Foldable bassinet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11478087-B2
Application number	US-201916278739-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2019
Priority date	Feb 20, 2018
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

A foldable bassinet includes a top rail assembly, a first hinge assembly, a second hinge assembly, a leg assembly and a latch assembly. The first hinge assembly is combined with the top rail assembly. The second hinge assembly is rotatably combined with the first hinge assembly. The leg assembly is connected to the second hinge assembly. The leg assembly is foldable relative to the top rail assembly by rotation of the second hinge assembly relative to the first hinge assembly. The latch assembly is movably disposed on one of the first hinge assembly and the second hinge assembly to engage with the other one of the first hinge assembly and the second hinge assembly for restraining the rotation of the second hinge assembly relative to the first hinge assembly when the leg assembly is unfolded relative to the top rail assembly to an upright position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable bassinet comprising:
a top rail assembly, at least one hinge section being formed on the top rail assembly and comprising a longitudinal axis;
at least one first hinge assembly combined with the top rail assembly, the at least one first hinge assembly comprising:
a first portion having a first radius;
a second portion having a second radius greater than the first radius; and
an interface surface formed by a subportion of the first portion and a subportion of the second portion;

at least one second hinge assembly rotatably combined with the at least one first hinge assembly, a first receiving chamber being formed inside the at least one second hinge assembly, the at least one first hinge assembly being received inside the first receiving chamber, the interface surface of the at least one first hinge assembly and an interface surface of the first receiving chamber being formed in arc shapes around the longitudinal axis;
at least one leg assembly connected to the at least one second hinge assembly, the at least one leg assembly being foldable relative to the top rail assembly by rotation of the at least one second hinge assembly relative to the at least one first hinge assembly, the subportion of the first portion and the subportion of the second Portion that form the interface surface of the at least one first hinge assembly and the interface surface of the first receiving chamber slidably contacting with each other when folding or unfolding the at least one leg assembly relative to the top rail assembly; and
at least one latch assembly movably disposed on one of the at least one first hinge assembly and the at least one second hinge assembly to engage with the other one of the at least one first hinge assembly and the at least one second hinge assembly for restraining the rotation of the at least one second hinge assembly relative to the at least one first hinge assembly when the at least one leg assembly is unfolded relative to the top rail assembly to an upright position.

2. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the at least one latch assembly is movably disposed on the at least one second hinge assembly.

3. The foldable bassinet of claim 2 , wherein an engaging recess is formed on the at least one first hinge assembly, and the at least one latch assembly comprising an engaging component pivotally disposed on the at least one second hinge assembly for engaging with the engaging recess.

4. The foldable bassinet of claim 3 , wherein the engaging component comprises an operating portion, a pivoting portion and an engaging portion, the pivoting portion is connected to and located between the operating portion and the engaging portion, the pivoting portion is pivoted to the at least one second hinge assembly, the operating portion is at least partially exposed out of the at least one second hinge assembly, and the operating portion is configured to be operated to pivot the pivoting portion so as to drive the engaging portion to engage with or disengage from the engaging recess.

5. The foldable bassinet of claim 3 , wherein the at least one latch assembly further comprises a recovering component abutting between the at least one second hinge assembly and the engaging component to bias the engaging component to engage with the engaging recess.

6. The foldable bassinet of claim 5 , wherein the recovering component is a compression spring.

7. The foldable bassinet of claim 2 , wherein an engaging protrusion protrudes form the at least one first hinge assembly, and the at least one latch assembly comprises an engaging component pivotally disposed on the at least one second hinge assembly for engaging with the engaging protrusion.

8. The foldable bassinet of claim 7 , wherein the engaging component comprises an operating portion, a pivoting portion and an engaging portion, the pivoting portion is connected to and located between the operating portion and the engaging portion, the pivoting portion is pivoted to the at least one second hinge assembly, an engaging notch is formed on the engaging portion, the operating portion is at least partially exposed out of the at least one second hinge assembly, and the operating portion is configured to be operated to pivot the pivoting portion so as to drive the engaging notch to engage with or disengage from the engaging protrusion.

9. The foldable bassinet of claim 7 , wherein the at least one latch assembly further comprises a recovering component abutting between the at least one second hinge assembly and the engaging component to bias the engaging component to engage with the engaging protrusion.

10. The foldable bassinet of claim 9 , wherein the recovering component is a torsional spring.

11. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second hinge assembly comprises a first outer housing and a second outer housing detachably connected to the first outer housing, the first receiving chamber is formed between the first outer housing and the second outer housing.

12. The foldable bassinet of claim 11 , wherein the at least one hinge section is sheathed in the at least on first hinge assembly, and the at least one second hinge assembly is rotatable relative to the at the one first hinge assembly around the longitudinal axis.

13. The foldable bassinet of claim 11 , wherein an abutting surface of the first receiving chamber abuts against an abutting surface of the at least one first hinge assembly when the at least one leg assembly is unfolded relative to the top rail assembly to the upright position.

14. The foldable bassinet of claim 11 , wherein an exposing window is formed on the first outer housing and communicated with the first receiving chamber, the second portion is exposed out of the exposing window when the at least one leg assembly is folded relative to the top rail assembly to a folded position.

15. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second hinge assembly comprises a first outer housing and a second outer housing detachably connected to the first outer housing, a first receiving chamber and at least one second receiving chamber are formed between the first outer housing and the second outer housing, the at least one first hinge assembly is received inside the first receiving chamber, and the at least one leg assembly is received inside the at least one second receiving chamber.

16. The foldable bassinet of claim 15 , wherein two second receiving chambers are formed between the first outer housing and the second outer housing, the at least one leg assembly comprises two leg components, and upper ends of the two leg components are received inside the two corresponding second receiving chambers respectively.

17. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first hinge assembly and the top rail assembly are combined with each other to cooperatively form an integral structure.

18. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the top rail assembly comprises at least one tube component, the at least one first hinge assembly is combined with a central portion of the at least one tube component, the at least one leg assembly comprises two leg components, and the two leg components are connected to the at least one second hinge assembly.

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Tuckey Peter R

Classifications

• A47D9/005 Primary

  foldable · CPC title

• B62B7/00

  Carriages for children; Perambulators, e.g. dolls' perambulators · CPC title

• A47D15/003

  foldable, e.g. baby mats · CPC title

• A47D7/002

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D13/02

  Baby-carriers; Carry-cots · CPC title