Foldable playyard
US4985948A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C11/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A foldable playyard for safe occupation by a child comprising in combination an essentially rectangular upper support formed of four pair of rods each centrally coupled by a hinge; an essentially rectangular lower support formed of four of rods each centrally coupled by a hinge; four vertical rails interconnecting the corners of the upper and lower supports to retain the upper and lower supports in a box-like configuration with the rods of the upper and lower supports pivotally coupled to the vertical rails to allow for pivoting the rods of the upper support and lower support between horizontal orientations when the playyard is in an unfolded condition for operation and use and vertical orientations when the playyard is in a folded condition for storage; a unitive fabric assembly comprising four vertically disposed panels each coupled between a pair of rods of the upper support and lower support and adjacent vertical tubes, the fabric assembly also including a lower horizontal panel stitched to the vertically disposed panels and coupled between the rods of the lower rectangular support, the lower edge of each vertically disposed panel extending downwardly and folded inwardly and th…
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