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Patent US7739759 - Play yard and bassinet assembly - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsVarious embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that includes an inclinable floor that can be supported above a support surface using one or more zippers. For example, the bassinet assembly includes a floor and side walls that extend upwardly from and surround the floor. The floor includes an...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7739759?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7739759 - Play yard and bassinet assemblyPublication numberUS7739759 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/236,929Publication date22 Jun 2010Filing date24 Sep 2008Priority date25 Sep 2007Also published asUS7882579, US8141186, US8201291, US20090077738, US20090077739, US20090077740, US20090077741, US20090077742, US20090077775Publication number12236929, 236929, US 7739759 B2, US 7739759B2, US-B2-7739759, US7739759 B2, US7739759B2InventorsMark Mendes, Stephen R. Burns, Peter D. JacksonOriginal AssigneeKids Ii, Inc.Patent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (4), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPlay yard and bassinet assemblyUS 7739759 B2Abstract Various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that includes an inclinable floor that can be supported above a support surface using one or more zippers. For example, the bassinet assembly includes a floor and side walls that extend upwardly from and surround the floor. The floor includes an inclinable flap, and a row of zipper teeth are disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the inclinable flap. A mating row of zipper teeth are disposed on at least a portion of the side walls, and when one or more zippers engage the rows of zipper teeth to join them together, the inclinable flap is secured at an angle greater than 0� relative to the floor. In addition, various embodiments are directed to a bassinet assembly that can be secured within a play yard using one or more zippers.
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