US 12,453,432 B2
Topper accessories for a playard
Jonathan M. Pacella, Gap, PA (US); Nathanael Saint, Morgantown, PA (US); Lance J. Clemmer, Mohnton, PA (US); and Patrick JG Bowers, West Chester, PA (US)
Assigned to Wonderland Swizterland AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Appl. No. 17/922,875
Filed by Wonderland Switzerland AG, Steinhausen (CH)
PCT Filed May 10, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/031634
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/226598, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/022,009, filed on May 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/021,966, filed on May 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/021,950, filed on May 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329451 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A47D 13/06 (2006.01); A47D 5/00 (2006.01); A47D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 13/063 (2013.01) [A47D 5/006 (2013.01); A47D 9/005 (2013.01); A47D 9/016 (2022.08)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame for a foldable playard, the frame having a folded configuration for storage of the frame and an unfolded configuration to support the foldable playard on a ground surface, the frame defining a top horizontal plane at a height above the ground surface in the unfolded configuration, the frame comprising:
a plurality of leg support assemblies; and
a plurality of X-frame assemblies coupled to the plurality of leg support assemblies, the plurality of X-frame assemblies comprising a first X-frame assembly, the first X-frame assembly comprising:
at least one X-frame tube rotatably coupled to one leg support assembly of the plurality of leg support assemblies, the at least one X-frame tube being positioned between the top horizontal plane and the ground surface in the unfolded configuration; and
a first topper support having a first bottom portion supported by the at least one X-frame tube and having a first topper support portion disposed substantially along the top horizontal plane in the unfolded configuration;
wherein the first bottom portion of the first topper support has a concave shape complementary to an exterior surface of the at least one X-frame tube to facilitate directly contacting and supporting of the first topper support on the at least one X-frame tube, wherein the first topper support portion has a convex shape.