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US3206772A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Folding playpen

Assignee: THAYER Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-31
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1983-10-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond J Sarasin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 22:34
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D13/00; A47D13/06; A47D13/061; A47D13/063

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 264 words
A PLAYPEN COMPRISING A TWO-PART FLOOR, EACH FLOOR PART COMPRISING ONE-HALF OF THE FLOOR, SAID FLOOR PARTS BEING HINGED TOGETHER ADJACENT A CENTRAL DIVIDING LINE OF THE PLAYPEN, A PAIR OF SUPPORING LEGS MEMBERS AT EACH SIDE OF THE PLAYPEN, A CROSS BAR AT THE LOWER PORTION OF EACH LEG MEMBER, SAID FLOR PARTS BEING RESPECTIVELY HINGEDLY MOUNTED ON SAIDCROSS BARS ON AXES REMOTE FROM THE CENTER LNE OF THE PLAYPEN, AS PAIR OF U-SHAPED TOP FRAME MEMBERS HAVING FRE-ENDED ARMS, A PAIRO F BRACKETS, THE ARMS BEING HINGED IN PAIRS AT THE FREE ENDS THEREOF TO THE BRACKETS, THE UPPER ENDS OF THE LEG MEMBERS BEING PIVOTED IN PAIRS OT THE BRACKETS, AND A LOCKING LINKAGE INTERPIVOTED RELATIVE TO SAID LEG MEMBERS AND SAID U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS, SAID LOCKING LINKAGE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY SHORT LINK PIVOTED TO EACH ARM OF EACH U-SHAPED TOP MEMBER, A LONGER LINK PIVOTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO A RESPECTIVE SUPPORTING LEG MEMBER AT AN INTERMEDIATE POINT THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LONGER LINK AT ONE END THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LONGER LINKS BEING INTERPIVOTED, SAID LINKAGES EACH COMPRISING A DEAD CENTER LATDHING MEANS FOR HOLDING THE U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS IN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL CONDITION WHEN THE FLOOR PARTS ARE IN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL CONDITION, SAID U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS BEIG FOLDABLE TO VERTICAL CONDITION, THE LEG MEMBERS BEING FOLDABLE TO A VERTICAL CONDITION, THE LEG OUSLY THEREWITH, AND A SUPPORT FOR THE FLOOR SECURED TO THE LONGER LINKS AT THEIR POINT OF INTERCONNECTION AND EXTENDING UNDER THE FLOR IN DETACHED BUT SUPPORTING RELATION THERETO ADJACENT THE DIVIDING LINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 264 words
A PLAYPEN COMPRISING A TWO-PART FLOOR, EACH FLOOR PART COMPRISING ONE-HALF OF THE FLOOR, SAID FLOOR PARTS BEING HINGED TOGETHER ADJACENT A CENTRAL DIVIDING LINE OF THE PLAYPEN, A PAIR OF SUPPORING LEGS MEMBERS AT EACH SIDE OF THE PLAYPEN, A CROSS BAR AT THE LOWER PORTION OF EACH LEG MEMBER, SAID FLOR PARTS BEING RESPECTIVELY HINGEDLY MOUNTED ON SAIDCROSS BARS ON AXES REMOTE FROM THE CENTER LNE OF THE PLAYPEN, AS PAIR OF U-SHAPED TOP FRAME MEMBERS HAVING FRE-ENDED ARMS, A PAIRO F BRACKETS, THE ARMS BEING HINGED IN PAIRS AT THE FREE ENDS THEREOF TO THE BRACKETS, THE UPPER ENDS OF THE LEG MEMBERS BEING PIVOTED IN PAIRS OT THE BRACKETS, AND A LOCKING LINKAGE INTERPIVOTED RELATIVE TO SAID LEG MEMBERS AND SAID U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS, SAID LOCKING LINKAGE COMPRISING A RELATIVELY SHORT LINK PIVOTED TO EACH ARM OF EACH U-SHAPED TOP MEMBER, A LONGER LINK PIVOTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO A RESPECTIVE SUPPORTING LEG MEMBER AT AN INTERMEDIATE POINT THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LONGER LINK AT ONE END THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LONGER LINKS BEING INTERPIVOTED, SAID LINKAGES EACH COMPRISING A DEAD CENTER LATDHING MEANS FOR HOLDING THE U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS IN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL CONDITION WHEN THE FLOOR PARTS ARE IN EXTENDED HORIZONTAL CONDITION, SAID U-SHAPED TOP MEMBERS BEIG FOLDABLE TO VERTICAL CONDITION, THE LEG MEMBERS BEING FOLDABLE TO A VERTICAL CONDITION, THE LEG OUSLY THEREWITH, AND A SUPPORT FOR THE FLOOR SECURED TO THE LONGER LINKS AT THEIR POINT OF INTERCONNECTION AND EXTENDING UNDER THE FLOR IN DETACHED BUT SUPPORTING RELATION THERETO ADJACENT THE DIVIDING LINE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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