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US 8,024,825 B2Granted
Collapsible crib
OwnerRichard Harrison, William F Mann, IIIinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to collapsible cribs. The cribs have one or more of the following characteristics: adjustable length and/or, width and/or height, lightweight, easily collapsed, very compact when collapsed and easily carried, stored and transported. Embodiments disclosed relate to pens, cribs, and play yards with and without wheels.
Claims17
A portable collapsible crib frame collapsible simultaneously in at least two directions for a small child or animal comprising:
- a. a collapsible crib frame having at least three sides comprising:
- i. at least one side comprised of at least two crossed support arms pivotally attached to upper and lower corner brackets,
- ii. at least one side comprised of at least four crossed support arms with exterior members pivotally attached to upper and lower corner brackets,
- iii. each of said crossed support arms pivotally connected,
- iv. said corner brackets also attached to adjacent side exterior member crossed support arms when present,
- v. at least one crib side,
- 1. that does not contain at least two crossed support arms,
- 2. comprised of at least one detachable horizontal support arm,
- 3. said horizontal support arm(s) connected between at least one of:
- two adjacent upper corner brackets, two adjacent lower corner brackets,
- a. said upper corner brackets connected to the corresponding upper ends of the crossed support arms on the adjacent sides,
- b. said lower corner brackets connected to the corresponding lower ends of crossed support arms on the adjacent sides,
- vi. all sides connected so as to form the perimeter around an interior formed cavity when the crib is in its open position,
- b. said crib further comprising a Structure Locking Element connecting at least one of:
- all upper corner brackets, all lower corner brackets;
- said Structure Locking Element circumscribing in a continuous manner at least one of:
- the corner brackets, a perimeter established inside the corner brackets.
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A collapsible crib frame for a small child or animal comprising:
- a. a frame collapsible simultaneously in two directions which comprises:
- i. at least two sides each comprised of at least two crossed support arms with exterior members pivotally attached to upper and lower corner brackets,
- ii. each of said crossed support arms pivotally connected,
- iii. at least one side comprised of at least four crossed support arms with exterior members pivotally attached to upper and lower corner brackets,
- iv. each exterior cross support arm member about the same length as all other pairs of crossed support arms when the crib is in its collapsed state,
- v. said corner brackets also attached to adjacent side crossed support exterior arm members when present,
- vi. all sides connected so as to form the perimeter around an interior formed cavity,
- b. said crib further comprising a Structure Locking Element connecting at least one of:
- all upper corner brackets, all lower corner brackets, said Structure Locking Element establishing a perimeter around an interior formed cavity,
- c. means to prevent the crib from collapsing comprising at least one Anti-Collapse Mechanism attached between a lower corner bracket and its vertically aligned and associated upper corner bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.