Crib Patents (Class 5/93.1)
  • Patent number: 11782821
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing updated data structures that are to be included in a user interface functionality test, where the updated data structures contribute to a user interface. The method may also include accessing live or snapshotted data captured from services running in a production environment, initiating generation of a first user interface instance using the updated data structures and using the accessed live or snapshotted data, and initiating generation of a second user interface instance using a different version of the data structures and using the same accessed live or snapshotted data. The method further includes comparing the first user interface instance to the second user interface instance to identify differences and then determine which outcome-defining effects the updated data structures had on the user interface based on the identified differences between the user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gevorkyan, Mehmet Yilmaz, Ajinkya More, Justin Derrick Basilico, Prasanna Padmanabhan, Vivek Kaushal, Gaurav Agrawal, Richard Wellington
  • Patent number: 11730284
    Abstract: A multipurpose bassinet includes a left support part and a right support part that are symmetrical. The left support part and the right support part each include a base, a support rod, a sleeve rod and a sleeping basket. The bottom of the support rod is connected to the top of the base. A lower part of the sleeve rod is sleeved on an upper part of the support rod. An upper part of the sleeve rod is provided with a lift button that drives the sleeve rod to ascend and descend on the support rod. The sleeping basket is provided between the sleeve rod of the left support part and the sleeve rod of the right support part. The upper part of the sleeve rod is provided with an elastic lock member for locking the lift button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN BABY PRETTY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianbo Yang
  • Patent number: 11684172
    Abstract: A foldable bassinet includes an upper bassinet frame, a pair of leg structures opposite to each other, and a bottom board. Each leg structure has an upper tower portion and a lower ledge portion. The upper bassinet frame is disposed through the upper tower portion of each leg structure to make each leg structure pivotable relative to the upper bassinet frame between a supporting position and a folding position. The bottom board is detachably configured between the two lower ledge portions and defines a containing space cooperatively with the upper bassinet frame and the leg structures. When the bottom board is detached from the two lower ledge portions, the leg structures are rotatable from the supporting position to the folding position to be folded inwardly relative to the upper bassinet frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Daniel A. Sack, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Peter R. Tuckey
  • Patent number: 11602246
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a person-supporting structure including a first surface, configured to face a person while the person-supporting structure supports the person, and a second surface behind the first surface. The apparatus further includes a cover coupled to the second surface of the person-supporting structure and configured to contain water between the cover and the person-supporting structure such that the water transfers heat to the person-supporting structure. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: BABY PATENT LTD.
    Inventor: Oren Shrak
  • Patent number: 11529002
    Abstract: A bassinet frame includes a support frame, two leg units, and two pivot hubs each connecting a respective one of the leg units to the support frame. Each of the leg units is pivotable relative to the support frame between a folded position, wherein a foot portion of the leg unit is proximal to the support frame, and an unfolded position, wherein the foot portion is distal from the support frame. When each of the leg units is at the unfolded position, a locking pin of the respective pivot hub is movable between a stopping position, wherein the locking pin prevents a respective one of the leg units from moving toward the folded position, and a releasing position, wherein movement of the respective leg unit toward the folded position is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Jonathan K. Mountz, Lance J. Clemmer
  • Patent number: 11452385
    Abstract: Infant support devices and containment devices are described for use with premature and small-for-age infants, and in particular premature babies two kilograms or less, and even babies of one kilograms or less. The devices can be used separately or in combination (whereupon both support and containment are achieved together).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michele L. Degrazia
  • Patent number: 11432662
    Abstract: A plush children's lounge is provided. The lounge includes a sidewall connected to a base. The lounge is convertible between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a fastener is provided. When the fastener is connected, the lounge defines a closed configuration having a reduced length and suitable for portability. Backpack straps are provided so that the lounge can be carried on the back. The sidewall is resilient such that the lounge springs into the open configuration when the fastener is released. When in the open configuration, a child can recline inside the lounge. Scallops in the sidewall serve as a headrest for the lounger and a plush toy head with eyes is connected to the lounge such that the child can see the plush toy while lying in the lounge. The lounge further includes arms and legs that resemble an animal or other creature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Pazit Benezri
  • Patent number: 11409637
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing updated data structures that are to be included in a user interface functionality test, where the updated data structures contribute to a user interface. The method may also include accessing live or snapshotted data captured from services running in a production environment, initiating generation of a first user interface instance using the updated data structures and using the accessed live or snapshotted data, and initiating generation of a second user interface instance using a different version of the data structures and using the same accessed live or snapshotted data. The method further includes comparing the first user interface instance to the second user interface instance to identify differences and then determine which outcome-defining effects the updated data structures had on the user interface based on the identified differences between the user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gevorkyan, Mehmet Yilmaz, Ajinkya More, Justin Derrick Basilico, Prasanna Padmanabhan, Vivek Kaushal, Gaurav Agrawal, Richard Wellington
  • Patent number: 11357336
    Abstract: A bassinette or crib sleep insert has converging sidewalls that are suspended around a top end of the bassinette or crib and terminate at a sleep surface at the bottom of the insert. Breathable cuddling bumpers are placed in the right location and with the right space to cuddle the baby. A wide lateral mesh window allows parents to see the baby through the mesh while lying in bed. Preferably, all material are soft and breathable, providing a safe environment for the baby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BABYMAZING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Quintino Rocha
  • Patent number: 11357340
    Abstract: A crib liner constructed of breathable material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. In some configurations, the breathable material may include an inner fabric, outer fabric, and a pile substructure between the front and back substructures, thereby allowing air to move effectively therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BreathableBaby, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Richard Waters, Susan Marie Waters
  • Patent number: 11103089
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a main frame and a bassinet frame. The bassinet frame is detachably installed on the main frame. The bassinet frame is vertically movable between a first position and a second position relative to the main frame. When the bassinet frame is located at the first position, a supporting surface of the bassinet frame is located in close proximity to a top surface of the main frame, so that the bassinet provides an unhindered view of a child in the bassinet frame. The bassinet can be used as a normal bassinet when the bassinet frame is located at the second position. The main frame and the bassinet frame can be used as a standard play yard and a stand-alone bassinet when the bassinet frame is detached from the main frame. Therefore, the bassinet of the present invention has multiple purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horst, Patrick J. G. Bowers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Patent number: 10966544
    Abstract: A travel bassinet includes a first side structure, a second side structure, a fixed end structure and a pivoting end panel. The fixed end structure is disposed between ends of the first side structure and the second side structure. The pivoting end panel is movably disposed between the first side structure and the second side structure and opposite to the fixed end structure. The pivoting end panel is utilized to switch between a first operation mode and a second operation mode for adjusting an accommodating space of the travel bassinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Patrick J. Bowers, Ryan N. Miller
  • Patent number: 10674834
    Abstract: A play yard assembly with positioning and securing features for lift off devices is provided. A top rail of a main frame of the play yard assembly has a coupling portion with a crushed cross section where a first engaging piece with alignment feature is provided thereto. The lift off device has a second engaging piece utilized for aligning with the first engaging piece, so at to install the lift off device at the designated location along the top rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Daniel A. Sack, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Patent number: 10667627
    Abstract: Infant support devices and containment devices are described for use with premature and small-for-age infants, and in particular premature babies two kilograms or less, and even babies of one kilograms or less. The devices can be used separately or in combination (whereupon both support and containment are achieved together).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventor: Michele L. Degrazia
  • Patent number: 10342362
    Abstract: A play yard for children, including a rigid support frame and a removable, flexible liner. The frame includes one or more fasteners configured to engage the liner in order to form a bounded play yard space. By securing the liner to the frame via the fasteners, a user is able to easily secure the liner to the frame for use and remove the liner from the frame for washing or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Zhang Xing Rong, Stephen R. Burns
  • Patent number: 10235267
    Abstract: An online testing system and a method thereof, where the system includes a server, a front-end dispatcher, a monitoring module, and a data analyzing module. The method allows multiple versions to be tested at the same time period. During different users' visits, different versions are randomly tested, so as to collect the user data for each of the versions for comparison, thereby achieving analysis on user behavior in a more rapid and more comprehensive way. In the process of product release, the method uses the front-end dispatcher to gradually make the new product available to users by gradually increasing the traffic, while performing real-time monitoring on operational record, so as to detect any potential problems at the earliest possible moment, thereby having the last opportunity to fix any potential quality problems of the product before they have large-scale impact on more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MOLBASE (SHANGHAI) BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Wen
  • Patent number: 10010194
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game enclosure comprising an enclosure frame, a child support assembly and a cloth cover. The enclosure frame comprises an upper frame, a bottom support rack and a plurality of upright rods arranged between the upper frame and the bottom support rack. The child support assembly comprises a cloth bag frame and a cloth bag. The cloth bag frame comprises two cross braces respectively placed on the front side and the rear side, two connecting rod assemblies respectively placed on the left side and the right side, and locking mechanisms. Each connecting rod assembly comprises two connecting rods, the inner ends of the two connecting rods are connected in a relatively rotatable manner, and the outer ends of the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the two cross braces in a rotatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GOODBABY CHILD PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinjun He, Fusheng Ma
  • Patent number: 9907411
    Abstract: A play yard system for infants or small children. They play yard includes a frame, and the system includes at least one child support unit for mounting to the frame of the play yard. The at least one child support unit may take the form of a bassinet and/or a changing table. The play yard frame may be collapsible for storage and transport, and the child support unit may be removable from the play yard frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Chaitanya Tadipatri
  • Patent number: 9901187
    Abstract: A child containment device has a playard and a bassinet accessory supported on the playard. A mattress is positioned within the bassinet accessory. The device can have a mattress support structure attached to the bassinet accessory or the mattress and can have a bassinet support structure attached to the bassinet accessory. The mattress support structure can keep the mattress flat and level and be irremovably attached to the mattress or bassinet accessory. The bassinet support structure can be irremovably attached to the bassinet accessory or can be configured to orient the mattress to contact a playard floor panel or be oriented 30° or more from a level orientation if improperly installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Burkholder, Matthew Rivera, Annette Stella
  • Patent number: 9883752
    Abstract: A novel and improved device to assuage distressed infants by means of adjustable vertical motion combined with adjustable orientation. The motion is adjustable in terms of amplitude, frequency and time. The device allows the infants to be held face-inward or face-outward in the case of vertical orientation and prone or supine in the case of horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Shane
  • Patent number: 9861209
    Abstract: A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom and a perimeter wall surrounding the bottom. A bassinet has an infant support surface and a surrounding wall around the infant support surface. The bassinet can be mounted to the child containment structure with the infant support surface elevated above the bottom of the child containment structure. An infant support unit can have a frame, a bed supported by the frame, and legs that extend from one end of the infant support unit to the distal second end. The infant support unit is configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit at least partially positioned within the child containment structure with the bed overlying the bassinet's infant support surface, and with a portion of the legs contacting the bassinet's infant support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John (Jason) C. Arnold, IV, Brandon Burkholder, Annette Stella, Matthew Rivera
  • Patent number: 9763523
    Abstract: A child containment device and a mattress support assembly for a child containment device providing a generally flat mattress configuration under load of a child supported thereon; a multi-paneled mattress for a child containment device allowing repositioning of mattress panels between an expanded state and a compact state, and wherein in the expanded state, structural couplings maintain the mattress in a generally flat configuration; and a chamfered corner arrangement for resisting curling of a mattress for a child containment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: John M. Thomson, Stephen R. Burns, Joseph W. Staley, Chaitanya Tadipatri, Frank Chih-Feng Chen, Mark Mendes
  • Patent number: 9706855
    Abstract: A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom and a perimeter wall surrounding the bottom. A bassinet has an infant support surface and a surrounding wall around the infant support surface. The bassinet can be mounted to the child containment structure with the infant support surface elevated above the bottom of the child containment structure. An infant support unit can have a frame, a bed supported by the frame, and legs that extend from one end infant support unit to the distal second end. The infant support unit is configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit at least partially positioned within the child containment structure with the bed overlying the bassinet's infant support surface, and with a portion of the legs contacting the bassinet's infant support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John (Jason) C. Arnold, IV, Brandon Burkholder, Annette Stella, Matthew Rivera
  • Patent number: 9642481
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BreathableBaby, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Richard Waters, Susan Marie Waters
  • Patent number: 9622593
    Abstract: A folding lock assembly for use in a frame for a portable child enclosure that includes a body housing first and second hinges for connecting a pair of equal-length side frame members. The hinges are limited in the degree of pivotal movement permitted between a locked position in which the frame members are linearly aligned and a folded position in which the frame members are substantially parallel. The first hinge permits angular rotation less than 90 degrees while the second hinge permits angular rotation greater than 90 degrees. The differences in the range of hinge rotation offset the distal ends of the frame when the connected members are folded to eliminate a pinch point between frame end members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ARTSANA USA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Longenecker, James M. Dillner
  • Patent number: 9364098
    Abstract: A child holding accessory can be desirably installed on a rigid support frame, and has two opposite regions adapted to receive a child in different configurations of use. Examples of construction for these holding regions can include, without limitation, a changing table and a child sleep bed. The child holding accessory can be attached with the support frame via one or more fixtures that is adjustable to turn upward either of the first and second regions for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Joseph F. Fiore, III, Andrew J. Taylor, Sharon A. Gillett, Andrew J. Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Nathanael Saint, Guang-Hui Zhao, Haibo Zeng, Wuxing Xu, Jonathan M. Pacella
  • Patent number: 9351588
    Abstract: A play yard system for infants or small children. They play yard includes a frame, and the system includes at least one child support unit for mounting to the frame of the play yard. The at least one child support unit may take the form of a bassinet and/or a changing table. The play yard frame may be collapsible for storage and transport, and the child support unit may be removable from the play yard frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burns, Chaitanya Tadipatri
  • Patent number: 9351586
    Abstract: A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom, a top rail, and a surrounding side wall that can be arranged to extend between the bottom and the top rail. An infant sleeping apparatus has a fabric bed and a frame. A connector arrangement includes at least one connector carried on a portion of the child containment system and at least one connector part carried on the infant sleeping apparatus. The infant sleeping apparatus is removably mountable to the child containment structure with the fabric bed above the bottom and with the connector part coupled to the connector at a position that is below the top rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Burkholder, Matt Rivera, Annette Stella
  • Patent number: 9198524
    Abstract: An infant supporting apparatus includes a leg frame, a support frame portion connected with the leg frame via a rotary joint, a reversible infant resting support suspended from the support frame portion and having a first and a second bearing surface, an offset frame portion, and a side panel connected with the support frame portion and the offset frame portion. The support frame portion can rotate relative to the leg frame to position the first or second bearing surface upward for placement of a child thereon. The infant resting support is adjustable relative to the side panel between a first and a second state. The first bearing surface faces upward and the side panel expands above the infant resting support in the first state, and the second bearing surface faces upward and the side panel is in a collapsed position relative to the infant resting support in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Andrew J. R. Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Ryan N. Miller
  • Patent number: 9113723
    Abstract: An improved bassinet frame for an infant playard comprising a plurality of structural members configured to nest within a playard top frame top and rest upon supports on corner members of the playard frame. The bassinet frame includes a pair of spaced-apart, parallel side members connected by a pair of perpendicularly aligned uplift preventing end members. The bassinet frame end members extend beneath playard frame end members when the bassinet frame is deployed for use such that the playard end frame members inhibit uplift of the bassinet frame. The side members each further include a joint positioned approximately midway along the respective lengths allowing the bassinet frame to be folded along an axis parallel to its width. Folding the bassinet frame retracts the end members from beneath the playard end frame members and allows the bassinet frame to be removed from the playard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ARTSANA USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff G. Greger, Michael L. Longenecker
  • Patent number: 9101517
    Abstract: A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame and defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides, comprises a siderail body and a movement assembly. The movement assembly is coupled to the siderail body and is configured to be coupled with the frame of the patient-support apparatus. The movement assembly is configured so that the siderail body moves relative to the frame about a generally laterally-extending axis between a lowered position, a first raised position, and a second raised position laterally spaced apart from the first raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Simmonds, Joseph A. Kummer
  • Patent number: 9089225
    Abstract: A child holding accessory can be desirably installed on the play yard for use, and has two opposite regions adapted to receive a child in different configurations of use. Examples of construction for these holding regions can include, without limitation, a changing table and a child sleep bed. The child holding accessory can be attached with the play yard via one or more fixtures that is adjustable to turn upward either of the first and second regions for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Joseph F. Fiore, III, Andrew J. Taylor, Sharon A. Gillett, Andrew J. Horst, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Nathanael Saint, Guang-Hui Zhao, Haibo Zeng, Wuxing Xu, Jonathan M. Pacella
  • Patent number: 9044103
    Abstract: Bassinet assemblies and related methods are disclosed. An example bassinet assembly includes an upper frame, a first support arm and a second support arm coupled to the upper frame and a floorboard coupled or adjacent to the first support arm and the second support arm. The example bassinet assembly also includes a support liner coupled between the floorboard and the upper frame and a cover disposed over at least a portion of each of the upper frame, the support liner and the floorboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin S. Thomsen, Marisa Ann Jannaman, Traci J. Barron
  • Publication number: 20150121618
    Abstract: A portable modular enclosure used for a baby in a porta crib or play yard. The enclosure has four panels made of mesh material with a flexible frame so that a baby will not be able to clearly see through the panels. The enclosure is constructed of four panels removably connected by snaps, zippers or other connecting means. All our panels fold down to a size which can be inserted into a single carrying case for transportation. The front panel has a flap cut into the panel providing access to the enclosure which can be closed shut or suspended in the open position with VELCRO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Batsheva Svei
  • Patent number: 9021629
    Abstract: A baby crib includes an upright segment having a lower end portion and an upper end portion, a base connected with the lower end portion of the upright segment, an elongated support structure extending along a horizontal plane above the base and connected with the upper end portion, and a bassinet assembled with the support structure and having an inner space adapted to receive the placement of a baby therein. The bassinet has a sidewall provided with a side opening communicating with the inner space. The support structure is operable to displace the bassinet horizontally to modify a distance between the bassinet and the upright segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Kenny Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150113728
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jonathan K. MOUNTZ
  • Publication number: 20150113729
    Abstract: The invention relates to a child bed assembly (1) comprising an infant bed frame assembly (10); an inlay (40) for an infant bed; and a toddler bed frame (82). The infant bed frame assembly (10) comprises an upper frame section (12), a base frame portion (14) and at least one connecting member (16) connecting said base frame portion (14) to said upper frame section (12). The upper frame section (12) comprises a first sidebar (18), a second sidebar (20) spaced apart from the first sidebar (18), and a first crossbar (22) coupled to the first and second sidebars (18, 20) proximate a first end of each of said first and second sidebars (18, 20). The upper frame section (12) is pivotally coupled to the at least one connecting member (16) such that the first crossbar (22) is movable between a first position wherein the first crossbar (22) is at a first distance from the base frame portion (14) and a second position wherein the first crossbar (22) is at a second distance from the base frame portion (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: So To Company Ltd
    Inventor: Katharine Paterson
  • Patent number: 9009887
    Abstract: A travel cot includes a frame unit, and two articulation units. The frame unit includes four corner blocks, four support legs, four elastic plates, two first connecting bars, and four second connecting bars. Each of the articulation units includes a positioning plate, a clamping plate, a movable plate, at least one positioning ball, at least one compression spring, a pivot shaft, and a hooked piece. Thus, the hooked piece of each of the articulation units is hooked on the clamping plate and the movable plate to limit the bending direction of the second connecting bars, so that the second connecting bars can only be pivoted upward and cannot be pivoted downward by limit of the hooked piece to prevent the second connecting bars from being bent downward and injuring the infant or baby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Delsun Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Jun Lo
  • Patent number: 8997277
    Abstract: A playard having a floor and an upper frame is disclosed. The upper frame includes a first end supported a first distance above the floor, a second end supported a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides. Each of the opposed sides includes a first rail, a second rail, and a joint joining the first and second rails. The joint is positioned in a first plane when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position, the first plane being transversely oriented with respect to the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Wes Thomas, Ken Zorovich
  • Publication number: 20150082538
    Abstract: A child holding accessory includes a reversible resting support and at least one fixture for attaching the resting support with a rigid support frame. The reversible resting support has a first and a second bearing surface facing opposite directions, the first and second bearing surfaces respectively having different profiles, and each of the first and second regions being positionable to be upwardly facing to receive a child thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Joseph F. FIORE, JR., Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Andrew J. HORST, Zheng-Wen GUO, Nangui BU
  • Patent number: 8984682
    Abstract: A reversible platform and a crib therewith are disclosed. The reversible platform includes a pivotally-engaging mechanism and a bracket. The pivotally-engaging mechanism is disposed on a crib frame. The bracket is connected to the crib frame through the pivotally-engaging mechanism. The bracket has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The bracket is capable of being rotated to be disposed selectively with the first side or the second side facing upward for providing application space. Thereby, the invention can provide two application platforms with one occupied space of the crib frame, so as to solve the issue in the prior art that additional accessories provided for a conventional crib is provided for multiple functions occupy more space and the operation therefor is usually inconvenient to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventor: Guang-Hui Zhao
  • Patent number: 8973180
    Abstract: A reversible changing table installed on a crib frame of a crib includes a bracket and a pivoting mechanism. The pivoting mechanism is disposed on at least one corner of the bracket and has a locking mechanism. The bracket is installed on the crib frame through the pivoting mechanism such that the bracket is capable of being rotated with respect to the crib frame, and the locking mechanism is used for preventing the bracket from being rotated with respect to the crib frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Hai-Bo Zeng, Ganqing Fang, Guang-Hui Zhao
  • Patent number: 8968048
    Abstract: An infant activity device comprising two or more arches configured for creating an activity space therebelow defined by a location of articulation of the arches, and further comprising an arch configuration member configured for displacement between different articulation configurations of the arches by sliding with respect to at least one arch and further configured for retaining the arches at any desired articulation configuration to thereby alter the activity space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Tiny Love Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoshana Oren, Fredrik Aboukrat, Giora Shachal
  • Patent number: 8966679
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a locking mechanism for a collapsible play yard frame. In various embodiments, the locking mechanism is configured to be adjusted between a locked position, in which the play yard frame is restricted from collapsing, and an unlocked position, in which the play yard frame is permitted to collapse. In particular embodiments, the locking mechanism is operatively connected to the play yard frame's lower frame members and includes a rotatable member configured for being rotated to adjust the locking mechanism between the locked position and the unlocked position. The locking mechanism's rotatable member enables the locking mechanism to be secured in the locked position when the play yard is in use and is easily adjusted by a user to the unlocked position when the play yard is to be collapsed for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kids II, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Mendes, Er-Jui Chen
  • Publication number: 20150047122
    Abstract: An infant playpen includes a plurality of upright legs, and a first and a second upper side rail assembly supported by the upright legs. Each of the first and a second upper side rail assembly includes at least one elongated segment having an outer surface, and a plurality of positioning regions are defined on the outer surfaces of the elongated segments, each of the positioning regions being configured to locate a connection of a removable accessory on the infant playpen. An infant care system is also disclosed, which includes the infant playpen and a removable accessory installed thereon. One selected positioning region of the first upper side rail assembly can be received in a housing of the removable accessory, and a locking part of the removable accessory is displaced to a locked position that retains the selected positioning region in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jerry S. INGRAM, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Daniel A. SACK, Ryan N. MILLER, William B. BELLOWS, Nathanael SAINT, Andrew J. HORST, Benjamin A. STACK
  • Patent number: 8955174
    Abstract: A cover is provided that is adapted to wrap around at least a portion of a child container such as a crib or play yard. The cover includes at least one fabric sheet having a surface area sufficient to cover substantially all of a top face of a mattress in the child container. The sheet includes at least one mattress fastener such as a sleeve or band that is operative to mount the sheet to the mattress. The cover also includes at least one panel connected to the sheet which wraps inner faces of the walls of the child container, which extends over the upper edges of the walls, and which extends over adjacent portions of the outer faces of the walls. The at least one panel includes at least one fastener component that is usable to fasten the cover adjacent the outer faces is of the child container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Foundations Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Lawlor, David Stitchick, Robert Kansa, Mark A. Suvak, Chris A. Wyman
  • Patent number: 8950020
    Abstract: An automatic bassinet rocking device imparts a rocking motion to a bassinet or rocking crib. A housing is supported above the rocker base of the bassinet on adjustable legs so that the device straddles the curved rocking base. A reciprocating rod descends from the housing and attaches to a strap or clamp at an anchor point on the rocker base. An oscillatory drive inside the housing imparts a reciprocating motion via the reciprocating rod onto the rocker base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventor: Michael D'Arrigo
  • Publication number: 20150033473
    Abstract: A metal crib bedstead includes a pair of symmetrical widthwise frames, a pair of symmetrical longitudinal frames, a mattress support frame and four elongated anchor planks. The widthwise frames and the longitudinal frames are made of metal and coupled together by wedging and welding. The mattress support frame includes an outer frame, a mesh frame and a plurality of springs connecting the mesh frame to the outer frame to evenly hold a mattress on the mattress support frame. The elongated anchor planks connect to the widthwise frame and the mattress support frame, and four anchor struts are fastened on the outer frame respectively near the lower ends of the elongated anchor planks for the anchor planks to rest without swaying. Hence the mattress support frame with different sizes can be coupled with the widthwise frames and the longitudinal frames. Assembly can be done quickly with enhanced strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: KUO-CHANG WU
  • Patent number: 8943622
    Abstract: An infant playpen apparatus includes a playpen frame having two opposite side frame portions, two rail structures respectively affixed with the two side frame portions, a support platform operable to detachably assemble with the rail structures, and two coupling structures connected with the support platform and operable to respectively assemble with the rail structures. At least one of the coupling structures includes a latch that can lock an assembly of the support platform with the rail structure, and unlock the assembly of the support platform with the rail structure for removing the support assembly from the rail structure. The playpen apparatus can further include a bassinet held with the playpen frame. The support platform can slide along the rail structures between a first position where the support platform substantially uncovers the bassinet, and a second position where the support platform lies above and substantially overlaps with the bassinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Nathaneal Saint, Jonathan K. Mountz, Andrew J. Winterhalter, Jonathan M. Pacella, William B. Bellows
  • Publication number: 20150020308
    Abstract: An apparatus has an accessory for a child. The accessory has at least one structural element. A vibration element is secured to the at least one structural element. A controller is in communication with the vibration element for controlling the vibration element. A power source for powering at least one of the controller and the vibration element in included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Sheila Reichle