Floor support for bassinet mounted in a play yard
AssigneeKolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
InventorThomas J. Welsh, Jr.
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Abstract
A portable collapsible bassinet for suspension in a play yard is disclosed. The bassinet includes floor support bars disposed within fabric tunnels in the floor of the bassinet. The support bars each comprise at least two portions that are secured together by a spring element. The floor support bars provide even support for infants disposed in the bassinet. When not in use, the portions of the floor support bars can be disengaged to allow the bassinet to be folded into a compact position. The support bars and other components remain secured to the bassinet when erected and/or collapsed to eliminate the possibility of lost parts.
Claims42
A portable, collapsible bassinet for suspension within a play yard, said bassinet comprising:
- a plurality of walls, each of the walls having a base edge and a free edge;
- a floor, each of the walls being attached to the floor and extending upward to define a pocket suitable for receiving an infant;
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- at least one floor support bar secured to the floor within the pocket, the at least one support bar including at least two separable portions, the at least two separable portions of the at least one support bar being permanently secured together with a spring element.
An apparatus comprising:
- a play yard including a collapsible frame;
- a plurality of fabric walls supported by the frame, each of the walls having a base edge and a free edge;
- a play yard floor supported by the frame, each of the fabric walls extending upward from the play yard floor to define a volume;
- a portable, collapsible bassinet comprising:
- a plurality of bassinet walls, each of the bassinet walls having a base edge and a free edge;
- a bassinet floor, each of the bassinet walls extending upward from the bassinet floor to define a pocket suitable for receiving an infant;
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- at least one floor support bar coupled to the bassinet floor, the at least one support bar including at least two separable portions, the at least two separable portions of the at least one support bar being permanently secured together with a spring element.
A portable, collapsible bassinet for suspension within a play yard, said bassinet comprising:
- a plurality of walls, each of the walls having a base edge and a free edge;
- a floor, each of the walls being attached to the floor and extending upward to define a pocket suitable for receiving an infant;
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- at least one floor support bar secured to the floor, the at least one support bar including at least two separable portions, the at least two separable portions of the at least one support bar being permanently secured together with a spring element, wherein at least two of the walls further comprise extensions, each of the extensions having a free end and a suspension support tube attached to the free end, the support tubes being adapted for engaging a play yard.
A portable, collapsible bassinet for suspension within a play yard, said bassinet comprising:
- a plurality of walls, each of the walls having a base edge and a free edge;
- a floor, each of the walls being attached to the floor and extending upward to define a pocket suitable for receiving an infant;
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- at least one floor support bar secured to the floor at a location spaced inwardly from at least two of the walls, the at least one support bar including at least two separable portions, the at least two separable portions of the at least one support bar being permanently secured together with a spring element.
A portable, collapsible bassinet for suspension within a play yard, said bassinet comprising:
- a fabric enclosure defining a pocket having a bottom;
- a clip attached to the fabric enclosure to secure the enclosure to the play yard;
- at least one floor support bar secured to the bottom of the pocket, the at least one support bar including at least two separable portions, the at least two separable portions of the at least one support bar being permanently secured together with a spring element;
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- a removable floor sized for positioning within the pocket vertically above the at least one floor support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.