US 12,408,764 B2
Bassinet accessory for a playard
Jonathan M. Pacella, Gap, PA (US)
Assigned to Wonderland Switzerland AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Appl. No. 17/792,847
Filed by WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG, Steinhausen (CH)
PCT Filed Jan. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/013831
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/146688, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/021,950, filed on May 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/962,435, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043971 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A47D 9/00 (2006.01); A47D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 9/005 (2013.01) [A47D 9/016 (2022.08); A47D 13/063 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable playard having a compact folded configuration for storage and a deployed unfolded configuration for placement on a ground surface to contain a child, the foldable playard comprising:
a frame defining an interior space to contain the child when the foldable playard is in the deployed unfolded configuration, the frame comprising:
a plurality of leg support assemblies extending upward from the ground surface when the frame is in the unfolded configuration, each leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies being disposed at a corresponding side edge of the interior space and only coupled to another leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies that is separated by a single side face via a folding mechanism;
soft goods coupled to the plurality of leg support assemblies; and
a bassinet accessory, coupled to the soft goods and disposed within the interior space, to support the child at an elevated position above the ground surface,
wherein the frame, the soft goods, and the bassinet accessory fold together when changing the foldable playard to the compact folded configuration and unfold together when changing the foldable playard to the deployed unfolded configuration.