IP Library Granted Patent US 11,109,691
Granted Patent B2
US 11,109,691 · App. 16/405,729 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Collapsible playard

Inventors: Michael Thomas Fusco (Greenville, RI); Anthony Carbone (Harrisville, RI); Sean Foster (West Warwick, RI); Dana E. Chicca (Somerset, MA); Paul MacPhail Brown (Slatersville, RI)
Assignee: SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
A47D13/063A47D5/00A47D13/061A47D13/066
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Patent No.
US 11,109,691
App. No.
16/405,729
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A playard includes a collapsible frame having scissoring members vertically extending and forming sides, the frame lacking horizontal top members, a removable fabric enclosure, the removable fabric enclosure including a removable top portion, and a removable bottom portion, the removable top portion secured to an upper portion of the collapsible frame with an attachment device configured to removably engage corresponding receptacles in the upper collapsible frame.

Claims (30)

1. An enclosure assembly comprising: a collapsible frame having an upper portion and scissoring members vertically extending and forming sides, the collapsible frame lacking horizontal top members; and a removable fabric enclosure, the removable fabric enclosure comprising: a removable top portion; and a removable bottom portion, the removable top portion being securable to the upper portion of the collapsible frame with one or more attachment devices, wherein the attachment devices comprise of one or more cover caps, the cover caps configured to be removably and vertically inserted into a corresponding one or more vertically-oriented apertures formed in the removable top portion.

2. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one removable child support accessory, the at least one removable child support accessory comprising: attachment structures, the attachment structures configured to attachably detach to corresponding mating elements located on corresponding sides of the upper portion of the collapsible frame.

3. The enclosure assembly of claim 2 wherein the at least one removable child support accessory is a changing accessory.

4. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a removable child support accessory, the removable child support accessory comprising: a generally polygonal shaped structure connected to at least two corners of a snap feature of the upper portion of the collapsible frame with attachment structures.

5. The enclosure assembly of claim 4 wherein the attachment structures are removable plugs.

6. The enclosure assembly of claim 4 wherein the snap feature is selected from the group consisting of a circlip and a saddle clip.

7. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a removable canopy adapted to fold with the collapsible frame and to remain in place within the folded collapsible frame, the removable canopy comprising: a plurality of clips attached to the removable fabric enclosure, the clips hinged with two clips, opposite each other, the two clips attached independently to a release cable that runs up an inside of the canopy, and passes through to the exterior though a reinforced hole.

8. The enclosure assembly of claim 7 wherein ends of the release cable are attached to a handle/strap.

9. An enclosure assembly comprising: a collapsible frame having a lower portion, an upper portion, a first scissoring tube pair and a second scissoring tube pair, the first and second scissoring tube pairs vertically extending from the lower portion to the upper portion and forming sides, the first scissoring tube pair having a first top end and a first bottom end, the second scissoring tube pair having a second top end joined to the first top end by a top knuckle hinge, and a second bottom end joined to the first bottom end by a bottom knuckle hinge, the collapsible frame lacking horizontal top members; and a removable fabric enclosure, the removable fabric enclosure comprising: a removable top portion, the removable top portion being securable to the upper portion of the collapsible frame with one or more attachment devices, wherein the attachment devices comprise of one or more cover caps, the cover caps configured to be removably and vertically inserted into a corresponding one or more vertically-oriented apertures formed in the removable top portion; and a removable bottom portion, the removable bottom portion having one or more tabs configured to removably engage the lower portion of the collapsible frame.

10. The enclosure assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

at least one removable child support accessory, the at least one removable child support accessory comprising: attachment structures, the attachment structures configured to attachably detach to corresponding mating elements located on corresponding sides of the upper portion of the collapsible frame.

11. The enclosure assembly of claim 10 wherein the at least one removable child support accessory is a changing accessory.

12. The enclosure assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

a removable child support accessory, the removable child support accessory comprising: a generally polygonal shaped structure connected to at least two corners of a snap feature of the upper portion of the collapsible frame with removable plugs.

13. The enclosure assembly of claim 12 wherein the snap feature is selected from the group consisting of a circlip and a saddle clip.

14. The enclosure assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

a removable canopy adapted to fold with the collapsible frame, remain in place within the folded collapsible frame, and attach to the removeable fabric enclosure.

15. An enclosure assembly comprising:

a collapsible frame having a lower portion, an upper portion, and first and second scissoring tube pairs vertically extending from the lower portion to the upper portion and forming sides, the collapsible frame lacking horizontal top members; and

a removable fabric enclosure, the removable fabric enclosure comprising:

a removable top portion, the removable top portion being securable to the upper portion of the collapsible frame with one or more cover caps configured to be removably and vertically inserted into a corresponding one or more vertically-oriented apertures formed in the removable top portion; and

a removable bottom portion, the removable bottom portion having one or more tabs configured to removably engage the lower portion of the collapsible frame.

16. The enclosure assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:

at least one removable child support accessory, the at least one removable child support accessory comprising: attachment structures, the attachment structures configured to attachably detach to corresponding mating elements located on corresponding sides of the upper portion of the collapsible frame.

17. The enclosure assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:

a removable child support accessory, the removable child support accessory comprising: a generally polygonal shaped structure connected to at least two corners of a snap feature of the upper portion of the collapsible frame with attachment structures.

18. The enclosure assembly of claim 17 wherein the attachment structures are removable plugs.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2026
From: GOT I, LLC; KIDS2, LLC
To: BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT, LP, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075400/0140 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2024
From: WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.
To: SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
Reel/Frame 067804/0839 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SUMMER INFANT (USA),INC.
Reel/Frame 067804/0307 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: KIDS2, INC.; GOT I, LLC; GOT II, LLC; SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 060413/0821 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2022
From: SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058823/0452 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2022
From: SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
To: WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 058833/0744 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2019
From: FUSCO, MICHAEL THOMAS; CARBONE, ANTHONY; FOSTER, SEAN; CHICCA, DANA E.; BROWN, PAUL MACPHAIL
To: SUMMER INFANT (USA), INC.
Reel/Frame 049774/0258 →