Patents by Inventor Jerome J. Drobinski

Jerome J. Drobinski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6516823
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Glover, Jerome J. Drobinski
  • Patent number: 6510568
    Abstract: A playyard top rail comprising a left rail and a right rail pivotably coupled to the left rail to enable pivotable movement of the right rail relative to the left rail about a pivot axis, and wherein the right rail is formed to include a locking aperture, and also including a lock coupled to the left rail, and wherein the lock includes a lock button arranged along the left rail displaced a distance from the pivot axis to move between a locked position extended into the locking aperture formed in the right rail to block pivotable movement of the right rail relative to the left rail and an unlocked position withdrawn from the locking aperture formed in the right rail to allow pivotable movement of the right rail relative to the left rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Drobinski, Carl J. Simmons
  • Patent number: 6467107
    Abstract: A playyard includes a retainer carried on a canopy frame support rod. The retainer is configured to be coupled to a retainer mount carried on a playyard frame so that a canopy cover attached to the canopy frame support rod is retained in place on the playground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Glover, Jerome J. Drobinski
  • Patent number: 6256814
    Abstract: A playyard floor support frame includes a rail mount (32) and at least two floor support rails (36, 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome J. Drobinski
  • Patent number: 6073820
    Abstract: A collapsible child carrier assembly having a support frame which comprises a pair of hinge members, each of which includes a bore extending therein. The support frame further includes front and back support structures, each of which are attached to the hinge members. Also included in the support frame is a top support bar having opposed ends and a pair of elongate slots extending longitudinally therein adjacent respective ones of the opposed ends thereof. The top support bar is pivotally connected to the hinge members via a pair of pivot pins which extend through and are movable within respective ones of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Infantino, A Dorel Co.
    Inventor: Jerome J. Drobinski
  • Patent number: D437024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Glover, Jerome J. Drobinski
  • Patent number: D444840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Glover, Jerome J. Drobinski