US 12,220,067 B2
Convertible play pen
Daniel Kaiser, Cape Coral, FL (US); and Kenneth Kaiser, Cape Coral, FL (US)
Assigned to KIDCO, INC., Vernon Hills, IL (US)
Filed by Kidco, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,865.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320499 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A47D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 13/063 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A play pen comprising:
a frame having a plurality of legs, a central post with a first axis and having a first fastener, a collar that can selectively slide along the central post, and a plurality of push rods;
a fabric substrate with a main body and having a first edge,
a flexible canopy having a second edge, a central point, and a middle region between the central point and the second edge; and
a plurality of first straps with a clip at a first end that is secured to one of the plurality of push rods, the first end is opposite a second end that is secured to the middle region,
wherein the central point intersects the first axis, and the central point is secured to the first fastener,
wherein the first edge and the second edge are secured together along a seam,
wherein a first horizontal plane intersects the first fastener,
wherein in an assembled configuration, the collar is in a first position, and the second edge, the middle region, and the central point intersect the first horizontal plane, and in a pre-assembled configuration, the collar is in a second position, and the middle region is positioned above the first horizontal plane and the second edge is positioned below the first horizontal plane.