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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 1116891', 'Application No. 0817629', 'Application No. 0817626', 'Application No. 0817627', 'Application No. 0817628', 'Application No. 0817628', 'Application No. 0817629', 'Application No. 0817629']

Patent US8141186 - Mesh arrangement for bassinet assembly - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAccording to various embodiments, a bassinet assembly includes a floor and one or more side walls that extend upwardly from a perimeter of the floor and surround the floor. Each side wall has an upper perimeter and includes a mesh portion that extends substantially the height of the side wall from the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8141186?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8141186 - Mesh arrangement for bassinet assemblyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8141186 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/236,709Publication dateMar 27, 2012Filing dateSep 24, 2008Priority dateSep 25, 2007Also published asUS7739759, US7882579, US8201291, US20090077738, US20090077739, US20090077740, US20090077741, US20090077742, US20090077775Publication number12236709, 236709, US 8141186 B2, US 8141186B2, US-B2-8141186, US8141186 B2, US8141186B2InventorsStephen R. Burns, Peter D. Jackson, Mark MendesOriginal AssigneeKids Ii, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (4), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMesh arrangement for bassinet assemblyUS 8141186 B2Abstract According to various embodiments, a bassinet assembly includes a floor and one or more side walls that extend upwardly from a perimeter of the floor and surround the floor. Each side wall has an upper perimeter and includes a mesh portion that extends substantially the height of the side wall from the upper perimeter to the floor. Each side wall also includes a substantially solid wall portion that extends from the upper perimeter to an intermediate portion disposed between the upper perimeter and the floor. At least a portion of the side wall between the intermediate portion and the floor of the bassinet assembly is mesh to allow a child lying therein to breathe.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/995,417, filed Sep. 25, 2007 and entitled �PLAY YARD,� which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In addition, this application incorporates by reference in their entirety the following co-pending applications filed concurrently with this application: U.S. application Ser. No. 12/236,929, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled �PLAY YARD AND BASSINET ASSEMBLY�; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/237,001, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled ZIPPER PULL TAB LOCK; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/236,743, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled �REDUNDANT SUPPORT FEATURE FOR BASSINET ASSEMBLY AND PLAY YARD COMBINATION�; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/236,767, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled �COLLAPSIBLE PLAY YARD AND BASSINET ASSEMBLY COMBINATION�; and U.S. application Ser. No. 12/236,973, filed Sep. 24, 2008 and entitled �SUPPORT FOR AN INCLINABLE BASSINET ASSEMBLY�.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION According to various embodiments, a bassinet assembly is provided that includes a floor and one or more side walls that extend upwardly from a perimeter of the floor and surround the floor. The side walls have an upper perimeter and include a mesh portion that extends substantially the height of each side wall from the upper perimeter of each side wall to the floor. The side walls also include a solid wall portion that extends from the upper perimeter of each side wall to an intermediate portion of each side wall. The intermediate portion is disposed between the upper perimeter of each side wall and the floor, and at least a portion of the side wall between the intermediate portion and the floor of the bassinet assembly is mesh. According to various embodiments, a child laying in the bassinet assembly can breathe through the mesh portion. In a particular embodiment, the portion of each side wall between the intermediate portion and the floor of the bassinet assembly aligns with a mesh portion of one or more side walls of a play yard when the bassinet assembly is secured within the play yard.
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