Play yard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11241101-B2
Application number	US-201916285239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2019
Priority date	Feb 26, 2018
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A play yard can be locked in an unfolded position via a latch mechanism or unlocked by the latch mechanism to fold to a folded position, by means of lifting a central member and bringing the rail members, the upper support members, the lower support members, and the connecting members to rotate toward the center of the play yard. A spring-loaded engaging member disposed on the rail member can have engagement with the bracket so that the play yard can be stably retained in the folded position. When the engaging member is operated to disengage from the bracket, the rail members, the upper support members, the lower support members, and the connecting members rotate away from the center of the play yard all the way to the unfolded position until the connecting members can be locked by the latch mechanism, which retains the play yard in the unfolded position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A play yard, configurable to an unfolded position or a folded position, the play yard comprising:
two brackets;
two rail members pivotally connected to the brackets;
two support frames, each of the support frames comprising two upper support members and a lower support member, the upper support members pivotally connected to the brackets, the lower support member pivotally connected to the upper support members; and
two engaging members respectively disposed on each of the two rail members;
wherein when the play yard is configured to the folded position with the rail members, the upper support members, and the lower support members are folded with respect to one another, the two engaging members respectively engage with at least one of the brackets and retain the two rail members in the folded position with respect to the brackets.

2. The play yard of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two brackets has engaging recesses and the two engaging members are coupled with the engaging recesses respectively for engaging with at least one of the brackets; when the engaging members are disengaged from the engaging recesses, the rail members are rotatable with respect to the brackets between the unfolded position and the folded position.

3. The play yard of claim 1 , wherein the two engaging members are spring-loaded.

4. The play yard of claim 1 , further comprising a first linkage member and a second linkage member, each bracket having a sliding groove, the first linkage member pivotally connected to each rail member and the second linkage member, the second linkage member pivotally connected to the sliding groove, the second linkage member rotating and sliding with respect to the sliding groove as each rail member is rotated with respect to the brackets between the unfolded position and the folded position.

5. The play yard of claim 1 , further comprising:
a central member;
a plurality of connecting members pivotally connected to the central member and the lower support members; and
a latch mechanism configured to lock or unlock the connecting members;
wherein when the latch mechanism locks the connecting members, the rail members, the upper support members, the lower support members, and the connecting members are retained unfolded with respect to one another; when the latch mechanism unlocks the connecting members, the rail members, the upper support members, the lower support members, and the connecting members are foldable with respect to one another.

6. The play yard of claim 5 , wherein the latch mechanism is disposed on the central member; when the latch mechanism unlocks the connecting members, the central member can be lifted so that the rail members, the upper support members, the lower support members, and the connecting members rotate toward a center of the play yard.

7. The play yard of claim 6 , wherein each rail member has a first engaging portion and each upper support member has a second engaging portion; when each rail member and the upper support member are unfolded with respect to each other, the first engaging portion engages with the second engaging portion, such that each rail member is retained in a horizontal position; when the central member is lifted, each upper support member rotates toward the center of the play yard to disengage the second engaging portion from the first engaging portion, such that each rail member is rotatable toward the center of the play yard.

8. The play yard of claim 5 , further comprising a softgoods clothing covering the rail members, the support frames, the central member and the connecting members.

9. The play yard of claim 1 , wherein each upper support member has a first stop portion and a second stop portion; when the upper support members are unfolded, the first stop portion of one of the upper support members abuts against the second stop portion of the other one of the upper support members.

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Mountz Jonathan K

Classifications

• A47D13/063 Primary

  with soft walls · CPC title

• F16B12/56

  Brackets for bedsteads; Coupling joints consisting of bolts or the like; Latches therefor · CPC title

• A47D13/061

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D7/002 Primary

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D9/005

  foldable · CPC title