# US 2021/0275935 A1 · Accessory attachment device

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- Number: US 2021/0275935 A1
- Document ID: US20210275935A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/808,864
- Filed: 2020-03-04
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-04
- Assignees: HB Innovations, Inc.
- Applicants: HB Innovations, Inc.
- Inventors: Peter Fornell; Joseph J. Kopp, JR.; Adi Orucevic; Coleman Baker
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210275935A1

## CPC

- A47D 9/00: Cradles {; Bassinets}
- A47D 15/00: Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
- A63H 33/006: {Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F16M 2200/00: Details of stands or supports
- F16M 2200/06: Arms
- A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00)
- A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

An attachment device is provided which allows a range of accessories to be mounted above a bassinet. The attachment device includes two clamps which are biased by a spring to be pulled toward one another, a vertical pole, and an arm which may be curved such that it attaches to the vertical pole at one end and may be substantially horizontal at the other end. The end of the arm furthest from the pole includes an attachment point for attaching accessories. An adapter may be used to connect the accessories to the attachment point. Specific safety measures may also be provided to prevent the attachment device from falling forward into the bassinet and to allow the attachment device to be removed quickly if necessary.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bassinet accessory attachment device, the device comprising:
a stanchion comprising a vertically extending portion that extends from a first end to a second end;
a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly including an upper clamp, lower clamp, and bias member, wherein the bias member is configured to bias the upper clamp and lower clamp toward one another to compress the upper and lower clamps against respective upper and lower structures of a bassinet to attach the accessory attachment device to the bassinet;
a foot projecting downwardly from a distal portion of the upper clamp; and
a foot projecting upwardly from a distal portion of the lower clamp.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the stanchion further comprises an arm portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the arm portion extends from the second end of the vertically extending portion of the stanchion and the second end of the arm portion extends substantially horizontally from the first end of the arm portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein the second end of the arm portion includes an attachment point for attaching an accessory to the stanchion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the foot of the lower clamp is offset from the foot of the upper clamp such that the foot of the upper clamp is closer to the vertically extending portion of the stanchion than the foot of the lower clamp in the distal direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a secondary attachment configured to provide a secondary attach to a bassinet.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, wherein the secondary attachment comprises a strap configured to attach to a bassinet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The device of claim 6, wherein the strap extends from the lower clamp.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising an accessory attached or attachable to the stanchion, wherein the accessory comprises a mosquito net assembly, a camera, or a mobile.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising an accessory comprising a mosquito net assembly.

### Claim 10 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein the mosquito net assembly comprises a positioning structure attached or attachable to the stanchion and a mosquito net configured to be draped over the positioning structure to hang over and around the bassinet.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein the mosquito net comprises a weighted hem.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein the positioning structure extends from an arm portion of the stanchion, and wherein the arm portion includes a first end that extends from a vertically extending portion of the stanchion and a second end that extends substantially horizontally relative to the vertically extending portion.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The device of claim 12, wherein the positioning structure extends substantially horizontally relative to the vertically extending portion.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The device of claim 13, wherein the positioning structure comprises an oblong ring.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the foot of the upper clamp comprises an arcuate contour along an engagement surface for engaging an upper rail of a bassinet, and wherein a radius of a distal portion of the arcuate contour is less than a radius of a proximal portion of the arcuate contour.

### Claim 16

A method comprising:
attaching an accessory attachment device to a bassinet, wherein the accessory attachment device comprises a clamp assembly for attachment to the bassinet and a stanchion that extends from the clamp assembly to position an accessory above the bassinet, wherein the clamp assembly comprises connector that connects an upper clamp and a lower clamp and biases the upper clamp and lower clamp toward each other, wherein attaching the accessory attachment device to the bassinet comprises:
positioning the upper clamp of a clamp assembly over a upper rail of a bassinet;
positioning a lower edge of the bassinet within a gap defined between the connector and a foot of the lower clamp; and
allowing the bias provided by the connector to compress a foot of the upper clamp against the upper rail of the bassinet and the foot of the lower clamp against an underside of the bassinet to entrap the bassinet between the upper and lower clamps allowing for height variances between the upper rail and underside of the bassinet and/or flexibility in the upper rail.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, further comprising attaching the accessory to an arm portion of the stanchion such that the accessory hangs over a sleeping area of the bassinet.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, further comprising: attaching a secondary attachment mechanism of the accessory attachment device to the bassinet.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18, wherein the secondary attachment mechanism comprises a strap that extends from the lower clamp or connector.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19, wherein the attaching the secondary attachment mechanism comprises attaching the strap to the underside of the bassinet.

### Claim 21 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein forward disengagement of the accessory attachment device is prevented, whilst allowing simple and controlled disengagement in rearward, vertical, and lateral directions.