Patent ID: 11877672
Assignee: HB INNOVATIONS, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 15:
16. A method comprising:
attaching an accessory attachment device to a bassinet, wherein the accessory attachment device comprises a clamp assembly for attachment to the bassinet and a stanchion that extends from the clamp assembly to position an accessory above the bassinet, wherein the clamp assembly comprises a connector that connects an upper clamp and a lower clamp and biases the upper clamp and lower clamp toward each other, wherein attaching the accessory attachment device to the bassinet comprises:
positioning the upper clamp over an upper edge or rail of the bassinet, wherein the upper clamp comprises:
an upper clamp body that extends outwardly from the connector to a distal portion, and
an upper clamp foot projecting downwardly from the distal portion of the upper clamp body, the upper clamp foot having an engagement surface configured to engage the upper edge or rail of the bassinet;

positioning a lower edge or rail of the bassinet within a recessed gap defined between the connector and a lower clamp foot configured to receive the lower edge or rail of the bassinet, wherein the lower clamp comprises:
a lower clamp body that extends outwardly from the connector to a distal portion, and wherein the lower clamp foot projects upwardly from the distal portion of the lower clamp and has an engagement surface configured to engage an underside of the bassinet, wherein the lower clamp foot is offset from the upper clamp foot such that the lower clamp foot is positioned more outwardly distal from the connector than the upper clamp, wherein the connector connects the upper clamp and the lower clamp; and

allowing the bias provided by the connector to compress the upper clamp foot against the upper edge or rail of the bassinet and the lower clamp foot against the underside of the bassinet to entrap the bassinet between the upper and lower clamps allowing for height variances between the upper rail and underside of the bassinet and/or flexibility in the upper rail.