Storage unit and canopy for a folding play yard with a bassinet
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Warner, Jr., Leland M. Faa
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Abstract
Accessories for a foldable play yard apparatus, and more particularly to a play yard apparatus supporting a bassinet, include a storage unit and a canopy. The storage unit is adapted to be supported by the play yard apparatus adjacent to the bassinet and to provide a plurality of compartments suitable for organizing and readily presenting childcare items such as diapers, linens, and toys. The canopy is for the bassinet and includes a system of fasteners adapted to engage mating features on the bassinet.
Claims16
A storage unit for a folding play yard, the folding play yard having an upper frame assembly including two pairs of parallel foldable rail assemblies connected by upper corner brackets and a bassinet assembly being removably supported in a first portion of the upper frame assembly, the storage unit comprising:
- a tubular frame having first and second side tubes and a pair of end tubes joined in a rectangular configuration, the tubular frame being adapted to be supported in a second portion of the upper frame assembly adjacent to the bassinet assembly;
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- a generally horizontal base joined to side panels and to end panels, each of the panels being provided with sleeves to engage a respective one of the tubes of the tubular frame so as to support the base in a suspended relationship;
- wherein a space defined within the horizontal base, side panels, and end panels is divided into at least two compartments by at least one of a pocket formed in conjunction with one of the side and end panels and a partition extending generally vertical with respect to the base.
A canopy for a bassinet, the bassinet being removably supported on an upper frame assembly of a folding play yard and having, the bassinet having a frame assembly including outer ends that are adapted to overly the upper frame assembly and be suspended therefrom, the canopy comprising:
- a flexible panel including a buttonhole adjacent to each of two opposite edges of the flexible panel, each buttonhole being adapted to slide over a respective outer end of the bassinet;
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- a fastener provided adjacent to each of the opposite edges and adapted to cooperatively engage a mating fastener on either side of an exterior of the bassinet;
- wherein the flexible panel extends across at least a portion of the bassinet frame assembly and is retained thereon by the buttonholes and the snap fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.