Foldable bassinet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12239242-B2
Application number	US-202318203361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

A foldable bassinet includes an upper bassinet frame, a pair of leg structures opposite to each other, and a bottom board. Each leg structure has an upper tower portion and a lower ledge portion. The upper bassinet frame is disposed through the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure pivotable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position. The bottom board is detachably configured between the two lower ledge portions and defines a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures. When the bottom board is detached from the two lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable bassinet comprising:
an upper bassinet frame;
a pair of leg structures, each leg structure having an upper tower portion, the upper bassinet frame being disposed into the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure rotatable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position; and
a locking device disposed within the upper tower portion of each leg structure, the locking device comprising a protrusion fixed to the upper bassinet frame and a slidable member that is slidable within the upper tower portion, the slidable member includes an engaging portion that engages the protrusion in a locked position to prevent rotation of each leg structure relative to the upper bassinet frame, the slidable member is slidable to disengage the engaging portion from the protrusion in an unlocked position to enable rotation of each leg structure relative to the upper bassinet frame.

2. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is disposed directly on the upper bassinet frame.

3. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is disposed on a bushing that receives and is fixed to the upper bassinet frame and the slidable member is concentrically located about and slidable along the bushing.

4. The foldable bassinet of claim 3 , wherein engaging portion comprises an engagement channel for engaging the protrusion in the locked position, the protrusion being disengaged from the engagement channel in the unlocked position.

5. The foldable bassinet of claim 3 , further comprising a biasing member positioned between the slidable member and the upper tower portion for biasing the engaging portion of the slidable member into engagement with the protrusion.

6. The foldable bassinet of claim 5 , wherein the upper tower portion defines a button hole, the slidable member further comprising a release button aligned with the button hole,
wherein when the slidable member is in the locked position, the biasing member biases the release button to extend through the button hole, and movement of the release button against a force of the biasing member disengages the engaging portion of the slidable member from the protrusion to move the slidable member to the unlocked position.

7. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , wherein the upper tower portion comprises a supporting body and a cover, the supporting body has a bearing formed under the slidable member, the cover has a riveting pin corresponding to the bearing, and the riveting pin is inserted into the bearing to lock the cover on the supporting body for containing the locking device.

8. The foldable bassinet of claim 7 , wherein a rib extends downward from the slidable member and has an inclined-surface structure, and when the slidable member moves to the unlocked position, the bearing abuts against the inclined-surface structure to prevent over rotation of the slidable member.

9. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lower ledge portion defined on a lower end of each leg structure; and
a bottom board suspended between and contacting the lower ledge portion of each leg structure to retain each leg structure in the supporting position and prevent rotation of each leg structure to the folding position and to define a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures.

10. The foldable bassinet of claim 9 , wherein the bottom board is detachable from the lower ledge portions, and
when the bottom board is detached from the lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.

11. The foldable bassinet of claim 1 , further comprising a receiving area formed on a bottom of the upper tower portion of each leg structure for detachably engaging with a top rail of a playard to mount the foldable bassinet on the playard.

12. A foldable bassinet comprising:
an upper bassinet frame;
a pair of leg structures, each leg structure having an upper tower portion, the upper bassinet frame being disposed into the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure rotatable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position; and
a latch block slidably disposed within the upper tower portion and having an engaging surface; and
a latching stud fixed to the upper bassinet frame and corresponding to the engaging surface,
wherein the latch block is slidable to a locked position to align the engaging surface with the latching stud to prevent rotation of the leg structure relative to the upper bassinet frame, and
the latch block is slidable to an unlocked position to disengage the engaging surface from the latching stud to allow the leg structure to be rotatable relative to the upper bassinet frame.

13. The foldable bassinet of claim 12 , further comprising a biasing member connected to the latch block and the upper tower portion for biasing the latch block to align the engaging surface with the latch stud.

14. The foldable bassinet of claim 12 , further comprising:
a lower ledge portion defined on a lower end of each leg structure; and
a bottom board suspended between and contacting the lower ledge portion of each leg structure to retain each leg structure in the supporting position and prevent rotation of each leg structure to the folding position and to define a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures.

15. The foldable bassinet of claim 14 , wherein the bottom board is detachable from the lower ledge portions, and
when the bottom board is detached from the lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.

16. The foldable bassinet of claim 12 , further comprising a receiving area formed on a bottom of the upper tower portion of each leg structure for detachably engaging with a top rail of a playard to mount the foldable bassinet on the playard.

17. A foldable bassinet comprising:
an upper bassinet frame;
a pair of leg structures, each leg structure having an upper tower portion, the upper bassinet frame being disposed into the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure rotatable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position; and
a latch release slidably disposed within the upper tower portion, and an engagement latch linked to the latch release via a vertically extending link, the engagement latch being retractably disposed within a receiving area formed on a bottom of the upper tower portion, the engagement latch arranged to engage with a top rail of a playard to lock the leg structure on the playard,
wherein when the latch release is operated, the latch release moves translationally to retract the engagement latch into the upper tower portion to release engagement between the engagement latch and the top rail to make the leg structure detachable from the playard.

18. The foldable bassinet of claim 17 , wherein a carrying handle cavity is formed on the upper tower portion corresponding to the latch release for exposing the latch release, wherein the handle defines a handle cavity sized to necessitate finger actuation of the latch release.

19. The foldable bassinet of claim 17 , further comprising a locking device secured to a portion of the upper bassinet frame t

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Taylor Andrew J
• Sack Daniel A
• Bowers Patrick J G
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Tuckey Peter R

Classifications

• A47D13/02

  Baby-carriers; Carry-cots · CPC title

• A47D13/027

  Baby-carriers with rigid frames · CPC title

• A47D9/016

  capable of being suspended from, or attached to, other articles or structures, e.g. adult's bed · CPC title

• A47D13/06

  Children's {play-} pens · CPC title

• A47D9/005 Primary

  foldable · CPC title