Foldable and portable playard assemblies with a storage compartment and methods of use thereof
AssigneeKolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsWesley H. Thomas, Phillip Hoisinger, Traei J. Barron
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Abstract
Foldable and portable playard assemblies with a storage compartment and methods of use thereof are disclosed. An example playard includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position and an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position. The example playard further includes a handle coupled to the lower frame, wherein movement of the handle from a generally horizontal position to a generally upright position causes the lower frame to move between the collapsed position and the erected position.
Claims36
A portable playard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- a handle coupled to the lower frame, wherein pivotal movement of the handle from a generally horizontal position to a generally upright position causes the lower frame to move between the collapsed position and the erected position;
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- a floor having an opening therein, wherein the handle moves through the opening in the floor when the handle moves from the generally horizontal position to the erected position.
A portable playard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- a plurality of support posts joining the upper frame and the lower frame;
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- a handle telescopically coupled to at least one of the support posts for movement between a lowered position and a raised position
- wherein the upper frame comprises side rails and opposed end rails, the end rails move toward each other and the side rails collapse as the upper frame moves from the erected position to the collapsed position, and the side rails collapse by telescoping.
A portable playard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame comprising a plurality of upper side rails and having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- a plurality of corner housings coupling one or more of the plurality of upper side rails;
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- a handle coupled to the lower frame, wherein pivotal movement of the handle from a generally horizontal position to a generally upright position wherein the handle extends through the upper frame above the plurality of corner housings causes the lower frame to move between the collapsed position and the erected position.
A portable playard comprising:
- a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position;
- posts joining the lower frame to the upper frame;
- rollers rotatably coupled to respective ones of the posts or the lower frame;
- a storage compartment frame including an upper extension coupled to the upper frame, a lower extension coupled to the lower frame, and soft goods coupled between the upper extension and the lower extension;
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- a handle extending above the upper frame when the upper and lower frames are in the collapsed positions to tip the portable playard for movement like a roller suitcase, the storage compartment being fully accessible when the playard is collapsed and when the playard is erected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.