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US 2006/0185082 A1Published application
Play yards and methods of operating the same
AssigneeKolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
InventorDamon Casati Troutman
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Abstract
Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; and a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper frame has a rounded rectangular shape when in the erected position.
Claims41
A portable play yard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position, the upper frame forming a rounded, four sided, shape when in the erected position;
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- a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame.
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A play yard comprising:
- a collapsible upper frame;
- a collapsible lower frame;
- posts joining the upper and lower frames;
- an enclosure coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts, wherein the enclosure is coupled to an inward portion of at least one of the posts and an outward surface of the at least one post is substantially exposed.
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A portable play yard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position, the upper frame including a plurality of rails, wherein the rails pivot about axes of rotation that are disposed at an angle to horizontal as the upper frame moves from the erected position to the collapsed position;
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- a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame.
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A portable play yard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- and
- a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame;
- and
- a floor supported by the lower frame, the floor having a perimeter, the perimeter having a rounded rectangular shape.
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A portable play yard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position, the lower frame forming a substantially rectangular shape when in the erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position, the upper frame forming a rounded rectangular shape when in the erected position;
- and
- a plurality of posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame.
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For use with a play yard including an enclosure, a post comprising:
- a body;
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- a channel associated with the body to receive a corner bead associated with the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.