Playard and a changing table thereof
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorsMichael L. Longenecker, Jason D. Covill
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Abstract
A playard includes a changing table. The changing table includes two arm assemblies and first and second rails connected therebetween. Each arm assembly has a pivot arm and a folding arm pivotally attached to the pivot arm. The pivot arms are attachable to upper side rail members of the playard. The pivot arms are connected to the first rail and the folding arms are connected to the second rail. The folding arms are pivotal about the pivot arms so that the changing table is movable between an open position in which the second rail is positioned away from the first rail and a closed position in which the second rail is positioned adjacent to the first rail.
Claims27
A changing table for a playard, comprising:
- a first arm assembly having a first pivot arm and a first folding arm pivotally connected thereto;
- a second arm assembly having a second pivot arm and a second folding arm pivotally connected thereto;
- a first rail connected to the first and second pivot arms;
- a second rail connected to the first and second folding arms;
- and
- a platform attached to the first rail and the second rail and extending therebetween,
- wherein the length of each folding arm is slightly greater than the length of the respective pivot arm, and
- wherein the first and second folding arms together with the second rail are movable between an open position in which the second rail is positioned away from the first rail and a closed position in which the second rail is positioned adjacent to the first rail.
A playard comprising:
- an upper end rail member and a pair of upper side rail members;
- and
- a changing table connected at least to one of the pair of the upper side rail members, the changing table comprising:
- a first arm assembly having a first pivot arm and a first folding arm pivotally connected thereto;
- a second arm assembly having a second pivot arm and a second folding arm pivotally connected thereto;
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- a first rail connected to the first and second pivot arms;
- a second rail connected to the first and second folding arms,
- wherein the length of each folding arm is slightly greater than the length of the respective pivot arm, and
- wherein the changing table is movable between an open position in which the second rail is positioned away from the first rail and a closed position in which the second rail is positioned adjacent to the first rail.
The playard according to 17, further comprising a locking mechanism for locking at least one of the first and second pivot joints to lock the first and second folding arms in at least one of the open position, the closed position, and an intermediate position between the open and closed positions.
A changing table for a playard, comprising:
- a first arm assembly having a first pivot arm and a first folding arm connected thereto about a first pivot;
- a second arm assembly having a second pivot arm and a second folding arm connected thereto about a second pivot;
- a first rail connected to the first and second pivot arms;
- a second rail connected to the first and second folding arms;
- and
- a platform attached to the first rail and the second rail and extending therebetween,
- wherein, while the first and second arm assemblies are mounted to the playard, the first and second folding arms together with the second rail are movable about the first and second pivots between an open position in which the platform is open for receipt of a child and a closed position in which the platform is draped outside the playard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.