Child holding accessory suitable for use with a play yard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8925128-B2
Application number	US-201113207489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2011
Priority date	Aug 11, 2010
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

A child holding accessory can be desirably installed on the play yard for use, and has two regions on opposite sides adapted to receive a child in different configurations of use. Examples of construction for these holding regions can include, without limitation, a changing table and a child sleeping bed. The child holding accessory can include a support board, and a cushion element mounted with the support board. The support board is configured to deform differently depending on whether the child is placed on the first or second region, so that the bearing surfaces associated with the holding regions can have different firmness to provide adequate resting of the child.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A child holding accessory suitable for use with a play yard, comprising:
a reversible resting support having opposite first and second regions respectively, each being positionable to be upwardly facing to receive a child, wherein the first region has a first bearing surface and the second region has a second bearing surface, the first and second bearing surfaces facing opposite directions, and the first and second bearing surfaces bending to different depths when the child is respectively placed thereon; and
at least one fixture usable to attach the resting support with a play yard.

2. The child holding accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the resting support includes a surrounding frame, and a bearing platform assembled with the surrounding frame and defining the first and second regions.

3. The child holding accessory according to claim 2 , wherein the surrounding frame has a curved side frame segment.

4. The child holding accessory according to claim 3 , wherein the side frame segment has a curved shape that projects upward when the first region is turned upward, and projects downward when the second region is turned upward.

5. The child holding accessory according to claim 2 , wherein the bearing platform comprises a cushion element including a first layer at the first region, and a second layer at the second region.

6. The child holding accessory according to claim 5 , wherein the first layer includes one of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-based fabric, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)-based polymer fabric, and any water-proof and easy to wipe-off fabrics.

7. The child holding accessory according to claim 5 , wherein the second layer includes one of a cotton cloth, flannelette, and any soft and comfortable fabric.

8. The child holding accessory according to claim 5 , wherein one of the first and second layer includes a raised portion able to receive a child's head.

9. The child holding accessory according to claim 2 , wherein the resting support is attachable to a play yard via a first fixture and a second fixture, the surrounding frame has a head-side frame segment and a foot-side frame segment that are respectively mounted with the first and second fixture, one of the first and second fixture has a pivot point that defines a rotation axis of the surrounding frame, a first distance between the head-side frame segment and the rotation axis being smaller than a second distance between the foot-side frame segment and the rotation axis.

10. The child holding accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the resting support includes a support board having a first side associated with the first region, and a second side associated with the second region, the support board being deformable differently depending on whether the child is placed on the first or second region.

11. The child holding accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the first region is configured as a changing table and the second region is configured as a sleeping bed, and the support board is configured to bend to a greater extent when the child is placed on the second region than when the child is placed on the first region.

12. The child holding accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the support board includes an array of cells connected with one another.

13. The child holding accessory according to claim 12 , wherein the first side of the support board includes a plurality of slits located between the cells and the cells are connected at the second side to allow relative deflection between the cells.

14. The child holding accessory according to claim 13 , wherein all of the slits extend substantially parallel to a same direction.

15. The child holding accessory according to claim 13 , wherein the slits include a plurality of first slits that extend substantially parallel to a first direction, and a plurality of second slits that extend substantially parallel to a second direction intersecting the first direction.

16. The child holding accessory according to claim 12 , wherein the support board including the cells is integrally formed in a single piece.

17. The child holding accessory according to claim 12 , wherein each of the cells includes an inner cavity.

18. The child holding accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the support board includes two board elements, and an elastic joint element connecting the board elements together.

19. The child holding accessory according to claim 18 , wherein the joint element includes an array of cells, and a plurality of slits partly disconnecting the cells and the cells are connected at the second side to allow relative deflection between the cells.

20. A play yard comprising:
a support frame; and
the child holding accessory according to claim 1 , assembled with the support frame.

Assignees

• Fiore Jr Joseph F
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Horst Andrew J
• Guo Zeng-Wen
• Bu Nangui
• Wonderland Nursery Goods

Inventors

• Fiore Jr Joseph F
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Horst Andrew J
• Guo Zeng-Wen
• Bu Nangui

Classifications

• A47D9/005 Primary

  foldable · 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

• A47D13/061

  foldable · CPC title

• A47D5/006

  foldable · CPC title