Child Bassinet And Child Care Apparatus Including A Child Bassinet Installed On A Playpen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021030166-A1
Application number	US-202017073283-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Priority date	Jan 11, 2017
Publication date	Feb 4, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism includes an adjustable catching part connected with the support frame, the catching part being movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position of different elevations, the catching part in the first position being engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the catching part in the second position being engageable with the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A child bassinet comprising:
a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child; and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame and operable to engage with and disengage from a playpen for installation and removal of the child bassinet on the playpen, the playpen coupling mechanism including an adjustable catching part connected with the support frame, the catching part being movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position of different elevations, the catching part in the first position being engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the catching part in the second position being engageable with the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height.

2 . The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part has a first and a second connecting surface, the catching part being movable relative to the support frame to selectively position either of the first and second connecting surfaces facing downward, the first connecting surface facing downward when the catching part is in the first position so that the child bassinet is installable on a playpen with the first connecting surface engaged with the playpen, and the second connecting surface facing downward when the catching part is in the second position so that the child bassinet is installable on a playpen with the second connecting surface engaged with the playpen.

3 . The child bassinet according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second connecting surface face opposite directions.

4 . The child bassinet according to claim 2 , wherein the catching part is pivotally connected with an upright frame portion of the support frame about a pivot axis, and the first and second connecting surfaces are offset from the pivot axis.

5 . The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the upright frame portion includes a first and a second opening vertically distant from each other, the catching part being locked in the first position by engaging with the first opening and locked in the second position by engaging with the second opening.

6 . The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the catching part is slidably assembled with an upright frame portion of the support frame, the catching part being slidable relative to the upright frame portion between the first and second position.

7 . The child bassinet according to claim 6 , wherein the upright frame portion includes a guide track along which the catching part is movable between the first and second position, and a first and a second opening adjacent to the guide track, the catching part further being movable between a locked state where the catching part engages with the first opening for locking the catching part in the first position or with the second opening for locking the catching part in the second position, and an unlocked state where the catching part is disengaged from the first and second openings for movement of the catching part between the first and second position.

8 . The child bassinet according to claim 7 , wherein the catching part is rotatable relative to the upright frame portion between the locked state and the unlocked state.

9 . The child bassinet according to claim 7 , wherein the upright frame portion includes a sidewall from which the catching part protrudes outward, an outer distal end of the catching part being positioned adjacent to the sidewall in the unlocked state for disabling engagement of the catching part with a playpen, and the outer distal end of the catching part being displaced away from the sidewall in the locked state for engagement of the catching part with an upper frame portion of a playpen.

10 . The child bassinet according to claim 9 , wherein the first opening and the second opening are provided on a switching part that is movably assembled with the upright frame portion, the switching part being slidable relative to the upright frame portion between a lock disabling position preventing engagement of the catching part with the first and second openings, and a lock enabling position allowing engagement of the catching part with the first or second opening.

11 . The child bassinet according to claim 10 , wherein the switching part includes a first and a second obstructing portion respectively adjacent to the first and second opening, the first and second obstructing portions being positioned so as to block a locking engagement of the catching part when the switching part is in the lock disabling position.

12 . The child bassinet according to claim 10 , wherein the switching part has a lower end exposed outward at a bottom of the upright frame portion, the lower end protruding at the bottom of the upright frame portion in the lock enabling position, and when the child bassinet is used as a standalone device placed on a floor surface, the lower end of the switching part being pushed upward to the lock disabling position.

13 . A child care apparatus comprising:
a playpen having an upper frame portion; and the child bassinet according to claim 1 , installable on the upper frame portion of the playpen.

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Horst Andrew J
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Bowers Patrick J

Classifications

• A47D9/016

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

• A47D9/005 Primary

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D13/061

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D7/002

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D9/00 Primary

  Cradles {; Bassinets} · CPC title