Multiple purpose convertible playpen

A playpen convertibly adapted for use as a bassinet, changing table and co-sleeper comprising:

• a rigid first enclosure having an open top, a floor, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall;
• said enclosure being of sufficient height to confine a small child therewithin;
• said enclosure having a rigid frame, said frame being formed at the top by front and rear upper parallel horizontal rails and first and second upper side parallel rails and two upper front corner members and two upper rear corner members in cooperation therewith, and being formed adjacent the floor by front and rear lower parallel horizontal rails and first side and second side lower parallel horizontal rails and four lower corner leg members in cooperation therewith, and a pair of front vertical rails and a pair of rear vertical rails in further cooperation with the two upper front corner members and the two upper rear corner members and the four lower corner leg members;
• said rigid frame supporting the floor, the front wall, the back wall, the first side wall and the second side wall;
• each upper front corner member being constructed of two reversibly separable complementary sections, the first of said sections being fixedly attached to an end of the upper front horizontal rail and the second of said sections being fixedly attached to the upper end of one of the front vertical rails, said upper front corner members supporting the upper front horizontal rail in its first position;
• receiving means fixedly attached to each front vertical rail at a first predetermined distance from the top for receiving the first section of an upper front corner member and reversibly maintaining the upper front horizontal rail in a second position, thereby maintaining structural rigidity of the playpen when the upper front horizontal rail is in the second position;
• a second enclosure, said second enclosure being sized to fit substantially within the first enclosure and having an open top, a back wall, first and second side walls and a bottom;
• means for removably supporting said second enclosure means within the first enclosure a second predetermined distance from the top of the first enclosure;
• a securing strap assembly for securing to a parental bed;
• alignment means through which the securing strap assembly is directed for maintaining the securing strap assembly in horizontal orientation and preventing lifting or bucking of the playpen when used as a co-sleeper;
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• attachment means for fastening the securing strap assembly to the playpen;
• wherein the playpen is ready for use as a co-sleeper when the upper front horizontal rail is in the second position, the second enclosure is supported by the second enclosure support means, the securing strap assembly is directed through the alignment means, fastened to the attachment means and is properly positioned and secured to the parental bed.