Playards, changing table assemblies, and methods of operating the same
AssigneeKolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsWes Thomas, Ken Zorovich
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Abstract
A playard having a floor and an upper frame is disclosed. The upper frame includes a first end supported a first distance above the floor, a second end supported a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides. Each of the opposed sides includes a first rail, a second rail, and a joint joining the first and second rails. The joint is positioned in a first plane when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position, the first plane being transversely oriented with respect to the floor.
Claims21
A playard comprising:
- a floor;
- and
- an upper frame, the upper frame including a first end located a first distance above the floor, a second end located a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides, each of the at least two opposed sides including a first rail, a second rail and a joint joining the first and second rails, the joint being positioned in a first plane when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position, the first plane being transversely oriented with respect to the floor.
A playard comprising:
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame;
- a first support post coupling a first end of the upper frame a first distance from the lower frame;
- and
- a second support post coupling a second end of the upper frame a second distance from the lower frame,
- the upper frame including at least two opposed sides, each of the at least two opposed sides including a first rail, a second rail, and a joint joining the first and second rails, the first rail having an upward concave shape and the second rail having a downward concave shape when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position.
A portable playard comprising:
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame;
- a plurality of support posts coupling the upper frame to the lower frame,
- a first subset of the support posts extending a first distance from the lower frame,
- a second subset of the support posts extending a second distance from the lower frame;
- and
- a corner housing coupled to each of the support posts and the upper frame to support a child care accessory a first distance above the lower frame when the child care accessory is coupled to the first subset of support posts and a second distance above the lower frame when the child care accessory is coupled to the second subset of support posts.
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 first pair of support posts coupling the upper frame a first distance above the lower frame,
- a second pair of support posts coupling the upper frame a second distance above the lower frame;
- a first pair of corner housings coupled to the first pair of support posts and the upper frame to support a child care accessory a first distance above the lower frame;
- and
- a second pair of corner housings coupled to the second pair of support posts and the upper frame to support a child care accessory a second distance above the lower frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.