BI-AXIALLY COLLAPSIBLE FRAME FOR A BASSINET

摘要

A foldable frame comprises opposing pairs of side and end frame members joined at respective ends to define a generally rectangular and planar frame perimeter. The end members and the side members are generally movable between folded and unfolded positions. The end members are spaced-apart along a longitudinal axis of the frame. The side frame members extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis to define a frame length. Pivoting connections enable the end members and the side frame members to pivot, each member having a pivot connection at each end thereof. Pivoting of a respective end or side member is permitted when the frame is configured to align the respective end pivots, but is inhibited when the frame is configured to move the respective end pivots out of alignment. The respective pivot axes of the end and side members are generally perpendicular oriented and define a folding and unfolding sequence.

主权项

1. A collapsible frame for supporting a child supporting structure above a surface, the frame being moveable between a deployed position for use and a collapsed position for storage, the frame comprising:
generally parallel and spaced apart opposing first and second end structures, each end structure having an elongate end member with a frame connector disposed at each end; generally parallel and spaced apart right and left side wing structures, each wing structure having an elongate side rail connected at each end to respective frame connectors of the first and second end structures to define a generally planar rectangular frame perimeter bisected by a longitudinal axis; first and second end pivoting mechanisms enabling pivoting of the first and second end structures about respective first and second end pivot axes between an erected position and a folded position, the first and second end pivot axes being transversely aligned in relation to the longitudinal axis; and right and left side wing folding mechanisms enabling pivoting of the right and left side wing structures, each side wing folding mechanism having a first wing pivot disposed at one end of the wing structure and a second wing pivot disposed at an opposite end of the wing structure, the first wing pivot and the second wing pivots having wing pivot axes that are coaxially aligned when the first and second end structures are in the folded position, the first wing pivot and the second wing pivot being non-coaxially aligned when the first and second end structures are not in the folded position.