US 12,070,134 B2
Bassinet locking mechanism and bassinet releasing mechanism
Peter R. Tuckey, Leola, PA (US)
Assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by Wonderland Switzerland AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,591.
Application 17/402,591 is a division of application No. 15/980,708, filed on May 15, 2018, granted, now 11,122,913.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/545,001, filed on Aug. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/519,584, filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369000 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A47D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 9/005 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bassinet locking mechanism for a foldable bassinet apparatus, comprising:
a first hinge component;
a second hinge component rotatably connected to the first hinge component about a rotation axis;
a locking hub component slidably located between the first hinge component and the second hinge component, the locking hub component being fully retracted into the first hinge component to allow relative rotation between the first hinge component and the second hinge component, and being partially protruded from the first hinge component to constrain the relative rotation between the first hinge component and the second hinge component; and
an end of a linkage connected to the locking hub component, wherein the linkage is positioned such that a force applied to the linkage in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis facilitates retraction of the locking hub component into the first hinge component.