EP1199011A1 - Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant - Google Patents

Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant Download PDF

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EP1199011A1
EP1199011A1 EP00306943A EP00306943A EP1199011A1 EP 1199011 A1 EP1199011 A1 EP 1199011A1 EP 00306943 A EP00306943 A EP 00306943A EP 00306943 A EP00306943 A EP 00306943A EP 1199011 A1 EP1199011 A1 EP 1199011A1
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Shu-Yu Kuo
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
    • A47D13/06—Children's play- pens
    • A47D13/061—Children's play- pens foldable
    • A47D13/063—Children's play- pens foldable with soft walls

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  • the present invention relates to a bottom frame structure for a playpen.
  • a conventional bottom frame structure for a playpen in accordance with the prior art shown in Fig. 1 comprises a joint base 20 pivotally mounted between two rods 10 whereby the two rods 10 can be pivoted relative to each other so as to fold the bottom frame structure of the playpen.
  • the bottom frame structure is not provided with any positioning device so that it is easily folded by an external force, thereby easily causing danger to the baby placed in the playpen.
  • a bottom frame structure for a playpen comprising: four upright rods, a bottom frame, a positioning base, and a top frame, wherein,
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bottom frame structure for a playpen, wherein, the positioning function of the bottom frame can be used to control the folding and expanding actions of the skeleton of the playpen, thereby preventing the skeleton of the playpen from being easily folded due to the hit of an external force so as to protect the safety of the playpen.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a bottom frame structure for a playpen, wherein, the support points and the connection points of the skeleton of the playpen have a rigid strength, thereby enhancing the loading and supporting strength of the playpen.
  • a bottom frame structure for a playpen in accordance with the present invention comprises four upright rods 2, a bottom frame 3, a positioning base 4, and a top frame 5.
  • the four upright rods 2 are respectively located at four corners of the playpen for supporting and linking between the bottom frame 3 and the top frame 5, two of the upright rods 2 having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped support base 21, and the other two of the upright rods 2 having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped wheel base 22 having a roller 221.
  • the bottom frame 3 is mounted on the lower end of the four upright rods 2 and mainly includes four first rods 31, two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32, four universal joints 33, four second rods 34, two T-shaped second connecting bases 35, and four third rods 36.
  • the four first rods 31 each have a first end respectively pivoted to the horizontal section of the two support bases 21 and the two wheel bases 22.
  • Each of the two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32 has three radially arranged pivot grooves 321 and having a bottom secured with a resting post 322 for supporting the first connecting base 32, two of the three pivot grooves 321 of each of the two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32 pivotally receiving a second end of each of the four first rods 31.
  • Each of the four universal joints 33 includes a sleeve 331 secured on a mediate portion of each of the four first rods 31, and a U-shaped pivot section 332 which is rotatable toward any direction.
  • Each of the four second rods 34 has a first end pivoted to the pivot section 332 of each of the four universal joints 33 so that the four first rods 31 and the four second rods 34 form a rectangular frame.
  • Each of the two T-shaped second connecting bases 35 has three pivot slots 351 and having a bottom secured with a resting rod 352 for supporting the second connecting base 35, two of the pivot slots 351 of each of the two T-shaped second connecting bases 35 being in line with each other and each pivotally receiving a second end of each of the four second rods 34.
  • the four third rods 36 are arranged between the first rods 31 and the second rods 34 in a cross intersecting manner, two of the four third rods 36 having a first end pivoted to the pivot groove 321 of each of the two first connecting bases 32 and a second end connected to the positioning base 4, and the other two of the four third rods 36 having a first end pivoted to the pivot slot 351 of each of the two second connecting bases 35 and a second end connected to the positioning base 4.
  • the positioning base 4 is used to link the four third rods 36 and includes a cruciform body 41, four fitting rod members 42, four U-shaped urging drive blocks 43, four elastic members 44, and a release block 45.
  • the body 41 includes four chambers 411 each having an opening directed downward for receiving the second end of each of the four third rods 36, each of the four chambers 411 having two side walls each defining a substantially L-shaped slide slot 412 having an oblique upper end and a horizontal lower end 4121 and a circular hole 413 located beside the horizontal lower end 4121, the body 41 having a top formed with four inclined surfaces 414 each defining a rectangular slot 415 connecting to each of the four chambers 411, and having a bottom secured with an abutting column 416.
  • Each of the four fitting rod members 42 has a first end provided with an insertion section 421 secured and locked in the second end of each of the third rods 36 by a threaded rod 422 engaged with a nut 423, and a second end provided with a snap abutting section 424 defining a transverse through hole 4242 and provided with an L-shaped snap abutting recess 4241, a rivet pin 4243 in turn extending through the circular hole 413 of each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41 and through the through hole 4242 of the snap abutting section 424 of each of the four fitting rod members 42, so that each of the four fitting rod members 42 is pivoted to each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41.
  • Each of the four urging drive blocks 43 has two side walls each defining a circular hole 431 and having a top portion provided with a rectangular bar 432 having an upper section protruding outward from the rectangular slot 415 of the body 41 and defining a through hole 4321, a lock pin 4311 in turn extending through the slide slot 412 of the body 41 and through the circular hole 431 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, so that the lock pin 4311 is detachably rested on the snap abutting recess 4241 of each of the four fitting rod members 42.
  • Each of the four elastic members 44 is mounted around the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, and having a lower end pressing the top portion of each of the four urging drive blocks 43 and an upper end pressing an upper wall of each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41.
  • the release block 45 is movably mounted on the body 41 and defining two spaced slot holes 451 for allowing passage of a loop-shaped lift strap 452, the release block 45 having four sides each provided with two spaced abutting plates 453 rested on each of the four inclined surfaces 414 of the body 41, the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43 being received between the two abutting plates 453, each of the abutting plates 453 defining a circular hole 4531 aligning with the through hole 4321 of the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, a pivot rod 454 in turn extending through the circular hole 4531 of each of the abutting plates 453 and through the through hole 4321 of the rectangular bar 432, thereby pivoting the rectangular bar 432 to the abutting plates 453 of the release block 45.
  • the top frame 5 includes four pivot bases 51 each secured on the top of each of the four upright rods 2 and each having two sides each pivotally provided with a support rod 52, thereby forming a rectangular frame, and four joint bases 53 each pivotally mounted between two adjacent support rods 52.
  • Each of the joint bases 53 is provided with an elastic piece section 531 and two locking slots 532 for fixing or bending the support rods 52.
  • the elastic piece section 531 of the joint base 53 is pressed by the user, thereby detaching the support rods 52 from the locking slots 532 so that the support rods 52 can be pivoted toward each other.
  • the lift strap 452 of the positioning base 4 is then pulled upward to move the release block 45 upward, to move the rectangular bar 432 upward by the abutting plates 453, to move the lock pin 4311 of the urging drive block 43 from the horizontal lower end 4121 to the oblique upper end of the slide slot 412 as shown in Fig. 6, thereby detaching the lock pin 4311 from the snap abutting recess 4241 of the fitting rod member 42, so that the third rod 36 can be pivoted about the rivet pin 4243 to move toward the center of the bottom frame 3 while the first rods 31 and the second rods 34 are also moved toward the center of the playpen by the drawing action of the third rods 36, thereby easily folding the skeleton of the playpen.
  • the snap abutting recess 4241 of each of the fitting rod members 42 has an arcuate shape defining an opening directed upward, and the slide slot 412 of each of the chambers 411 of the body 41 is an elongated oblique slot.
  • the snap abutting recess 4241 of the fitting rod member 42 is locked by the lock pin 4311 of the urging drive block 43, thereby preventing the skeleton of the playpen from being folded arbitrarily so as to protect the baby in the playpen.
  • the support points and the connection points of the skeleton of the playpen have a rigid strength, thereby enhancing the loading and supporting strength of the playpen.
  • the bottom frame 3 can be easily folded by pulling the lift strap 452 of the positioning base 4, thereby facilitating the folding of the playpen.

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EP00306943A EP1199011B1 (fr) 2000-08-14 2000-08-14 Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant
AT00306943T ATE226044T1 (de) 2000-08-14 2000-08-14 Rahmenstruktur für den boden eines kinderlaufstalls
DE60000623T DE60000623D1 (de) 2000-08-14 2000-08-14 Rahmenstruktur für den Boden eines Kinderlaufstalls

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DE102008012321A1 (de) * 2008-02-01 2009-09-10 Pao Hsien Cheng Sicherheitsverschraubung eines Sockels eines Baby-Spielbetts

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US5697111A (en) * 1994-11-04 1997-12-16 Graco Children's Products Inc. Foldable playyard having lockable hub
DE19804368A1 (de) * 1997-02-05 1998-08-06 Graco Childrens Prod Inc Faltbarer Laufstall mit Rastverriegelungs-Nabensystem
WO1999015052A1 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-04-01 Cosco, Inc. Parc de jeu
US5937457A (en) * 1998-09-18 1999-08-17 Li-Ju Chen Cradle base collapsible mechanism

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US5697111A (en) * 1994-11-04 1997-12-16 Graco Children's Products Inc. Foldable playyard having lockable hub
DE19804368A1 (de) * 1997-02-05 1998-08-06 Graco Childrens Prod Inc Faltbarer Laufstall mit Rastverriegelungs-Nabensystem
WO1999015052A1 (fr) * 1997-09-19 1999-04-01 Cosco, Inc. Parc de jeu
US5937457A (en) * 1998-09-18 1999-08-17 Li-Ju Chen Cradle base collapsible mechanism

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DE102008012321A1 (de) * 2008-02-01 2009-09-10 Pao Hsien Cheng Sicherheitsverschraubung eines Sockels eines Baby-Spielbetts
DE102008012321B4 (de) * 2008-02-01 2013-07-04 Pao Hsien Cheng Sicherheitsarretierung eines Sockels eines Baby-Spielbetts

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