Power Source Compartment for an Infant Support Structure
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsJohn Dave DeRubes, Matthew Alan Szymanski, Juliette Marlene Welch
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Abstract
An infant support structure includes a frame and a receptacle configured to receive a power source. The frame includes a hub and an infant support portion coupled to the hub. The hub defines the receptacle. A cover is coupled to the hub and is pivotally movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle. The cover defines a handle portion for moving the infant support structure.
Claims20
An infant support structure, comprising:
- a frame including a hub and an infant support portion coupled to the hub, the hub defining a receptacle configured to receive a power source;
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- a cover coupled to the hub and pivotally movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle, the cover defining a handle portion for moving the infant support structure.
An infant support structure, comprising:
- a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with a support surface, the upper portion including a hub defining a receptacle configured to receive a power source, the frame including a support portion coupled to the hub, the support portion being configured to support an infant thereon;
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- a cover coupled to the hub and movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle, the cover including a handle portion, the handle portion being useable by a user to move the infant support structure.
An infant support structure having a battery compartment, the battery compartment comprising:
- a container defining a receptacle for a power supply, the container including a first engagement portion adjacent the perimeter of the container;
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- a cover having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite its outer surface, the cover including a second engagement portion releasably couplable to the first engagement portion so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the container and movable between an open position providing access to the receptacle and a closed position restricting access to the receptacle, the outer surface of the cover including a handle for moving the infant support structure when the cover is coupled to the container.
An infant support structure, comprising:
- a frame including a first side portion and an opposite second side portion, the frame defining an infant receiving region between the first side portion and the second side portion;
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- a power supply compartment disposed on one of the first side portion and second side portion, the power supply compartment including:
- a container defining a receptacle configured to receive a power supply, the container including a first engagement portion adjacent a perimeter of the container;
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- a cover including a second engagement portion releasably couplable to the first engagement portion so that the cover is pivotally couplable to the container and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover including a handle portion that can be used to move the infant support structure when the cover is coupled to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.