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US 8,764,612 · App. 13/756,168 · Granted Jul 1, 2014

Play gyms and methods of operating the same

Inventors: Peter J. Myers (Wheaton, IL); Joseph Paul Sejnowski (North Kingstown, RI)
Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,764,612
App. No.
13/756,168
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Play gyms and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A disclosed example includes a floor mat dimensioned to be positioned within a play yard and/or a bassinet. It also includes a play gym to suspend an object above the mat when the mat is positioned in the play yard and/or the bassinet, and at least one connector to couple the play gym to the mat when the mat is removed from the play yard and/or the bassinet.

Claims (8)

1. A floor comprising:

a board dimensioned to be positioned in at least one of a play yard or a bassinet;

a connector coupled to the board and moveable between a position in which the connector is covered by a top surface of the board and an exposed position outside a perimeter of the board; and

a play gym to couple to the connector when the connector is in the exposed position.

2. The floor of claim 1 , wherein the connector includes a slot, the slot to receive a foot of a leg of the play gym when the connector is in the exposed position.

3. The floor of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the leg is substantially flexible when the foot of the leg is disposed in the slot.

4. The floor of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the play yard or the bassinet comprises a fastener, the play gym to be removably coupled to the fastener when the board is positioned in at least one of the play yard or the bassinet.

5. The floor of claim 4 , wherein the connector is in the position in which the connector is covered by the top surface of the board when the board is positioned in at least one of the play yard or the bassinet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2013
From: MYERS, PETER J.; SEJNOWSKI, JOSEPH PAUL
To: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 13589777 · Aug 20, 2012
Continuation 12062670 · Apr 4, 2008
Continuation 10725071 · Dec 1, 2003
Continuation 10431079 · May 7, 2003
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