Patent ID: 7406725

Claim:
A bassinette which can be alternately configured as a conventional bassinette, or as a bassinette having a lowered front wall, the bassinette comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure surrounding a sleeping platform, said enclosure further comprising left and right side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall, said left and right side walls having a side wall height, said front wall having a fixed portion having an intermediate height less than the height of the left and right side walls, said front wall further comprising a flap portion extending from said fixed portion, said flap portion comprising a front upper cross-member, said front upper cross-member having an end fitting adjacent a first end of said front upper cross-member, and a retractable tongue adjacent a second end of said front upper cross-member, said retractable tongue comprising an actuator allowing a user to selectively retract said retractable tongue; a frame, said frame for supporting said enclosure, said frame comprising a left front member and a right front member, said frame further comprising a first receiver cup on said left front member and a second receiver cup on said right front member and a distance between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup; wherein said upper front cross-member has a length greater than the distance between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup, said length selected such that when said end fitting is inserted in said first receiver cup and said tongue is retracted, said upper cross-member may be positioned between said first receiver cup and said second receiver cup, such that when said tongue is extended, said upper cross-member is engaged between said first and said second receiver cups; and wherein when said upper cross-member is engaged between said first and said second receiver cups, said front wall flap is positioned to extend the front wall to a height substantially equal to the height of the left and right side walls, and wherein when said upper cross-member is disengaged from said first and second receiver cups, said flap portion of said front wall is able to hang from an edge of said fixed portion of said front wall, wherein said front upper cross-member further comprises a slot located adjacent the second end of said front upper cross-member, and where said retractable tongue further comprises a sliding block disposed within said upper front cross-member, said sliding block being connected to said actuator by a mechanical fastener, said mechanical fastener extending from said actuator through said slot and being fastened to said sliding block.