Changing carrier for a playard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9770118-B2
Application number	US-201414470472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2014
Priority date	Oct 31, 2013
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A changing carrier for a playard includes a frame used to be attached detachably to the top of the playard, and a fabric body wrapping around the frame to confine a receiving space within the frame. The frame includes a pair of brackets, each of which is adapted to be connected slidably and detachably to a respective one of two upper side rails of the playard. The frame is movable relative to the playard between a detached position, where each bracket is not connected to the respective upper side rails, and a stop position, where each bracket connects to the respective upper side rail and where the frame abuts against an upper end rail of the playard interconnecting the upper side rails.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A changing carrier for a playard, the playard including a pair of upper side rails, an upper end rail interconnecting the upper side rails, and corners between the upper end rail and each of the upper side rails being suspended, said changing carrier comprising: a frame attached detachably to the top of the playard, said frame including a pair of brackets, each bracket being detachably connected to a respective one of the upper side rails of the playard; and a fabric body wrapping around said frame to confine a receiving space within said frame, wherein said frame is movable relative to the playard between a detached position, where each of said brackets is not connected to the respective one of the upper side rails such that said changing carrier is allowed to detach from the playard, and a stop position, where each of said brackets is connected to the respective one of the upper side rails and where said frame abuts against the upper end rail of the playard, wherein each bracket is configured to slideabiy attach to and slideably detach from the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard by sliding along a length of the respective one of the upper side rails, and wherein each bracket is aligned with a corresponding one of the corners of the playard to be slideably attached to the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard.

2. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said brackets of said frame has a slide groove that engages fittingly and movably the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard.

3. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said slide groove in each of said brackets is defined by a C-shaped engagement wall that fittingly surrounds the respective one of the upper side rail of the playard so as to prevent upward or downward movement of said frame relative to the playard.

4. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
each of said brackets of said frame is substantially L-shaped, and has a first arm portion that extends along the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard and that has an inner side surface formed with said slide groove, and a second arm portion that is connected integrally to said first arm portion and that extends toward the other one of said brackets; and
when said frame is in the stop position, said second arm portions of said brackets abut against the upper end rail of the playard.

5. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:
said frame further includes a first rod interconnecting said first arm portions of said brackets, and a second rod interconnecting said second arm portions of said brackets; and
during movement of said frame from the detached position to the stop position, said first rod is disposed above the playard.

6. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a curved supporting block that is connected to said frame and that cooperates with said brackets to serve as a foot stand structure when said changing carrier is detached from the playard for use alone, said changing carrier being hung vertically on one of the upper end rail and the upper side rails of the playard with said curved supporting block when not in use.

7. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism releasably connecting said frame and the upper end rail of the playard to lock the frame in the stop position.

8. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said locking mechanism includes:
a connecting seat connected and fixed to said frame;
a hook body connected pivotally to said connecting seat and movable relative to said connecting seat between an unlocking position, and a locking position, where said hook body is used to hook the upper end rail of the playard when said frame is in the stop position; and
a biasing member for biasing said hook body to move toward the locking position.

9. The changing carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fabric body has a bottom side that is formed with a pouch, said changing carrier further comprising a bottom board that is removably received in said pouch in said fabric body.

10. A changing carrier and playard combination comprising: a playard including a frame structure that includes a pair of upper side rails, an upper end rail interconnecting said upper side rails, and corners between said upper end rail and each of said upper side rails being suspended; and a changing carrier including: a frame attached detachably to the top of said playard, said frame including a pair of brackets, each bracket being detachably connected to a respective one of said upper side rails of said playard, and a fabric body wrapping around said frame to confine a receiving space within said frame, wherein said frame of said changing carrier is movable relative to said playard between a detached position, where each of said brackets is not connected to the respective one of said upper side rails of said playard such that said changing carrier is allowed to detach from said playard, and a stop position, where each of said brackets is connected to the respective one of said upper side rails of said playard and where said frame abuts against said upper end rail of said playard, wherein each bracket is configured to slideably attach to and slideably detach from the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard by sliding along a length of the respective one of the upper side rails, and wherein each bracket is aligned with a corresponding one of the corners of the playard to be slideably attached to the respective one of the upper side rails of the playard.

11. The changing carrier and playard combination as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of said brackets of said frame of said changing carrier has a slide groove that engages fittingly and movably the respective one of said upper side rails of said playard.

12. The changing carrier and playard combination as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said slide groove in each of said brackets of said frame is defined by a C-shaped engagement wall that fittingly surrounds the respective one of said upper side rail of said playard so as to prevent upward or downward movement of said frame relative to said playard.

13. The changing carrier and playard combination as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
each of said brackets of said frame of said changing carrier is substantially L-shaped, and has a first arm portion that extends along the respective one of said upper side rails of said playard and that has an inner side surface formed with said slide groove, and a second arm portion that is connected integrally to said first arm portion and that extends toward the other one of said brackets; and
when said frame is in the stop position, said second arm portions of said brackets abut against said upper end rail of said playard.

14. The changing carrier and playard combination as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:
said frame of said changing carrier further includes a first rod interconnecting said first arm portions of said brackets, and a second rod interconnecting said second arm portions of said brackets; and
during movement of said frame from the detached position to the stop position, said first rod is disposed above said playard.

15. The changing carrier and playard combination as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said changing carrier further includes a curved supporting block that is connected to said frame and that cooperates with said brackets to serve as a foot stand structure when said changing carrier is detached from said playard for use alone, said changing carrier be

Assignees

• Wonderland Nursery Goods

Inventors

• Mountz Jonathan K

Classifications

• A47D13/06

  Children's {play-} pens · CPC title

• A47D7/00

  Children's beds · CPC title

• A47D13/063

  with soft walls · CPC title

• A47D5/00 Primary

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