TOY SUPPORTING FRAME

• US 20090130949A1
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
• Original Assignee: Excellarate Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Hong-Bo, Wang, Chih-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 7,841,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/227
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/006 Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/341 Three or more radiating members

Abstract

Supporting pipes for hanging toys pivotally connect to each opening formed around a seat of a toy supporting frame with first ends and mount on a playard or a mattress with second ends. A rotary cover is further rotatably mounted on the seat and has openings corresponding to the openings of the seat. When the rotary cover rotates to a first position, the openings of the rotary cover align with the openings of the seat such that each supporting pipe is rotatable relative to the seat between an opening status and a folding status. When the rotary cover rotates to a second position, the openings of the rotary cover misalign with the openings of the seat such that each supporting pipe is retained in an opening status.

Claims

1. A toy supporting frame, comprising:

a seat having a plurality of pivoting openings;

a plurality of supporting pipes for hanging a toy having a first end placed in one of the pivoting openings and pivotally connecting to the seat so as to move between an opening status and a folding status; and

a rotary cover mounted on the seat and having a plurality of third openings, the rotary cover being rotatable relative to the seat between a first position that the plurality of third openings align with the plurality of pivoting openings respectively for allowing the plurality of supporting pipes to move to the folding status, and a second position that the plurality of third openings misalign with the plurality of pivoting openings for retaining the plurality of supporting pipes in the opening status.

2. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, wherein the seat comprises:

a first base having a plurality of first openings; and

a second base mounted on the first base and having a plurality of second openings, each second opening corresponding to one of the first openings of the first base;

wherein the first opening and the corresponding second opening form the pivoting opening.

3. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, wherein the seat comprises a plurality of first stops and the rotary cover comprises a plurality of second stops on the surface facing the seat for engaging with the plurality of first stops to confine the rotary cover at the first position or the second position.

4. The toy supporting frame of claim 3, wherein the first stops and the second stops are protrusions and recesses fitting in to each other.

5. The toy supporting frame of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of pivots, the first base having an indentation on the wall near the first opening, the second base having an indentation on the wall near the second opening, and the pivot passing through the first end of the supporting pipe and placed at the two indentations for pivoting the supporting pipe to the seat.

6. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of V-shape elastic pieces, each mounted inside the corresponding supporting pipe, the V-shape elastic piece having one protrusion at two arm ends respectively, the protrusions extending out of a hole of the supporting pipe, the seat having a hole on the wall near the pivoting opening for engaging with the protrusion so that the supporting pipe is pivotally connected to the seat.

7. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of supporting pipes further has a second end opposite to the first end for detachably connecting to a baby product.

8. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, wherein each of the supporting pipes further comprises a hanger for connecting to the toy, wherein the hanger can be a hook, a ring, or a connector that can be detached or fixed on the supporting pipe for connecting the toy.

9. The toy supporting frame of claim 1, wherein when the toy supporting frame is in the opening status, the plurality of supporting pipes expand radially, and when the toy supporting frame is in the folding status, the plurality of supporting pipes approach to one another.

10. A folding device for a toy supporting frame, comprising:

a seat having a plurality of pivoting openings; and

a rotary cover mounted on the seat and having a third opening, the rotary cover being rotatable relative to the seat between a first position that the third opening aligns with one of the plurality of pivoting openings, and second position that the third opening misaligns with any of the plurality of pivoting openings;

wherein the plurality of pivoting openings is capable of pivotally connecting to an end of a supporting pipe for allowing the supporting pipe to move between an opening status and a folding status relative to the seat.

11. The folding device of claim 10, wherein the seat comprises:

a first base having a plurality of first openings; and

a second base mounted on the first base and having a plurality of second openings, each second opening corresponding to one of the first openings;

wherein the first opening and the corresponding second opening form the pivoting opening.

12. The folding device of claim 11, wherein the second base comprises a plurality of first stops and the rotary cover comprises a plurality of second stops on the surface facing the second base for engaging with the plurality of first stops to confine the rotary cover at the first position or the second position.

13. The folding device of claim 12, wherein the first stops and the second stops are protrusions and recesses fitting in to each other.

14. The folding device of claim 11, wherein the second base is mounted on the first base via rivets.

15. The folding device of claim 11, further comprising a pivot, the first base having an indentation on the wall near the first opening, the second base having an indentation on the wall near the second opening, and the pivot passing through the end of the supporting pipe and placed at the two indentations for pivoting the supporting pipe to the seat.