Collapsible play yard and bassinet assembly combination

a technology for a play yard and a bassinet, which is applied in the direction of beds, beds, convertible furniture for kids, etc., can solve the problems of having to remove the bassinet, and the addition of a lot of steps

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-03-26
KIDS II INC
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[0005]Various embodiments of the invention include a collapsible play yard and bassinet assembly combination. The collapsible play yard has upper horizontal frame members that define an upper perimeter of the play yard and lower horizontal frame members that define a floor of the play yard. The floor of the play yard comprises a release mechanism, such as a strap or a handle, attached to the lower horizontal frame members, and when the release mechanism is pulled upwardly, the lower horizontal frame members are moved upwardly and inwardly toward the release mechanism to collapse

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However, this strap or handle is inaccessible when the bassinet is installed within the play yard, resulting in the additional, oft

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[0005]Various embodiments of the invention include a collapsible play yard and bassinet assembly combination. The collapsible play yard has upper horizontal frame members that define an upper perimeter of the play yard and lower horizontal frame members that define a floor of the play yard. The floor of the play yard comprises a release mechanism, such as a strap or a handle, attached to the lower horizontal frame members, and when the release mechanism is pulled upwardly, the lower horizontal frame members are moved upwardly and inwardly toward the release mechanism to collapse the play yard. The bassinet assembly has a floor and one or more side walls that extend upwardly from a perimeter of the floor of the bassinet assembly and surround the floor of the bassinet assembly. The side walls have an upper perimeter, and the upper perimeter is adapted for securing adjacent the upper perimeter of the play yard. The floor of the bassinet assembly also defines an opening through the floo...

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Various embodiments include a collapsible play yard and bassinet assembly combination. The floor of the play yard comprises a release mechanism attached to lower horizontal frame members of the play yard, and when the release mechanism is engaged, the lower horizontal frame members are moved upwardly and inwardly to collapse the play yard. The bassinet assembly has a floor and one or more side walls that have an upper perimeter, and the upper perimeter is adapted for securing adjacent the upper perimeter of the play yard. The floor of the bassinet assembly also defines an opening that allows a user to reach through the opening to access and engage the release mechanism without removing the bassinet assembly from the play yard.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 995,417, filed Sep. 25, 2007 and entitled “PLAY YARD,” which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In addition, this application incorporates by reference in their entirety the following co-pending applications filed concurrently with this application: U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled “PLAY YARD AND BASSINET ASSEMBLY”; U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled “MESH ARRANGEMENT FOR BASSINET ASSEMBLY”; U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled ZIPPER PULL TAB LOCK; U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled “REDUNDANT SUPPORT FEATURE FOR BASSINET ASSEMBLY AND PLAY YARD COMBINATION”; and U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled “SUPPORT FOR AN INCLINABLE BASSINET ASSEMBLY”.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A play yard, ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47D7/00A47D13/06A47D11/00
CPCA47D7/04A47D9/005Y10T24/2509A47D13/063Y10T24/2586A47D11/007A47D9/016A47D7/007A47D13/061A47D7/03A47C20/027
Inventor BURNS, STEPHEN R.JACKSON, PETER D.MENDES, MARK
Owner KIDS II INC
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