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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8060959 | Foldable child enclosure A child enclosure apparatus that includes a hub assembly, a base assembly having four base legs in an X-shaped configuration, a side structure having four side posts, an upper assembly having four pairs of upper arms with each pair connected with medial latch connec... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8024825 | Collapsible crib The present invention relates to collapsible cribs. The cribs have one or more of the following characteristics: adjustable length and/or, width and/or height, lightweight, easily collapsed, very compact when collapsed and easily carried, stored and transported. Emb... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8006326 | Foldable and portable playard assemblies with a storage compartment and methods of use thereof Foldable and portable playard assemblies with a storage compartment and methods of use thereof are disclosed. An example playard includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position and an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7937786 | Child's bed A bed for a child has a sack of a flexible material, which by a bottom rests on the floor and which has the mouth part thereof connected to a rectangular frame. The frame is formed of two frame parts, which are mutually connected via folding fittings that allow the ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7836530 | Foldable child enclosure A child enclosure apparatus that includes a hub assembly, a base assembly having four base legs in an X-shaped configuration, a side structure having four side posts, an upper assembly having four pairs of upper arms with each pair connected with medial latch connec... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7694361 | Playpen having a reinforced strength A playpen includes a top frame including four corner connectors, and four foldable articulations mounted between the corner connectors respectively. Each of the foldable articulations includes a mounting seat disposed between any two of the corner connectors, two ma... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7676860 | Security fastening structure of a base of a baby bed for babies to play in A baby bed includes a base member arranged on a middle of a bottom of a frame thereof; the frame includes two connecting rods, which will extend along a same diagonal line of the bottom of the frame after the baby bed is expanded; two stopped components are joined o... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661156 | Portable folding play yard with stabilized corner posts A folding play yard includes a collapsible play yard frame movable between a retracted stored position and a deployed position, wherein the frame defines a baby receiving portion in the deployed position with a floor and bordering side walls around the periphery of ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661157 | Portable crib or containment device A portable travel crib, play yard or other infant or child containment device is provided. The device may have longitudinal support structures. The device may also have an upper peripheral support structure provides an outward compressive force. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7617550 | Playard A playard is movable between an open arrangement and a folded arrangement. The playard includes a plurality of legs, a plurality of pivot joints connected to the plurality of legs, and a plurality of slider joints engaging the plurality of legs. A plurality of cross... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614097 | Structure of a foldable mechanism of a baby mesh bed A baby mesh bed includes an upper frame part, which has a foldable mechanism on each side; each foldable mechanism includes a joining component, two connecting rods, and two opposite fixing bars; the connecting rods are pivoted to two ends of the joining component; ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600276 | Baby crib including a top frame unit that can be disassembled A top frame unit of a baby crib includes a plurality of three-way couplers and a plurality of top frame rods. Each coupler includes a root part and first, second and third tube parts that extend in different directions from the root part. The root part is formed wit... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594285 | Bottom frame assembly for a baby crib A bottom frame assembly for a baby crib includes pairs of first and second bottom frame rods, and a hub unit that includes stationary and rotary seats. The stationary seat is connected to the first bottom frame rods at diametrically opposite positions of the station... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591031 | Control device of lower frame assembly for a playpen A control device is pivotally connected with a lower frame assembly of a playpen. The control device has a pair of sleeves, a positioner, a resilient element, a push-button, a driving element, a string. Each of the pair of sleeves has a locking groove with a space f... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7574757 | Foldable frame structure for a children's play-yard A frame structure for a foldable children's play-yard adaptable to include a curved side rail to form at least a portion of its upper perimeter. The frame structure comprises a plurality of support members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. The upper f... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568243 | Playard A playard includes a frame structure movable between an open arrangement and a folded arrangement. The frame structure includes a plurality of pivot joints arranged in an upper set and a lower set, each pivot joint in the upper set being positioned over a correspond... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568242 | Play yards and methods of operating the same Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a lower frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; an upper frame having a collapsed position and an erected position; and a plurality of posts joining the upper... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7552487 | Bottom bracket of playpen A bottom bracket of a playpen includes a support seat, and a rotation seat. The support seat includes two covers, a slide, a locking rod, a drive rod, an elastic member, a pull handle, and a pull strap. The rotation seat includes two pivot members and a limit plate.... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7503085 | Collapsible crib The present invention relates to collapsible cribs. The cribs have one or more of the following characteristics: adjustable length and/or, width and/or height, lightweight, easily collapsed, very compact when collapsed and easily carried, stored and transported. Emb... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7458115 | Foldable baby crib A foldable baby crib includes a bottom frame unit, lateral frame units, and upper and lower pivot connectors. Each lateral frame unit includes a pivot connection seat, a pair of support rods, each having a top rod end pivoted to the pivot connection seat, and a pair... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448098 | Structure of a curved frame of a baby mesh bed A baby mesh bed consists of an upper enclosing member, which has four curved parts, and several stepped curved rods; each curved part is arranged on one of four corners of the upper enclosing member, and has adjacent large and small internal hollowness in each one o... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434279 | Folding device for playpen A folding device for each of four support legs of a playpen includes a bottom rod and a post pivotably and respectively connected to a first position and a second position of each support leg. A locking device is connected to the bottom rods and a connection member ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418745 | Playyard with bassinet A juvenile playyard including a bassinet assembly mountable on a frame of the playyard and including a bassinet couplable to the frame in a use position across a portion of a top opening of the playyard. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418746 | Playard A collapsible frame structure for a playard. The collapsible frame structure includes a plurality of legs, and a plurality of cross members arranged so that at least one cross member extends between, and is pivotally connected to, respective adjacent legs to form a ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409733 | Toy storage cover for portable play yards, cribs and containers A toy storage cover for a portable play yard includes four outer panels shaped to surround the outer walls of the play yard attached at their top edges to four inner panels shaped to line the play yard. A floor panel joins the inner panels and is secured to the floo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404219 | Portable infant bed with side wall ventilation A portable infant bed has a bottom panel with a perimeter and a top sleeping surface. A side wall is connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel around a periphery of the bed. The bottom panel and side wall are foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configurat... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401367 | Playard A collapsible frame structure, movable between an open arrangement and a folded arrangement, includes a plurality of legs, a plurality of cross members arranged in pairs, a plurality of slider joints and pivot joints, and at least one latch mechanism. Each pair of c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380311 | Foldable articulation for playpen A foldable articulation for a playpen includes a mounting seat, two pivot rods pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the mounting seat, and a folding device mounted on the mounting seat and releasably rested on each of the two pivot rods. Thus, the articulation ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7350772 | Foldable foam-based divider device A foldable foam-based divider device includes a plurality of panels, each panel including a middle foam plate and front and back semi-rigid paper plates mounted on and sandwiching the middle foam plate, the middle foam plate further including at least one outwardly ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346943 | Combined crib and playpen assembly A combined crib and playpen assembly includes a playpen body, a hanging bed, and a bassinet unit. The playpen body has a first bottom wall, and a first surrounding wall connected to and cooperating with the first bottom wall to define a first receiving space. The ha... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343634 | Foldable frame structure for a children's play-yard A frame structure for a foldable children play-yard adaptable to include a curve side rail to form at least a portion of its upper perimeter. The frame structure comprises a plurality of support members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. The upper fram... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336404 | Method and apparatus for scanning irregular shaped document A scanner (30) comprises a transport mechanism (6) for moving a document (12) and a sensor (2) for detecting a leading edge (31) and trailing edge (32) of the document. A camera (16, 17) scans the document (12)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7302896 | Table for self-service shops A table (1) for self-service shops includes a base frame (2) with four tubular feet (3), two side frames (16) arranged parallel and each having a first and a second wall (17, 18), and a bottom (22) arranged above the base fr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293304 | Foldable baby crib A foldable baby crib includes a top frame unit, a bottom frame unit, a plurality of support rods, each of which has a top end segment connected to the top frame unit, and a bottom end segment opposite to the top end segment, and a plurality of foot members, each of ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293303 | Method and device for repositioning patient in bed with safety features The invention described is a device and method for repositioning a patient in a bed. Bedding material positioned underneath the patient is wound by a ratchet system and a crossbeam that allows for the patient to be repositioned when the bedding material is drawn aro... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284288 | Structure of a moving joint of a folding baby bed with meshes A moving joint of a folding baby bed is pivoted to two connecting rods, and includes a support part, a pressing member, and two stopping members; the support part has two lateral plates, and a curved slot on each lateral plate; the pressing member is movable to and ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284289 | Infant travel bed A collapsible infant travel bed includes four hoops, preferably all the same or similar size. One hoop is placed on the bottom and is connected to two side hoops and one hoop is connected to the tops of the side hoops. The side hoops are preferably covered with a se... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263732 | Collapsible assembly A blanket or mat assembly includes a panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a sheet material substantially covering the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the sheet material assumi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263729 | Playyard with changing platform and bassinet A juvenile playyard including an infant care assembly having a fabric bassinet and changing platform mountable across a portion of a top opening of the playyard. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261116 | Tent with extendable windows A tent (10) with extendable windows (14) having a main structure (12) including a plurality of walls (16, 18, 20) which are oriented at a first angle (60) with respect to a vertical reference. The tent (10) also includes at ... | 08/28/2007 |
