Patent · US Expired

Playyard canopy

US6516823B1 · kind B1 · utility

44Cited by
30References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 2000
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/341
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A canopy for covering the top of a playyard, the canopy comprising a canopy cover, a canopy support adapted to be coupled to a playyard and configured to support the canopy cover, the canopy support includes a rod connector and four support rods, each support rod includes an inner end pivotably coupled to the rod connector and an outer end adapted to be coupled to one of four corner pieces included in the playyard to retain the canopy support on the playyard, and the rod connector includes a connector ring arranged to pass through apertures formed in the inner ends of each support rod to establish a pivot axis of each support rod about the connector ring and about which each support rod is free to pivot relative to the connector ring.

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