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Collapsible play pen

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-23
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1983-07-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Schweikert Nancy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 23:01
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D13/00; A47D13/06; A47D13/066

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A COLLAPSIBLE PLAYPEN, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER, FOUR CORNER POSTS AND A FLOOR MEMBER, SAID PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER BEING FORMED OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC ADAPTED TO ASSUME A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WHEN SUPPORTED BY SAID POSTS, SAID CONFINING MEMBER HAVING FOUR CORNERS AND OPEN TOP AND BOTTOM REGIONS, A PLURALITY OF SPACED DOWL-RECEIVINGOPENINGS PROVIDED THROUGH THE CORNERS THEREOF, PORTIONS OF SAID CORNERS BEING CUT AWAY ADJACENT THE BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF, SAID CORNER POSTS INCLUDING AN UPPER TUBULAR SECTION AND A LOWER STAKE SECTION, SAID TUBULAR AND STAKE SECTIONS BEING TELESCOPICALLY RELATED, SAID STAKE SECTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF LINEARLY SPACED DETENTS DISPOSED WITHIN THE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID TUBULAR SECTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER END, A PASSAGE BEING DISPOSED THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION ADJACENT SAID OTHER END THEREOF, AN L-SHAPED ANGLE PLATE ONE LEG THEREOF BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID TUBULAR SECTION, THE OTHER LEG THEREOF PROVIDING A STEP PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID TUBULAR SECTION AND A PEG MEMBER EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF SAID OTHER LEG, SAID PEG MEMBER BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID PASSAGE DISPOSED THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION, SAID PEG MEMBER BEING ARRANGED FOR REMOVABLE REGISTRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DETENTS PROVIDED WITHIN SAID STAKE SECTION, A PLURALITY OF DOWLS EXTENDING NORMALLY OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION, SAID DOWLS BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID SPACED DOWL-RECEIVING-OPENINGS PROVIDED THROUGH THE CORNERS OF SAID CONFINING MEMBER, SAID FLOOR MEMBER BEING FORMED OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION, AN EYELETTED OPENING PROVIDED AT EACH CORNER OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER, SAID STAKE SECTIONS BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVABLE THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO THEREBY RETAIN SAID PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER IN UPRIGHT RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FLOOR MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A COLLAPSIBLE PLAYPEN, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER, FOUR CORNER POSTS AND A FLOOR MEMBER, SAID PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER BEING FORMED OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC ADAPTED TO ASSUME A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WHEN SUPPORTED BY SAID POSTS, SAID CONFINING MEMBER HAVING FOUR CORNERS AND OPEN TOP AND BOTTOM REGIONS, A PLURALITY OF SPACED DOWL-RECEIVINGOPENINGS PROVIDED THROUGH THE CORNERS THEREOF, PORTIONS OF SAID CORNERS BEING CUT AWAY ADJACENT THE BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF, SAID CORNER POSTS INCLUDING AN UPPER TUBULAR SECTION AND A LOWER STAKE SECTION, SAID TUBULAR AND STAKE SECTIONS BEING TELESCOPICALLY RELATED, SAID STAKE SECTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF LINEARLY SPACED DETENTS DISPOSED WITHIN THE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID TUBULAR SECTION BEING CLOSED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER END, A PASSAGE BEING DISPOSED THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION ADJACENT SAID OTHER END THEREOF, AN L-SHAPED ANGLE PLATE ONE LEG THEREOF BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID TUBULAR SECTION, THE OTHER LEG THEREOF PROVIDING A STEP PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID TUBULAR SECTION AND A PEG MEMBER EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF SAID OTHER LEG, SAID PEG MEMBER BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID PASSAGE DISPOSED THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION, SAID PEG MEMBER BEING ARRANGED FOR REMOVABLE REGISTRY WITH RESPECT TO THE DETENTS PROVIDED WITHIN SAID STAKE SECTION, A PLURALITY OF DOWLS EXTENDING NORMALLY OF SAID TUBULAR SECTION, SAID DOWLS BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN SAID SPACED DOWL-RECEIVING-OPENINGS PROVIDED THROUGH THE CORNERS OF SAID CONFINING MEMBER, SAID FLOOR MEMBER BEING FORMED OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION, AN EYELETTED OPENING PROVIDED AT EACH CORNER OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER, SAID STAKE SECTIONS BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVABLE THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO THEREBY RETAIN SAID PERIPHERAL CONFINING MEMBER IN UPRIGHT RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FLOOR MEMBER.

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