Joint for a collapsible rail of a playpen
US6363550B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32409
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A joint for collapsible rails of a playpen includes a joint pivoting the inner ends of a pair of identical parts of the rail. The parts each has a pair of retractable projection of a V-shaped spring plate releasibly engaged into an aligned thru hole of the joint for the enabling or unabling the rotations of the identical parts of the rail. A slide is disposed into the joint central the reduced ends of the V-shaped spring plate to permit the engagement and/or disengagement of the above projection with aligned thru hole in order to readily provide collapsing or flattening the playpen upon only one application of the slide.
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