Beds – Crib – Folding
Patent
1989-09-08
1991-01-22
Grosz, Alexander
Beds
Crib
Folding
A47D 700
Patent
active
049859480
ABSTRACT:
A foldable playyard for safe occupation by a child comprising in combination an essentially rectangular upper support formed of four pair of rods each centrally coupled by a hinge; an essentially rectangular lower support formed of four of rods each centrally coupled by a hinge; four vertical rails interconnecting the corners of the upper and lower supports to retain the upper and lower supports in a box-like configuration with the rods of the upper and lower supports pivotally coupled to the vertical rails to allow for pivoting the rods of the upper support and lower support between horizontal orientations when the playyard is in an unfolded condition for operation and use and vertical orientations when the playyard is in a folded condition for storage; a unitive fabric assembly comprising four vertically disposed panels each coupled between a pair of rods of the upper support and lower support and adjacent vertical tubes, the fabric assembly also including a lower horizontal panel stitched to the vertically disposed panels and coupled between the rods of the lower rectangular support, the lower edge of each vertically disposed panel extending downwardly and folded inwardly and then stitched to the lower horizontal panel; a support funnel depending downwardly from the midpoint of the horizontal fabric panel, the funnel being attached at its upper end to the underside of the horizontal fabric with its lower end being in contact with the floor for supporting the central portion of the playyard; and a removable floor peripherally positionable on the lower support for supporting a child when the playyard is deployed in the operative, unfolded orientation.
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Bahr Donald R.
Grosz Alexander
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.
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