Play pen

• US 6,119,288 A
• Filed: 07/27/1999
• Issued: 09/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Philip J. Hendrickson
• Original Assignee: Philip J. Hendrickson
• Inventors: Hendrickson, Philip J.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US09/362,074
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 5/93.1, 5/97, 5/98.1, 5/99.1, 5/945
• US Class Current: 5/97
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/063 with soft walls

Abstract

A play pen with an inflatable base having a bottom and at least three outer edges; inflatable side walls equal in number to the number of outer edges on the base, with a first side wall connected to one outer edge of the base, and the first two remaining side walls attached to each side of the first side wall, and all the side walls being removably attachable at their bottoms to a corresponding outer edge of the base, leaving two side walls as distal end side walls each being removably attachable to the other; base supports and side supports to provide structural integrity to the play pen; and a removable canopy on top of the play pen held by canopy connectors on the side supports.

Claims

1. A play pen comprising:

a. a base having a bottom and at least three outer edges;

b. side walls equal in number to said at least three outer edges of said base, each of said side walls having a bottom surface, a side surface, and a top surface, with a first of such side walls connected to one outer edge of said base, and the first two remaining said side walls attached to each side surface of said first side wall and each said side wall removably attachable at their bottom surface to a corresponding outer edge of said base, leaving two side walls as distal end side walls each removably attachable to the other;

c. a removably attachable side support member adjacent to one or more corners defined by said side walls when said side walls are upstanding and attached; and

d. a base support member adjacent to said bottom surface of said side walls.

2. The play pen as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first attachment means for removably attaching said bottom surfaces of all said side walls to the corresponding outer edges of said base, for removably attaching adjacent side surfaces of each of said side walls to each other, and for removably attaching said distal side walls to each other.

3. The play pen as defined in claim 1 wherein said base and said side walls are inflatable.

4. The play pen as defined in claim 3 wherein said base and said side walls are each separate individually inflatable sections.

5. The play pen as defined in claim 3 further comprising air channels between said base and said first side wall, and air channels between each adjacent side wall.

6. The play pen as defined in claim 1 further comprising retaining means in said base support member for removably receiving and retaining therein said side support members.

7. The play pen as defined in claim 1 further comprising a second attachment means for removably attaching said base supports to said side walls and for removably attaching said side supports to said side walls.

8. The play pen as defined in claim 1 further comprising a removably attachable canopy.

9. The play pen as defined in claim 8 further comprising a frame member under said canopy, said frame member further having a frame connector, frame arms having a first end distal from said frame connector and a second end removably connected to said frame connector, said first end removably connectable to said side support.

10. The play pen as defined in claim 8 further comprising one or more movable flaps on said canopy.

11. The play pen as defined in claim 10 further comprising one or more mesh members on said canopy underneath said one or more movable flaps.

12. The play pen as defined in claim 10 further comprising third attachment means for releasably maintaining said one or more movable flaps in place on said canopy, and for releasably maintaining said canopy to said side walls.

13. The play pen as defined in claim 1 further comprising an opening in one or more said side walls.

14. The play pen as defined in claim 13 wherein said opening further comprises a divider member.

15. The play pen as defined in claim 13 wherein said opening further comprises a mesh-like member therein.

16. The play pen as defined in claim 13 wherein said opening further comprises a transparent air-resistant barrier therein.

17. The play pen as defined in claim 13 further comprising a weight member removably attachable to said base bottom underside.

18. A play pen comprising:

a. a base having a bottom and at least three outer edges; and

b. side walls equal in number to said at least three outer edges of said base, each of said side walls having a bottom surface, a side surface, and a top surface, with a first of such side walls connected to one outer edge of said base, and the first two remaining said side walls attached to each side surface of said first side wall and each said side wall removably attachable at their bottom surface to a corresponding outer edge of said base, leaving two side walls as distal end side walls each removably attachable to the other; and

c. an opening in one or more said side walls, said opening comprising a transparent air-resistant barrier.

19. The play pen as defined in claim 18 further comprising a first attachment means for removably attaching said bottom surfaces of all said side walls to the corresponding outer edges of said base, for removably attaching adjacent side surfaces of each of said side walls to each other, and for removably attaching said distal side walls to each other.

20. The play pen as defined in claim 18 wherein said base and said side walls are inflatable.

21. The play pen as defined in claim 20 wherein said base and said side walls are each separate individually inflatable sections.

22. The play pen as defined in claim 20 further comprising air channels between said base and said first side wall, and air channels between each adjacent side wall.

23. The play pen as defined in claim 18 further comprising a removably attachable side support member adjacent to one or more corners defined by said side walls when said side walls are upstanding and attached.

24. The play pen as defined in claim 23 further comprising a base support member adjacent to said bottom surface of said side walls.

25. The play pen as defined in claim 24 further comprising retaining means in said base support member for removably receiving and retaining therein said side support members.

26. The play pen as defined in claim 24 further comprising a second attachment means for removably attaching said base supports to said side walls and for removably attaching said side supports to said side walls.

27. The play pen as defined in claim 23 further comprising a removably attachable canopy.

28. The play pen as defined in claim 27 further comprising a frame member under said canopy, said frame member further having a frame connector, frame arms having a first end distal from said frame connector and a second end removably connected to said frame connector, said first end removably connectable to said side support.

29. The play pen as defined in claim 27 further comprising one or more movable flaps on said canopy.

30. The play pen as defined in claim 29 further comprising one or more mesh members on said canopy underneath said one or more movable flaps.

31. The play pen as defined in claim 29 further comprising third attachment means for releasably maintaining said one or more movable flaps in place on said canopy, and for releasably maintaining said canopy to said side walls.

32. The play pen as defined in claim 18 wherein said opening further comprises a divider member.

33. The play pen as defined in claim 18 further comprising a weight member removably attachable to said base bottom underside.