Play yard with centerline-mounted oval changing table
AssigneeWonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
InventorCurtis M. Hartenstine
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Abstract
A changing table is mounted on the vertical frame members of a play yard by mounting members located along the transverse centerline of the changing table. The frame of the changing table is formed in an oval shape to eliminate any portion thereof that would be oriented generally parallel to the upper frame members of the play yard. The vertical frame member is formed with a linear upper portion and a curved lower portion. The linear upper portions enable the mounting members to be telescopically received for height adjustment of the changing table. The curved lower portions positions the foot members at the lower ends of the vertical frame members outboard of the upper ends on which the changing table is mounted to enhance stability.
Claims15
A play yard comprising:
- a frame structure including an upper boundary member, a bottom member and sides extending between said upper boundary member and said bottom member, said frame structure further including two post members extending between said upper boundary member and said bottom member, each said post member being formed with a linear upper portion;
- a changing table providing an infant support surface on which an infant can be placed, said infant support surface having a movable half and a fixed half with said fixed half extending outboard of said upper boundary member such that the infant can be supported on said fixed half of said changing table outboard of said upper boundary member, said changing table being mounted on said frame structure and being vertically positionally adjustable relative to said upper boundary member between an uppermost operative position and a lowermost operative position, said changing table supporting storage compartments under said infant support surface;
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- said changing table being movable between an opened operative position and a folded inoperative position and including a table frame member supporting said movable and fixed halves of said infant support surface and being vertically movable with said changing table, said table frame member including mounting members received within corresponding said post members to be vertically movable therefrom for the vertical adjustable positioning of said changing table relative to said upper boundary member, said mounting members being oriented substantially along a transversely extending centerline of said infant support surface when said changing table is in said opened operative position, said table frame member folding about said centerline when moving into said folded inoperative position so that said movable half of said infant support surface overlies said fixed half and extends outboard of said upper boundary member and completely outboard of said bottom member, said infant support surface being substantially centered over the linear upper portion of said post members when in said opened operative position.
In a combination of a play yard and a changing table mounted on said play yard to provide an elevated infant support, the play yard having a frame structure including an upper boundary member and post members, said changing table having a table frame member with generally vertically extending support members engagable with said post members, the improvement comprising:
- said table frame member is formed with a curved frame section defining an oval shape for an infant support surface that is substantially centered over said support members, said table frame member defining a movable half of said infant support surface that is pivotally connected along a transverse centerline over said support members to a fixed half of infant support surface extending outboard of said upper boundary member such that the infant can be supported on said fixed half of said changing table outboard of said upper boundary member, said changing table supporting storage compartments under said infant support surface, said curved frame section including a movable portion corresponding to said movable half of said infant support surface extending from said support members and overlying said play yard, said movable portion diverging forwardly and inwardly relative to the upper boundary member such that said table frame member is free of a longitudinally extending portion oriented parallel to said upper boundary member of said play yard frame structure, said movable portion of said table frame member folding about said transverse centerline when moving from an opened operative position into a folded inoperative position so that said movable half of said infant support surface is folded over said fixed half of said infant support surface and extends outboard of said upper boundary member, said infant support surface being substantially centered over the post members;
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- each of said post members of said play yard frame structure being formed with an upper linear portion supporting, respectively, said support members of said table frame member, said upper linear portions extending inwardly and downwardly from said table frame member to a curved lower portion that curves outwardly to locate lower ends of said post members outwardly of said upper ends supporting said table frame member such that said changing table is substantially inwardly of said lower ends with said fixed half of said table frame member being located outwardly of said linear portion of said post members.
A changing table mountable on a play yard to provide an elevated infant support surface for supporting a child, said play yard having an upper boundary member and post members interconnecting said upper boundary member and a bottom member, comprising:
- a base member supported on said post members;
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- a table frame member movable between an opened operative position and a folded inoperative position, said table frame member supporting an infant support surface and being supported on said base member such that said infant support surface is substantially centered on said base member when said table frame member is in said opened operative position, said table frame member being bifurcated along a transversely extending centerline of said changing table to divide said table frame member into a fixed portion extending outboard of said upper boundary member such that the child can be supported on said fixed half of said changing table outboard of said upper boundary member and a movable portion extending inboard of said upper boundary member and being pivotally connected to said fixed portion about a pivot axis corresponding to said transversely extending centerline so that a movable inner half of said infant support surface can be folded over a fixed outer half of said infant support surface when in said folded inoperative position, whereby said table frame member is located outboard of said bottom member when in said opened operative position and whereby said infant support surface is substantially centered over the post members when said table frame member is in a closed inoperative position with said movable portion overlying said fixed portion, said base member being located along said centerline such that said base member is located along a side of said table frame member when placed into said folded inoperative position, said changing table supporting storage compartments under said infant support surface.
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