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US 7,406,725 B2Granted
Bedside bassinettes
AssigneeArms Reach Concepts, Inc.
InventorsBruce Martin, Sharon Forshpan
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Abstract
A bassinette having a front wall that may selectively be set at a height substantially equal to the height of other walls of the bassinette, or alternatively released to allow the front wall to have a lower height than remaining walls, wherein the method of attachment of a cross-member supporting the top edge comprises receiver cups, and a retractable tongue to allow the cross-member to be selectively trapped between the receiver cups, in a manner requiring only a single hand for insertion and removal of the cross-member from the structure of the bassinette.
Claims17
A bassinette which can be alternately configured as a conventional bassinette, or as a bassinette having a lowered front wall, the bassinette comprising:
- an enclosure, said enclosure surrounding a sleeping platform, said enclosure further comprising left and right side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall, said left and right side walls having a side wall height, said front wall having a fixed portion having an intermediate height less than the height of the left and right side walls, said front wall further comprising a flap portion extending from said fixed portion, said flap portion comprising a front upper cross-member, said front upper cross-member having an end fitting adjacent a first end of said front upper cross-member, and a retractable tongue adjacent a second end of said front upper cross-member, said retractable tongue comprising an actuator allowing a user to selectively retract said retractable tongue;
- a frame, said frame for supporting said enclosure, said frame comprising a left front member and a right front member, said frame further comprising a first receiver cup on said left front member and a second receiver cup on said right front member and a distance between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup;
- wherein said upper front cross-member has a length greater than the distance between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup, said length selected such that when said end fitting is inserted in said first receiver cup and said tongue is retracted, said upper cross-member may be positioned between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup, such that when said tongue is extended, said upper cross-member is engaged between said first and said second receiver cups;
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- wherein when said upper cross-member is engaged between said first and said second receiver cups, said front wall flap is positioned to extend the front wall to a height substantially equal to the height of the left and right side walls, and wherein when said upper cross-member is disengaged from said first and second receiver cups, said flap portion of said front wall is able to hang from an edge of said fixed portion of said front wall,
- wherein said front upper cross-member further comprises a slot located adjacent the second end of said front upper cross-member, and where said retractable tongue further comprises a sliding block disposed within said upper front cross-member, said sliding block being connected to said actuator by a mechanical fastener, said mechanical fastener extending from said actuator through said slot and being fastened to said sliding block.
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A bassinette which can be alternately configured as a conventional bassinette, or as a bassinette having a lowered front wall, the bassinette comprising:
- an enclosure, said enclosure comprising a platform on which an infant can be placed, said enclosure further comprising right, left, front, and rear walls, said right, left and rear walls having a first height, said front wall having a lower portion and an upper portion, said lower portion having a first side edge, a second side edge, a lower portion top edge and a lower portion bottom edge, said lower portion bottom edge being joined to said platform, said top edge being joined to said upper portion, said lower portion being joined to said right side and left side walls along said first side edge and said second side edge and forming a front wall having a height less than the height of right, left and rear walls, said upper portion having an upper portion lower edge and a upper portion upper edge;
- a frame, said frame supporting said enclosure and further comprising a left front section and a right front section, said left front section and said right front section each having a receiver cup mounted thereon, said frame further comprising a retention member for retaining said bassinette against a parental bed;
- an intermediate cross-member, said intermediate cross-member having a first end and a second end, and extending along said lower portion top edge;
- and a front upper cross-member, said front upper cross-member having a first end and a second end, and extending along said upper portion top edge of said front wall, said front upper cross-member further having an end fitting adapted to be received in a receiver cup disposed at a first end of said front-upper cross-member and a retractable tongue adapted to be received in a receiver cup disposed at a second end of said front upper cross-member, said retractable tongue being selectively retractable by a user of said front upper cross-member;
- wherein the intermediate cross-member is joined at its first end to said right front section and said second end is joined to said left front section;
- wherein when said end fitting is disposed in said first receiver cup and said retractable tongue is extended and disposed within said second receiver cup, said front upper cross-member is trapped between said first and second receiver cups, and said upper portion of said front wall is held in a position such that the upper portion top edge is at a height substantially the same as the height of the right and left side walls;
- wherein said retractable tongue comprises a sliding block and a first actuator, said sliding block being adapted to slide within said upper front cross-member, said first actuator being disposed such that a user of said upper front cross-member may selectively retract said sliding block within said cross-upper front member to allow said upper front cross-member to be disposed and trapped between said first and second receiver cups.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.