Infant care apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565950-B2
Application number	US-201414576395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2014
Priority date	Dec 20, 2013
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

An infant care apparatus includes a standing frame, and an infant resting support connected with the support frame and having a plurality of bearing surfaces. The infant resting support is rotatable relative to the standing frame to position any of the bearing surfaces facing upward for receiving a child thereon, and the infant resting support is further slidable vertically relative to the standing frame to adjust a height of the infant resting support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An infant care apparatus comprising:
a standing frame having an upper end portion and affixed with a bracket;
an infant resting support connected with the standing frame and having a plurality of bearing surfaces oriented in different directions, the infant resting support being affixed with a rotary hub that is movable vertically along the bracket, and each of the bearing surfaces when facing upward being configured to receive and support a child thereon;
a latch connected with the infant resting support, the latch being operable to rotationally lock the infant resting support with respect to the standing frame; and
a vertical lock mechanism configured to lock the infant resting support at a desirable vertical position relative to the standing frame;
wherein the infant resting support is rotatable relative to the standing frame to selectively position one of the bearing surfaces facing upward for receiving a child thereon when the latch is unlocked, and the infant resting support is further slidable vertically relative to the standing frame to adjust a height of the infant resting support when the vertical lock mechanism is unlocked, the infant resting support being adjustable to at least a position higher than the upper end portion of the standing frame.

2. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the infant resting support is adjustable to different vertical positions near the upper end portion of the standing frame.

3. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the infant resting support has a foot area and a head area, the infant resting support being pivotally connected with the standing frame respectively near the foot and head area.

4. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the infant resting support is pivotally connected with the standing frame about a pivot axis that is transversal relative to a lengthwise axis extending from a foot area to a head area of the infant resting support.

5. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the latch is configured to rotationally lock the infant resting support in a first or a second position, a first one of the bearing surfaces facing upward when the infant resting support is in the first position, and a second one of the bearing surfaces facing upward when the infant resting support is in the second position.

6. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket is arranged adjacent to the upper end portion of the standing frame.

7. The infant care apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the standing frame includes two legs connected with each other at the upper end portion, and the bracket extends downward from the upper end portion in a region between the two legs.

8. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , further including an adjusting member slidably connected with the bracket for vertical displacement, the adjusting member and the infant resting support being vertically adjustable relative to the standing frame, and the rotary hub being pivotally connected with the adjusting member.

9. The infant care apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the vertical lock mechanism includes a release member assembled with the adjusting member, the release member being operable to switch the vertical lock mechanism from a locking state to an unlocking state.

10. The infant care apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the latch is connected with the rotary hub, the latch engaging with the adjusting member to rotationally lock the infant resting support, and the latch disengaging from the adjusting member to allow rotation of the infant resting support relative to the standing frame.

11. The infant care apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the latch is connected with the rotary hub, the latch engaging with the adjusting member to rotationally lock the infant resting support with the standing frame, and the latch disengaging from the adjusting member to allow rotation of the infant resting support relative to the standing frame.

12. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary hub has a front surface, and the latch includes a hub cover that is affixed with two locking projections and is pivotally connected with the rotary hub behind the front surface about a first pivot axis, the hub cover being spring-biased to cause the two locking projections to respectively extend outward at the front surface to effect a locking engagement.

13. The infant care apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the rotary hub is further pivotally assembled with a rocker about a second pivot axis, the rocker being arranged between the front surface and the hub cover and having a driving surface in sliding contact with the hub cover at a location eccentric from the first pivot axis, the rocker being operable to rotate in a first direction for driving rotation of the hub cover in an unlocking direction.

14. The infant care apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the rocker further has a stop surface, the driving surface and the stop surface are disposed at two sides of the first pivot axis, the rocker being spring-biased in a second direction opposite to the first direction to cause an engaging contact between the stop surface and the hub cover for blocking rotation of the latch in the unlocking direction.

15. The infant care apparatus according to claim 13 , further including a cable that connects the rocker to a release mechanism, the release mechanism being operable to drive rotation of the rocker in the first direction.

16. The infant care apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the second pivot axis is substantially orthogonal to the first pivot axis and parallel to a rotation axis of the infant resting support relative to the standing frame.

17. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surfaces include a first and a second bearing surface, the infant resting support is in a changer configuration when the first bearing surface faces upward, and in a bassinet configuration when the second bearing surface faces upward.

18. The infant care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the infant resting support is installed with a canopy accessory, the canopy accessory being adjustable to cover either of a foot area and a head area of the infant resting support.

19. An infant care apparatus comprising:
a standing frame;
an infant resting support connected with the standing frame and having a first and a second bearing surface oriented in different directions, each of the first and second bearing surfaces when facing upward being configured to receive and support a child thereon, the infant resting support being rotatable relative to the standing frame to selectively position only one of the first and second bearing surface facing upward;
a latch mechanism configured to rotationally lock the infant resting support in a first or a second position with respect to the standing frame, the first bearing surface facing upward when the infant resting support is locked in the first position, and the second bearing surface facing upward when the infant resting support is locked in the second position; and
a release mechanism including a release actuator operatively connected with the latch mechanism, wherein the release actuator is operable to slide in either of a first and a second direction opposite to each other to switch the latch mechanism from a locking state to an unlocking state.

20. The infant care apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the r

Assignees

• Wonderland Nursery Goods
• Wonderland Nursery Goods

Inventors

• Horst Andrew J
• Sack Daniel A
• Miller Ryan N
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Bellows William B

Classifications

• A47D9/012 Primary

  with adjustable parts · CPC title

• A47D9/016

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

• A47D5/00 Primary

  Dressing-tables {or diaper changing supports} for children · CPC title

• A47D11/00

  Children's furniture convertible into other kinds of furniture, e.g. children's chairs or benches convertible into beds {or constructional play-furniture} · CPC title

• A47D7/01 Primary

  with adjustable parts, e.g. for adapting the length to the growth of the children · CPC title