MODULAR RECONFIGURABLE INFANT-CONTAINMENT AND JUVENILE ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS
A modular reconfigurable child containment and entertainment product, including a foldable frame structure to which one or more accessories or modules are interchangeably attached. A stationary module and a mobile module can be used in combination, or the mobile module can be used independently of the stationary module, for example as a co-sleeper. A projector or other entertainment features can be included, as well as a child monitor.
1 . A reconfigurable child containment system comprising:
a structural support frame; and
a plurality of modular accessories for interchangeable attachment to the structural support frame, each of the plurality of modular accessories corresponding to different developmental stages of a child.
2 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , wherein the structural support frame is foldable between an expanded configuration and a folded configuration.
3 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 2 , wherein in the expanded configuration the structural support frame comprises a generally rectangular structure comprising four upright corner posts, two upper end cross-members extending between upper portions of end-pairs of the upright corner posts, and two upper side rails extending between upper portions of side-pairs of the upright corner posts.
4 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 3 , wherein the upper side rails each comprising first and second side-rail segments pivotally connected to one another.
5 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 3 , further comprising lower end cross members extending between lower portions of the end-pairs of the upright corner posts.
6 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 3 , without lower side-rails between lower portions of the side-pairs of the upright corner posts.
7 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modular accessories comprise at least two selected from an infant sleeper unit, a changing table, a storage compartment, a bassinet, a play-yard, and a play house.
8 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 7 , wherein at least two of the plurality of modular accessories are usable in combination with one another.
9 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of modular accessories is reconfigurable between a first mode of use and a second mode of use.
10 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 7 , wherein the first mode is a bassinet and the second mode is a play-yard.
11 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , further comprising a mobile second module, usable alternatively in a first configuration in combination with the structural support frame and the plurality of modular accessories, and in a second combination independently of the structural support frame and the plurality of modular accessories.
12 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 11 , wherein the mobile second module comprises an infant co-sleeper for positioning adjacent an adult bed.
13 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , wherein the structural support frame comprises at least one resilient member for imparting a bouncing or rocking motion to a selected one of the plurality of modular accessories attached to the structural support frame.
14 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , further comprising a projector for projecting images onto a display surface.
15 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 14 , wherein the projector is reconfigurable between a first display mode and a different second display mode.
16 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 1 , further comprising a monitoring device for monitoring a child positioned in a selected one of the plurality of modular accessories attached to the structural support frame.
17 . A reconfigurable child containment system comprising:
a stationary first module comprising a frame and a child containment assembly attached to the frame; and
a mobile second module configured for alternative use in a first mode in combination with the stationary first module, and in a second mode independently from the stationary first module.
18 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the stationary first module comprises a play-yard.
19 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the mobile second module comprises an infant co-sleeper for positioning adjacent an adult bed.
20 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the stationary first module comprises a play-yard, and wherein the mobile second module comprises an infant co-sleeper for positioning adjacent an adult bed.
21 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the mobile second module comprises an infant sleeping compartment and at least one storage compartment separate from the infant sleeping compartment.
22 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the mobile second module comprises wheels for rolling mobility.
23 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the stationary first module further comprises a plurality of modular accessories for interchangeable attachment to the frame, each of the plurality of modular accessories corresponding to different developmental stages of a child.
24 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 23 , wherein the frame is foldable between an expanded configuration and a folded configuration.
25 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of modular accessories comprise at least two selected from an infant sleeper unit, a changing table, a storage compartment, a bassinet, a play-yard, and a play house.
26 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , wherein the frame comprises at least one resilient member for imparting a bouncing or rocking motion to the child containment assembly.
27 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , further comprising a projector for projecting images onto a display surface.
28 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 17 , further comprising a monitoring device for monitoring a child positioned in one of the stationary first module and the mobile second module.
29 . A reconfigurable child containment system comprising:
a child containment unit comprising at least one projection display surface; and
at least one projector for projecting a visual image onto the at least one projection display surface of the child containment unit.
30 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 29 , wherein the child containment unit comprises a first projection display surface and a second projection display surface spaced a distance from the first projection display surface, and wherein the projector is reconfigurable to project onto a selected one of the first and second projection display surfaces.
31 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 29 , wherein the child containment unit comprises a structural support frame and a plurality of modular accessories for interchangeable attachment to the structural support frame, each of the plurality of modular accessories corresponding to different developmental stages of a child.
32 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 31 , wherein the plurality of modular accessories comprise at least two selected from an infant sleeper unit, a changing table, a storage compartment, a bassinet, a play-yard, and a play house.
33 . The reconfigurable child containment system of claim 29 , wherein the child containment unit comprises a stationary first module comprising a frame and a child containment assembly attached to the frame, and a mobile second module configured for alternative use in a first mode in combination with the stationary first module, and in a second mode independently from the stationary first module.