# US 2014/0191173 A1 · Accessories Suitable for Use with an Infant Playpen and Mount Assembly for Installing the Same

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- Number: US 2014/0191173 A1
- Document ID: US20140191173A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/148,961
- Filed: 2014-01-07
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Assignees: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
- Inventors: Nathanael SAINT; Jonathan K. MOUNTZ; Andrew J. WINTERHALTER; Jonathan M. PACELLA; William B. BELLOWS
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191173A1

## CPC

- A47D 13/063: {with soft walls}
- A47D 13/06: Children's {play-} pens
- A47D 13/061: {foldable}
- A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00)

## Abstract

A mount assembly includes a playpen frame, a support frame that can provide support for a bassinet in the playpen frame, and multiple bar segments to provide support for a utility accessory positioned side-by-side relative to the bassinet. The playpen frame includes two first upper side rail assemblies each having a fixed wall, and a second upper side rail assembly connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies. The support frame includes two connectors operable to respectively attach to and detach from the fixed walls. Each connector is formed to include a socket. The two connectors can attach to the fixed walls respectively near a middle of the two first upper side rail assemblies. The bar segments are mountable to the playpen frame, one of the bar segments once mounted to the playpen frame having an end portion resting in contact with the socket of one connector.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mount assembly for installing multiple accessories in an infant playpen, comprising:
a playpen frame including two first upper side rail assemblies opposite to each other, and a second upper side rail assembly connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies, each of the two first upper side rail assemblies respectively having a fixed wall;
a support frame configured to provide support for a bassinet in an interior of the playpen frame, the support frame including two connectors operable to respectively attach to and detach from the fixed walls, each of the two connectors being respectively formed to include a socket, and the two connectors being operable to attach to the fixed walls respectively near a middle of the two first upper side rail assemblies; and
a plurality of bar segments mountable to the playpen frame to provide support for a utility accessory positioned side-by-side relative to the bassinet, one of the bar segments once mounted to the playpen frame having at least an end portion resting in contact with the socket of one of the two connectors.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, further including a strap having two end portions respectively coupled with the support frame and the playpen frame.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mount assembly according to claim 2, wherein the second upper side rail assembly is respectively connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies at two corners of the playpen frame, the strap connecting to a middle region of the second side rail assembly between the two corners.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The mount assembly according to claim 2, wherein the second upper side rail assembly is respectively connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies via two corner joints, the strap connecting to a location of the playpen frame adjacent to one of the two corner joints.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The mount assembly according to claim 2, wherein the support frame includes an upright segment, and the strap is assembled with a loop provided at an end portion of the upright segment.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bar segment resting in contact with the socket extends along the side of one of the two first upper side rail assemblies.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The mount assembly according to claim 6, wherein the bar segment resting in contact with the socket has an end portion that is operable to attach to the playpen frame adjacent to a corner joint thereof

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bar segment resting in contact with the socket extends substantially perpendicular to the two first upper side rail assemblies.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the playpen frame includes two corner joints respectively connected with the two first upper side rail assemblies, and the bar segments include a first and a second bar segment, the first bar segment being positionable to rest in contact with the sockets of the two connectors, the second bar segment being positionable to rest in contact with the two corner joints.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of the two connectors includes a clamping structure operable to engage with the wall of one corresponding first upper side rail assembly.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The mount assembly according to claim 10, wherein each of the connectors, including the clamping structure and the socket thereof, is formed integrally in a single body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of the walls includes a slot and has a lower boundary edge, the clamping structure being operable to engage through the slot and press against the lower boundary edge.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support frame includes a frame segment positionable to extend substantially parallel to a horizontal plane, the frame segment being suspended from one of the two connectors by at least one strap having two end portions respectively coupled with the frame segment and the connector.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support frame includes an upright segment, and one of the connectors is affixed with an upper end of the upright segment.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The mount assembly according to claim 1, wherein the utility accessory is an organizer tray.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The mount assembly according to claim 15, wherein the organizer tray is formed by a first and a second tray part assembled with each other, the first and second tray part being operable to detach from each other and to fasten independently on the bassinet or any of the second upper side rail assemblies of the playpen frame.

### Claim 17

A set of accessories installable in an infant playpen, comprising:
a bassinet;
a utility accessory;
a support frame configured to provide support for the bassinet in an interior of a playpen frame, the support frame including at least two connectors operable to attach to and detach from two opposite upper side rail assemblies of the playpen frame, each of the connectors being respectively formed to include a socket; and
two bar segments mountable to the playpen frame to provide support for the utility accessory, wherein the support frame and the bar segments are positionable to respectively receive a side-by-side placement of the bassinet and the utility accessory, the socket of each of the two connectors being configured to receive an end portion of one bar segment.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The set of accessories according to claim 17, wherein each of the connectors includes a clamping structure operable to engage with a corresponding wall of the playpen frame.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The set of accessories according to claim 18, wherein each of the two connectors, including the socket and the clamping structure thereof, is formed integrally in a single body.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The set of accessories according to claim 17, wherein the support frame includes a frame segment, and a strap having two end portions respectively coupled with the frame segment and the connector.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

The set of accessories according to claim 17, wherein each of the two bar segments includes an end connector configured to engage with a corner joint of a playpen frame.

### Claim 22 (depends on 17)

The set of accessories according to claim 17, wherein the utility accessory is an organizer tray.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The set of accessories according to claim 22, wherein the organizer tray is formed by a first and a second tray part assembled with each other, the first and second tray part being detachable from each other and operable to fasten independently on the bassinet or a playpen frame.

### Claim 24 (depends on 22)

The set of accessories according to claim 22, wherein at least one of the first and second tray part includes a mount frame, and a plurality of containers detachably assembled with the mount frame to form a plurality of compartments of the organizer tray.

### Claim 25 (depends on 17)

The set of accessories according to claim 17, wherein the bassinet is formed from the assembly of a plurality of panels pivotally connected with one another, the assembly of the panels having a first configuration forming the bassinet, a second configuration forming a mattress, and a third configuration forming an enclosure adapted to receive a collapsed playpen frame.
