bottoms and upper edges, and the fabric may be encased after completion of the assembly thereby eliminating difficulties involved in encasing the fabric and preventing undesired contamination of the fabric during assembly.

Problems solved by technology

Since the upstanding legs 14 tend to slide in the fabric 15, it is very troublesome and involves difficulty and inconvenience during assembly.

However, such an assembling process involves difficulties and tends to contaminate the fabric 15 during the process of assembling, thereby resulting in inconvenience.

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