Folding

The assembly and disassembly of such a bed is provided by a resilient clamping of the tips 7 of the side panels B and D on the posts 4 of the head and foot panels A and C, while said side panels and said head and foot panels form a dihedral greater than 90.degree.. The side panels are adjustable in height...     

A crib or youthbed comprising headboard, footboard, and side subassemblies, each carrying mating connecting half-parts for the quick and easy assembly and/or disassembly of the subassemblies without the necessity for supportive tools.

A double joint assembly for interconnecting three elements of a foldable structure, two elements being capable of pivoting in the same plane so as to be located at a pre-selected angle to the third element, the joint assembly comprising a forked member, a clamping member and a bolt member, each of which...     

The present invention pertains to a novel swimming pool playpen means comprising a foraminous enclosure adapted for suspension in a body of water such that its bottom portion can be operably positioned a pre-determined relatively shallow depth beneath the surface of the water. One preferred embodiment...     

A playpen which can be collapsed to a substantially cylindrical shape to increase its ease of portability.

A portable folding crib housed in a suitcase or similar piece of luggage is disclosed. In the basic embodiment, the crib-suitcase combination is so constructed that a majority of the total volume of the suitcase is preserved as two compartments for storing the crib mattress, clothing, and the like. Each...     

A foldable playpen having two end portions and two side portions which are interconnected to form a substantially square frame, and a flexible skirt forming a wall thereabout, where the two end portions are pivotable in a downward direction toward a center vertical leg located at each end, and the side...     

A folding, rigid tent-like structure useful for a variety of play purposes can be constructed so as to utilize a pair of sides. These sides have top edges which are preferably connected by a connector and appropriate hinges so that the sides may be pivoted relative to one another. A pair of bottom walls...     

A portable crib construction of a type which may be folded to suitcase dimensions in which the end walls of the erected crib are rotated through 270.degree. upon erection to enable the side walls of a base element to serve to elevate the crib bottom from a floor or other horizontal support, thereby eliminating...     

A collapsible stand supports a collapsible bed by coupling mechanisms which permit the bed to be quickly erected and stowed for ease in movement from place to place. Each coupling mechanism includes a hub and radially extending members which are easily assembled to, the hub and foldable to positions...     

A portable infant changing table includes a pair of articulated mattress sections which may be folded to a more portable, compact configuration. Relatively rigid safety-side board members are attached to the mattress sections and may be raised to an upright configuration when the device is in use. The...     

In a folding bed comprising two hinged half-shells which form a valise in their closed position and a bed plane with unfolded frame and feet members in their open position, the means for locking said shells and members in the open position are coupled with means for identifying at a distance from one...     

A combined bathtub and bassinet structure is disclosed that includes a collapsible X-frame which when opened will receive and support either a bathtub or a bassinet. Both the bathtub and bassinet generally are of rectangular form, made of flexible material, and when supported on the frame have opposed...     

Collapsible baby carriers are provided which may be employed by themselves as car beds, car seats, or infant seats or in conjunction with collapsible frames to provide strollers, carriages, high chairs, bathinettes and the like. One embodiment of the collapsible carrier involves a two-piece telescoping...     

A multi-sided playpen having a frame structure comprising upper corner hinge brackets pivotally interconnected by a plurality of substantially centrally hinged railings with a plurality of X-shaped structures, pivoted substantially at their center points interconnecting the upper corner hinge brackets...     

A folded frame assembly for an infants cot, the frame being foldable from a first substantially rectangular configuration to a compact configuration in which the members are in substantially superimposed alignment.

A portable bed for a small animal has an elongated center section of rectangular configuration. A rounded end section is hinged to each elongated side of the center section. Rigid sidewalls extending in the same direction perpendicularly from the short edges of the center section and rounded edges of...     

An infant's crib construction is described which is collapsible to a compact bundle. The crib includes a baby enclosure of a pliant material and a frame of elongate substantially parallel side rods held in a spaced apart, erected position by beyond-center locking toggle spiders at the frame ends.

A crib for an infant which is designed so to swing back and forth in the air; the crib including a basket suspended on chains which are hung from a stationary frame that is readily collapsible so to be conveniently portable.

A foldable playpen formed by rigid panels, each panel comprising two horizontal bars connected by vertical bars. Adjacent panels are joined to each other by flexible deformable elements which are attached to the ends of the horizontal bars. The panels are each locked in position to form a rigid structure...     

A collapsable frame for children's furniture, of the type which is formed of a rectangular enclosure with four independent side members. The side members are fixed together but detachable from each other and a base. In application to a playpen, the base is made up of two co-planar sections which on their...     

A cover at one end of a rod member is pivotably connected to one end of a bracket by a pin. The bracket and cover are U-shaped in transverse section. A portion of the cover overlies a portion of the bracket in all positions of the cover. The cover is journaled on bosses on the bracket and circumscribes...     

A portable, foldable playpen having rectangular upper and lower frames to which a flexible enclosure is affixed and which folds along its end members when released by folding vertical members to form a compact arrangement.

The play pen of the invention has a body including a peripheric frame formed of parallel side-members and extending between corner posts (4), each side-member including a rigid core which is covered by a flexible plastic tube extending beyond the core ends and fixed (at 9) to posts (4) in order to ensure...     

A portable baby changer is provided and consists of a frame that engages a front lip of a sink, an adjustable hook strap that engages the frame and one faucet of the sink, a container that is supported by the frame and a pad placed within the container so that the baby can be put within the container...     

A collapsible crib has a framework substantially in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped including front and rear upper and lower rods which are foldable at their substantially central portions. Connecting bars which cross each other in a crisscross relation are pivotably mounted at ends on distal...     

A play enclosure for a child, the play enclosure including two rings formed of pivotally connected links and a plurality of rods extending between the two rings.

An adjustable-sized, readily assembled and readily disassembled baby crib made up of a series of plastic tube sections and plastic tube fittings. An invertible bottom portion is useful per se as a small short crib and, when inverted, is useful as a base portion of a taller playpen type of crib. This...     

A portable and collapsible playpen has two side walls supported under tension by a pair of poles bent in the form of an arch and crossing each other like an "X" midway of their length. The poles are divided into segments for ease of assembling and segments of each pole nest together inside a hub at both...     

A baby bed includes front and rear frames (2, 3), a hammock (4) suspended from the front and rear frames (2, 3), front and rear legs (5, 6), and base blocks (7, 8) adapted to rotatably support the front and rear frames (2, 3) and the front and rear legs (5, 6). Brackets (13, 15) are rotatably attached...     

A portable playpen embodies a disassemblable base frame having elongated upright members connected thereto and defining upstanding corner posts for a rectangular enclosure in the form of a one piece fabric unit having rectangular panels defining a box-like compartment having a bottom panel joined along...     

An infant cradle assembly having a cloth sling sewn around the interconnecting tubes of a rectangular plastic frame. The frame is suspended by a plurality of elastic cords from a tubular fixture or sleeve capable of being attached to a strand, frame, and the like. The tubular fixture permits the length...     

An improved foldable baby bed comprising a foldable bed frame and a foldable bed base by such a structure the bed frame can be swingably suspended on two support rods. The bed frame has a hinged connection at each end and middle of the left and right side tube of its upper and lower boundary tubes respectively,...     

A carry-cot is collapsible from an open use state into a flat state. For this purpose the cot has an upper frame and a lower frame, with a flexible sheet stretched between these two frames to form an all-around side wall. A bottom plate is placed on the lower frame. The upper and lower frames are connected...     

A folding playpen having frame portions and platform sections which pivot in opposite directions as leg frames move between extended and collapsed positions. Angled links assisted by meshed gears on at least one pair of leg frames cause said pivotable movement to eliminate the problem of members pivoting...     

A bed for baby carriages which is referred to as a "box type" in the form of a unitary box, has a bottom wall (2), a front wall (3), a back wall (4), and a left-hand and right-hand side walls (5, 6). In such a boxlike bed, when the walls disposed in the front region are removed to open the front, the...     

An extendible structure that can be collapsed to a shorter length and extended to a longer length. A pair of station members are interconnected by at least three longeron members. Each longeron member has two longeron elements that are pivoted together so they can fold toward one another or aligned to...     

A baby carriage bed has a bottom wall (2), a front wall (3), a back wall (4), a left-hand side wall (5), and a right-hand side wall (6) forming a box. The front portions (2a, 5a, 6a) of the bottom wall (2) and of the left-hand side and right-hand side walls (5, 6) are interconnected but separate from...     

This invention is a baby carriage bed (1) of the so-called "box type" which is basically in the form of a box as a whole comprising a bottom wall (2), a front wall (3), a back wall (4), and left-hand and right-hand side walls (5, 6). In such box-shaped bed (1), when the forwardly disposed walls (2a,...     

The foldable bed has a frame including pairs of upper and lower U-shaped supporting tubes, each pair forming a substantially rectangular structure for fixing a cloth forming the side wall of the bed. The supporting tubes are pivotably connected with and supported by two U-shaped legs. The upper supporting...     

A collapsible baby crib having two pairs of opposed end legs, two centrally-located side legs, the legs being pivotally interconnected by upper and lower horizontal tubes, and covered by a fabric to form a generally rectangular crib which can be zig-zag folded to a collapsed condition. Two floor halves...     

A playpen has a vertical pipe extending between first and second panels, an upper sleeve fixed to the first panel and receiving the upper end of the vertical pipe, a lower sleeve fixed to the first panel and receiving the lower end of the vertical pipe, elongated openings formed in the upper sleeve,...     

This invention relates to a folding child's bed comprising a respective upper and lower frame, each being about horizontal and foldable. The frames are connected via diagonal struts which are variable with respect to their length, said diagonal struts being substantially parallel to each other and shortened...     

A portable collapsible crib, comprising a rigid frame that is separable at the midpoints of a pair of opposing sides, rotatable hinging means coupling the frame halves at said midpoints, hingingly operable about first axes for foldably collapsing the frame halves one upon the other at the midpoints,...     

A foldable playpen frame includes socket members which are connected together in such a way that they can be brought from a use position with the sockets at the four corners of a square, to a storage position with the sockets lying in a straight line. Four floor support members each have vertical portions...     

A padded safety hinge construction for use in infant playyards and the like wherein the fasteners which hold the padding of the hinge in place also function as the pivot pins about which the playyard legs pivot. The inwardly protruding extremities of the hinge mechanism and the connecting fasteners are...     

A multiple panel unit for creating a play area for young children in which each panel has a rigid rectangular frame and is connected to an adjacent panel by a hinge structure at the top and bottom of the panels permitting the panels to be pivoted with respect to each other at the hinge. The top of a...     

A novel, safer crib structure is provided herein. This invention provides a crib in which the mattress can be selectively supported at two different heights with respect to the sides of the crib. In one embodiment, the mattress support is a sheet of plywood securely held in a groove in each of the facing...     

A convertible crib which has a frame with four upright corner posts, includes a leg for each corner post which is vertically movable for adjusting the height of the frame. Each corner post has a plurality of guide elements which are received in a guide channel provided in each of the legs. Bolts extend...     

A portable foldable playpen assembly comprising a foldable frame assembly and an enclosure. The foldable frame assembly includes a central hub, at least four support legs spaced outwardly of the hub, and a linkage assembly hingedly connected to the central hub and to the legs. The linkage assembly is...     

A baby carriage seat extension member has a U-form frame (5) with rear or free end portions (4) adapted to be removably attached to the front end portions of a pair of handrails (3) disposed on both sides of the seat (2) of a baby carriage. The frame extends horizontally and supports a front wall (8)...     

A baby carriage has a pair of fron legs (1), a pair of rear legs (2), a seat section (60, 61), and lateral frames (15) each extending between the front and rear legs (1 and 2) on the respective side of the carriage, wherein each lateral frame is foldable in a lateral plane of the baby carriage. When...     

A disassemblable portable crib with a fabric crib body having a fabric floor and fabric sides and a frame suitable for supporting the fabric crib body. The frame comprises a frame base which forms a substantially planar platform held horizontally above the surface on which the crib rests and includes...     

A collapsible infant's crib is provided with hinged sides which fold inwardly. The side hinges are constructed to be slightly non-linear when in the open position, to provide an inward bias which prevents undue flexing of the joint when the crib is in use. The crib is held in open position by a tightly...     

Foldable playyard comprising upper and lower frame assemblies. The lower frame assembly comprises a unitary central hub member, corner leg connecting members preferably in the form of support feet, and hub legs diverging radially outwardly from the hub member. The upper frame assembly includes corner...     

In one embodiment, an inflatable play pen composed of an interconnected mattress portion, upper ring portion, and spaced apart support column portions supporting the ring portion above the mattress portion and with open netting or mesh material between the portions so that a child on the mattress portion...     

The present invention relates to an inflatable crib formed by an inflatable base portion, a plurality of independently inflatable sidewalls, and a screen-like webbing connecting each sidewall to the base portion. The crib further includes a support frame and a sleeve attached to each sidewall for receiving...     

A portable collapsible crib, comprising a rigid frame that is separable at the midpoints of a pair of opposing sides into a first and second frame half. A rotatable hinge coupling each said frame half at said midpoints pivotal about first axes for collapsing the frame halves one upon the other at the...     

A child enclosure includes J-shaped frame base members that extend beyond the footprint of a fabric compartment preventing tipping. The fabric compartment of the enclosure closely fits the upright corner posts using tubes allowing a side support rod to be inserted in the upper side rails of the enclosure...     

A baby playpen-bassinet combination is disclosed in which the playpen has a bottom and four sides extending upwardly from the bottom, with one edge portion of the side secured to the bottom, and the opposite edge portions free. A bassinet is releasably mountable on the opposite free edge portions of...     

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...     

An improved infant crib includes a top frame, and a base panel. The crib side walls each comprise a pair of hinged side panels which are hinged to each other, to the base panel, and to the top frame so as to collapse inwardly drawing the base and top frame together. The crib includes two end panels which...     

A replaceable two-level crib drape mainly consists of a main drape and an upper drape. The main drape has four wings formed at its four corners to vertically wrap around posts of a crib skeleton, and four top sheets formed at top of its four sides to horizontally wrap around transoms of the crib skeleton....     

This cot comprises an upper frame (1,1') of long rods (13) which are split and jointed to a central block (3) to which are also jointed the U-shaped legs (5 and 5') with telescopic members (9,10), and is characterized in that the long rods (21) of the base frame (20), are split and jointed at the ends...     

A foldable playpen comprises a frame including an upper frame assembly having a plurality of collapsible upper rails and a plurality of securing assemblies for releasably maintaining the upper rails in a non-collapsed position; a lower frame assembly including first and second auxiliary lower floor support...     

A collapsible carry cot is erectable to stand within an open case 16. The cot comprises a telescopic strut 14 secured to each corner of the case. The struts support flexible sidewalls 24 on spurs 12. In the collapsed state the cot is received wholly within the case and is designed to occupy those areas...     

The framework, particularly for folding cots, includes an upper frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross-members which are pivoted to corner joints and which can be folded in a median portion. Corner legs are associated with the corner joints, and the cover legs are articulated...     

The restrainer forms an elongate triangular tube with a right angle between a base panel for resting on a resting surface and a vertical panel. The vertical panel provides a child restraining wall, and the restrainer is connectable to other similar restrainers at an angle of 90 degrees to form a rectangular...     

A playpen structure employing a plurality of improved joints. The playpen structure has four pairs of rails. Rails of each pair are joined together by means of a first joint. Each pair of rails is joined to an adjacent pair of rails by means of a second joint. Each of four columns is attached to a corresponding...     

A foldable playpen comprises a frame including an upper frame assembly having a plurality of collapsible upper rails and a plurality of securing assemblies for releasably maintaining the upper rails in a non-collapsed position; a lower frame assembly including a central hub having a first hub section,...     

The present invention employs a swivelable locking member which is pivotally connected to upper frame supports on a play yard. The frame of the play yard also employs vertical supports whose spacing is maintained by a number of lateral extending members. Complementary inner and outer support members...     

An inflatable crib includes a plurality of inflatable vertical support columns and a plurality of inflatable sidewall panels, each of the sidewall panels laterally connecting an adjacent pair of the support columns. Optionally, the crib additionally includes an inflatable bottom panel disposed adjacent...     

A playpen frame structure comprises a rectangular top rail frame supported by four upright primary legs. The top rail frame comprises four rails, each constituted by two bar members pivotally connected to a mid-joint which allows the bar members to be rotatable about pivots mounted on the mid-joint....     

A playpen frame structure comprising a rectangular top rail frame supported by four upright legs. Each side of the top rail includes a joint in its center to allow the frame to collapse. A reinforcement structure is provided on the lower ends of the supporting legs comprising reinforcement bars extending...     

A collapsible playpen having a pair of spaced apart articulated end frames, wherein the end frames are separated by articulated upper and lower rails. The end frames and rails are constructed so that the playpen is collapsed by folding the lower rails to draw lower portions of the end frames together...     

A playpen structure which has a fold base which has first and second X-shaped joint/foot elements, first and second V-shaped joint/foot elements, four long bars and four short bars. Each X-shaped joint/foot element has a foot and first, second, third and fourth arms radially projecting from the foot....     

A collapsible baby bed includes four pairs of two upper horizontal side rods connected with four bending means, four corner connectors connecting two pairs of two upper horizontal side rods, two V-shaped connecting tubes connected with a pair of lower horizontal rods also connected with two foot rods,...     

An infant crib in the form of a front panel to which is pivotally connected at each end thereof a side panel. The side panels are of a substantially greater height than the front panel. Each side panel is to be wedged along the side of a seat cushion of a couch or chair until the front panel is located...     

A collapsible baby playing bed is provided. The baby bed includes an upper frame and a lower frame coupled together with four corner joints, four leg bases, and four legs. The upper frame consists of four horizontal sides, each side being made of two rods connected together by a bending joint at the...     

A foldable bed includes four posts each having two or more holes, a block slidably engaged on each of the posts, four rods coupled between the blocks and the blocks, a disc slidably received in each of the blocks, a shaft extended through each of the discs and having one end engagable with the holes...     

This invention relates to a children's playyard and in particular to one including: a central hub having a cover plate and a base, said cover plate being formed with six square openings, said base having four chambers and two recesses, each of said chambers having a circular member having a center hole;...     

A joint joins together two tubular rails of a playpen. The joint includes a shell. A first block and a second block are pivotally received in the shell. A first tubular element and a second tubular element are each secured in one of the tubular rails. Each of the tubular element defines a first axial...     

A foldable rail assembly includes a first shell including a first wall defining a cutout and two apertures, a second wall defining two apertures and a top formed between the first and second walls. A second shell includes a first wall defining two apertures and a passage, a second wall defining two apertures...     

Disclosed is a foldable baby playyard having improved bottom foldable hub member and foldable rail joint connecting members. The improved structure of the foldable hub member and the foldable rail joint connecting members enable the playyard to be conveniently and quickly collapsed and folded to occupy...     

A folding play crib structure comprising frame tubes, corner joints, middle joints, central bottom joint, U-shaped tubes, V-shaped pull rods, bottom cross tubes and leg joints. One end of the frame tube is pivotally connected with an insert seat which cooperates with the joints for controlling the locking...     

Playpen and crib construction which utilizes a high modulus fiber-reinforced plastic matrix tubing in the frame, said tubing being made of lightweight, high modulus fiber-reinforced plastic matrix composite tubing having a weight of 0.25 pounds or less per lineal foot, a tubing diameter of 0.2 to 1.2...     

A collapsible, portable child's play-pen, which may be foldably collapsed onto two half-members which are pivotably coupled together along an axis and which together form a base for the play-pen, which may then be subsequently folded together to form a compact portable unit. First and second frame members,...     

A portable foldable recreational enclosure comprising a pen large enough to hold at least one child therein. A disposable liner fits into the pen, so that the child can make a mess when playing, allowing the liner to be removed and discarded later.

A collapsible playyard for an infant includes a frame subassembly including at least two frame members which are joined together in substantially perpendicular relation. Each of the frame members includes two frame member sections which are joined by a knuckle joint which only permits pivoting between...     

In a foldable playyard an improved floor assembly avoids the accidental folding of the playyard with the child in the playyard. A fabric floor assembly comprising three separate panels, two of which are fully secured peripherally to the frame assembly for a sturdier bottom/floor is disclosed. Also the...     

A mobile portable playyard system is disclosed. The system generally includes a playyard structure for a child and a carrying case. In the folded position, the playyard structure is disposed within the carrying case. The playyard structure includes two wheels and the carrying case includes a towing strap...     

A pivotal device for a playpen which has at least two siderails pivotally connected to the pivotal device comprising a connector with two open ends for the corresponding siderail to be pivotally engaged therein by a first pin extending therethrough, a resilient element received in each of the siderails...     

A foldable playyard combined with an outer playyard frame assembly and an inner playyard frame assembly is disclosed. The outer playyard comprises an essentially rectangular upper support composed of four pairs of rail sections each centrally coupled by a switch unit, each pair of rail sections being...     

A foldable cradle frame including a front foot, a rear foot, and an upper rod that are interconnected by common connecting bodies. The rear foot and the upper rod are pivotally connected to the connecting members and are rotatable through respective openings in the connecting members toward the front...     

A play yard which is light, portable and operable for easily and quickly transforming between a collapsible configuration and an expanded configuration. The play yard opens up automatically by simply releasing the frame and allowing it to unfold. The play yard includes a frame formed of a flexible material...     

A foldable playyard that can stay in an erected state at all times regardless how the playyard is positioned comprises a hub which has a locking member. The playyard comprises a lower frame assembly, an upper frame assembly and corner legs. The lower frame assembly comprises a hub and a plurality of...     

A connection device for a playyard consists of a handle and two connectors. The handle is provided integrally with a block and a plurality of protrusions having a hole therein. A pair of connectors is each provided with a plurality of spaces for receiving supports and a projecting portion having a pin...     

A collapsible playyard for an infant includes a pair of frame subassemblies and a plurality of collapsible connecting members which normally maintain the frame subassemblies in spaced substantially parallel relation. The frame subassemblies include knuckle joints which cooperate to maintain the frame...     

A joint for a playpen includes a main base, two wing base at two sides of the main base and fixed with two frames of a playpen, a press block, and two plate hooks. The two plate hooks, fixed on the press block, have two barbs to engage a position pin of each wing base in a spread position of the playpen,...     

A hinge positioned at the intermediate extents of the adjacent rail components to hold such components in an aligned orientation including a saddle with a central button aperture, interior plate apertures and exterior end apertures with associated rail pins for pivotally coupling the saddle and the adjacent...