Patent ID: 6418575
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A baby playpen-bassinet combination comprising:a playpen comprising: an upper frame including two horizontal longitudinal rods disposed parallel to each other, two horizontal lateral rods disposed parallel to each other and perpendicular to said two longitudinal rods, and four corner blocks each fixedly connecting one of said two horizontal longitudinal rods and one of said two horizontal lateral rods, wherein each of said corner blocks comprises a longitudinal portion for fixedly connecting with a horizontal longitudinal rod, a lateral portion for fixedly connecting with a horizontal lateral rod, and a protruded portion, defining a vertical hole, integrally inwardly protruded between a lower portion of said longitudinal portion and a lower portion of said lateral portion; a supporting frame fixedly connected to said four corner blocks of said upper frame; a bottom frame fixedly connected to said supporting frame; and a fabric body wrapping around said two longitudinal rods, said two lateral rods, and said supporting frame so as to form a peripheral surface of said playpen and cover said bottom frame, wherein said peripheral surface includes two lateral outer fabric sides extending downwards from said two lateral rods, respectively, and provided with first means for connecting, respectively; and a bassinet detachably mounted onto said upper frame of said playpen, comprising: a main body received within a space defined by said two longitudinal rods and said two lateral rods of said playpen, wherein said main body includes two longitudinal sides disposed parallel to each other, two lateral sides disposed parallel to each other and perpendicular to said two longitudinal sides, and a bottom; two suspension sleeves connected to said two longitudinal sides of said main body so as to extend longitudinally, respectively; two extension portions connected to said two lateral sides of said main body so as to extend therefrom, respectively, and provided with second means for connecting engageable with said first means for connecting of said playpen, respectively, wherein said two extension portions extend around said two lateral rods of said playpen, respectively, so as to be fixedly connected to said two lateral outer fabric sides of said peripheral surface of said playpen, respectively, through engagement between said first and second means for connecting; two supporting rods each having two substantially perpendicularly bent end portions and passing through said two suspension sleeves, respectively, so that said two end portions of each of said two supporting rods are protruded outside of said sleeve to be respectively inserted into vertical holes of two of said corner blocks fixedly connected at two ends of said longitudinal rod of said playpen, so that each of said two supporting rods is supported on two of said corner blocks; and a bottom plate placed on said bottom of said main body.