Convertible Play Yard Child Holder With Pivoting Care Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child holding accessories for play yards are often expensive and cumbersome, requiring multiple accessories for different uses, which complicates storage and switching between configurations.
Innovation Solution
A child holding accessory that integrates multiple regions, such as a changing table and a child sleep bed, attached to a play yard via adjustable fixtures, allowing for easy conversion between configurations by pivoting the regions upward or downward.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate child holding accessories are purchased for different uses, then the play yard can accommodate different child care needs, but the cost increases and storage becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple child holding regions (changing table region, child sleep bed region, and parent holding region) into a single integrated accessory that attaches to the play yard. This merging eliminates the need for multiple separate accessories, reducing both cost and storage requirements while maintaining versatility across different child care functions
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory is designed with multi-functional regions that can serve different purposes: a changing table region for diaper changes, a child sleep bed region for infant sleeping, and a parent holding region for caregiver support. This universal design allows one accessory to replace multiple specialized items
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate child holding accessories are used for different configurations, then different child care functions are available, but switching between accessories becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating multiple functional regions into a single accessory structure, the patent eliminates the need to physically switch between separate accessories. The integrated design allows caregivers to transition between functions (changing table, sleep bed, parent holding) by simply adjusting the configuration of regions within the same accessory, significantly improving ease of operation
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single child holding accessory integrates multiple regions, then versatility increases and storage simplifies, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory is divided into distinct functional regions (changing table region, child sleep bed region, parent holding region) that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows each region to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall integration, managing structural complexity through modular organization
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow regions to be moved or repositioned based on usage needs. This dynamic design enables the structure to adapt to different configurations without requiring a completely different accessory for each function, balancing versatility with manageable complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A child holding accessory can be desirably installed on the play yard for use, and has two opposite regions adapted to receive a child in different configurations of use. Examples of construction for these holding regions can include, without limitation, a changing table and a child sleep bed. The child holding accessory can be attached with the play yard via one or more fixtures that is adjustable to turn upward either of the first and second regions for use.