Play yard with centerline-mounted oval changing table
IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0254977
(2008-10-21)
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등록번호 |
US-8281431
(2012-10-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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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 upp
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.
대표청구항
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1. 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,
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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; andsaid 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. 2. The play yard of claim 1 wherein said post members are also formed with curved lower portions that are oriented to locate lower ends of said two post members outwardly of corresponding upper ends of said post members receiving said mounting members. 3. The play yard of claim 1 wherein said table frame member has a generally oval shape. 4. The play yard of claim 3 further comprising a locking mechanism associated with each said mounting member to secure said changing table at a selected height relative to said play yard frame structure. 5. 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; andeach 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. 6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said generally oval-shaped table frame member includes a guard member at transverse ends of said table frame member to block a gap between said transverse end of said table frame and said upper boundary member of said play yard. 7. The combination of claim 5 wherein said changing table has a base member including a pair of downwardly extending mounting members supported for generally vertical movement with respect to corresponding said post members. 8. The combination of claim 7 wherein said mounting members are oriented substantially along a transversely extending centerline of said changing table. 9. The combination of claim 5 wherein said generally oval-shaped table frame member is bifurcated along a transversely extending centerline of said changing table to divide said table frame member into a fixed portion and a movable portion, said movable portion being pivotable about a pivot axis corresponding to said transversely extending centerline. 10. 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; anda 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. 11. The changing table of claim 10 wherein said table frame member has a substantially oval shape. 12. The changing table of claim 11 wherein said base member is formed with mounting members that are substantially aligned with said transversely extending centerline of said changing table corresponding to a major axis of said oval-shaped table frame member, said mounting members being telescopically received within said post members so that said base member is vertically movable between an uppermost operative position and a lowermost operative position. 13. The changing table of claim 12 wherein each said corresponding post member is formed with a linear upper portion terminating in an upper end receiving said mounting members, each said post member further including a curved lower portion terminating in a lower end. 14. The changing table of claim 13 wherein said curved portion locates said lower end outwardly from said upper end such that said changing table is substantially inwardly of said lower ends. 15. The changing table of claim 14 wherein said generally oval-shaped table frame member includes a guard member at transverse ends of said table frame member to block a gap between said transverse end of said table frame and said upper boundary member of said play yard.
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