Playyard cabana

• US 6,109,280 A
• Filed: 10/22/1998
• Issued: 08/29/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Evenflo Company Incorporated (Goodbaby International Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Evenflo Company Incorporated (Goodbaby International Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Custer, Marty
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US09/177,180
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 135/121, 135/124, 135/125, 135/90, 135/115-117, 135/136-137, 135/906, 5/93.1, 5/97, 5/98.1, 5/113, 5/121, D 6/331
• US Class Current: 135/116
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 29/006 Mosquito nets
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/00 Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/006 Tents used as toys

Abstract

A cabana system adapted for use in a stand-alone mode is disclosed. The system includes a separable floor for use as a cover for a playyard of the type having vertically extending reception apertures in the upper corners thereof. The system is comprised of a frame fabricated of two flexible rods. Each flexible rod is hollow with free ends adapted to be received within apertures of a playyard. The rods are positioned in side-by-side relationship to thereby form a generally cylindrical central extent. The rod placement further forms spaced semi-circular planar surfaces on opposite sides thereof at the ends of the central sections. A fabric cover covers the tubes with a screen door in a semi-circular configuration in one planar face thereof with a fastener for coupling and uncoupling the screened panel. A fabric floor is formed as an extension of one planar face remote from the screen door and is adapted to depend downwardly over one side of the playyard when deployed thereon. The floor has a fastener to couple the floor to the lower periphery of the frame when used in a stand-alone mode independent of the playyard.

Claims

1. A cabana system adapted for use in a stand-alone mode and with a separable floor for use as a cover for a playyard of the type having vertically extending reception apertures in the upper corners thereof comprising, in combination:

a frame fabricated of two flexible rods, each flexible rod being hollow with free ends adapted to be received within apertures of the playyard, the rods being positioned in side-by-side relationship closer at their central points than at their ends to thereby form a generally cylindrical central extent narrower at the midpoint than at the ends and with spaced semi-circular planar surfaces on opposite sides thereof, each of the rods being formed of a central section constituting about a third of the length with couplable end sections at the ends of the central sections;

a fabric cover covering the rods and attached at their central extents, the fabric cover having triangular vents on the cylindrical central section adjacent to the top with a screen door in a semi-circular configuration in one planar face thereof with a sliding fastener for coupling and uncoupling the screen door;

a fabric floor formed as an extension of one planar face of the fabric cover remote from the screen door and adapted to depend downwardly over one side of the playyard when deployed thereon, the floor having a sliding fastener to couple the floor to the lower periphery of the fabric cover when used in a stand-alone mode independent of the playyard, the floor having pockets for receiving the free ends of the rods; and

a floor panel formed of four coupled rectangular sections positionable either on the floor of the playyard when the frame and fabric cover are positioned thereon or positionable on the floor of the fabric over when the frame and fabric cover stand independent of the playyard.

2. The combination cabana as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the rods is formed of a central section constituting about a third of the length with couplable end sections at the ends of the central sections.

3. The combination cabana as set forth in claim 2 wherein each rod is attached at its central section to the fabric cover.

4. The combination cabana as set forth in claim 1 wherein the floor has pockets for receiving the free ends of the rods.

5. The combination cabana as set forth in claim 1 and further including a floor panel formed of four coupled rectangular sections positionable either on the floor of the playyard when the frame and fabric cover are positioned thereon or positionable on the floor of the fabric cover when the frame and fabric cover stand independent of the playyard.

6. A combination cabana for a playyard and stand-alone play structure, comprising:

a frame and fabric cover assembly including two flexible rods, each flexible rod including free ends adapted to be received within apertures of a playyard, the rods being spaced apart and positioned in side-by-side relationship, the fabric cover supported by the flexible rods so as to provide a generally cylindrically contoured central extent, with spaced semi-circular planar surfaces on opposite sides thereof, the fabric cover including a door panel segment in one planar face thereof with a fastener for coupling and uncoupling the door panel segment, the fabric cover including a floor panel segment formed as an extension of one planar face thereof remote from the door panel segment, the floor panel segment having a fastener to releasably couple the floor panel segment in a generally horizontal position to act as an integral floor for the frame and fabric cover assembly when used as a stand-alone play structure and for permitting the floor panel segment to depend downwardly over one side of a playyard when deployed thereon.

7. A combination cabana for a playyard and stand-alone play structure, comprising:

a frame and fabric cover assembly including two spaced apart flexible support rods, the fabric cover being supported by the flexible rods so as to provide spaced planar surfaces on opposite sides thereof, the fabric cover including a door panel segment in one planar surface thereof with a fastener for coupling and uncoupling the door panel segment, the fabric cover including a floor panel segment permanently attached thereto at one side thereof, the floor panel segment having a fastener to releasably couple the floor panel segment in a generally horizontal position to act as an integral floor for the frame and fabric cover assembly when used as a stand-alone play structure and for permitting the floor panel segment to depend downwardly over one side of a playyard when deployed thereon.

8. The combination cabana of claim 7 wherein the one side at which the floor panel segment is permanently attached is remote from the door panel segment, and wherein the fastener of the floor panel segment comprises a sliding fastener for releasably coupling substantially the entire periphery of the floor panel segment.