This application claims to the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 2021100572617, filed on Jan. 15, 2021, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a baby hammock and a baby crib.
Baby cribs provide great convenience for caregivers to take care of babies or infants. In order to expand the functions of the baby cribs, many baby cribs are equipped with baby hammocks. The baby hammocks are detachably disposed above the baby cribs, such that the caregivers can conveniently take out or place the babies or infants.
A conventional baby hammock generally includes a crib base, a peripheral crib fence extending upward from a peripheral edge of the crib base, and an annular frame connected to an upper edge of the peripheral crib fence. The annular frame may be supported on a crib support of the baby crib, such that the baby hammock can be accommodated in a space defined by the baby crib.
There are various known solutions having a foldable design of baby cribs facilitating storage and transport of baby cribs. However, the baby crib equipped with the above baby hammock still has a relatively large size after being folded.
According to various embodiments, a baby hammock is provided including: a crib support; a first peripheral crib fence mounted to the crib support and having an opening at a bottom thereof; and a hammock portion, where a periphery of the hammock portion is detachably connected to the first peripheral crib fence by at least one first zipper, and the hammock portion covers the opening of the first peripheral crib fence.
A baby crib including the above baby hammock is also provided.
The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
To illustrate the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art more clearly, the accompanying drawings for describing the embodiments or the prior art are introduced briefly in the following. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and persons of ordinary skill in the art can derive other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
Embodiments of the invention are described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The various embodiments of the invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Elements that are identified using the same or similar reference characters refer to the same or similar elements.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, if an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
As shown in
The crib support 21 may include a support frame 211, a support foot 212 mounted to a bottom of the support frame 211, and other appropriate structures. A top end of the support frame 211 is surround by an armrest frame (not shown in
The second peripheral crib fence 22 is mounted to the crib support 21. The second peripheral crib fence 22 has a bottom opening that is covered by the crib base 20, so as to form a space for accommodating a baby. The space is, for example, an entertainment space applicable to activities of the baby. It should be understood that, the crib base 20 may completely or incompletely cover the bottom opening of the second peripheral crib fence 22. The second peripheral crib fence 22 and the crib base 20 may be made of fabrics, and are stitched together and mounted to the crib support 21. In some embodiments, the second peripheral crib fence 22 and the crib support 21 may be detachably mounted together.
The first peripheral crib fence 23 is mounted to the crib support 21. In this embodiment, a top portion of the first peripheral crib fence 23 wraps around the armrest frame on the top end of the crib support 21. In some embodiments, the first peripheral crib fence 23 and the second peripheral crib fence 22 may be an integral piece or stitched together, then they are fixed to or detachably mounted to the crib support 21. In some other embodiments, the first peripheral crib fence 23 may be mounted to the crib support 21 by other manners. For example, the first peripheral crib fence 23 and the second peripheral crib fence 22 are independent of each other, the first peripheral crib fence 23 is detachably connected to the crib support 21, and the second peripheral crib fence 22 is fixedly or detachably connected to the crib support 21. As such, the first peripheral crib fence 23 may be dissembled for replacement or cleaning, while the mounting of the second peripheral crib fence 22 to the crib support 21 is not affected, and the second peripheral crib fence 22 can still provide the entertainment space for the baby. The first peripheral crib fence 23 has an opening at a bottom thereof, and the opening is located in a space formed by the second peripheral crib fence 22.
Referring to
Referring to
It should be noted that, although the first zipper 30 is disposed between the periphery of the hammock portion 10 and the first peripheral crib fence 23 in this embodiment, it should be understood that, the arrangement manner of the first zipper 30 is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments, the hammock portion 10 may be connected to the first peripheral crib fence 23 by a plurality of first zippers 30. The plurality of first zippers 30 are, for example, spaced from each other in a circumferential direction of the first peripheral crib fence 23. Therefore, when a part of one certain first zipper 30 is damaged, this first zipper 30 may be replaced without a need of replacing all of the first zippers 30. As such, the maintenance costs of the baby hammock are reduced.
According to the baby crib and the baby hammock provided in the above embodiments, the hammock portion 10 of the baby hammock is connected to the first peripheral crib fence 23 by the first zipper 30. The hammock portion 10 is simple in structure and easy to disassemble from the first peripheral crib fence 23 and fold, and occupies less space after being folded, thus facilitating storage and transport of the baby crib 100.
Referring to
Referring to
For example, in some embodiments, the safety member 4 may include a first buckle 41 (a female buckle) and a second buckle 42 (a male buckle). The first buckle 41 is connected to the first peripheral crib fence 23 by a first webbing 410. The second buckle 42 is connected to the hammock portion 10 by a second webbing 420. The first buckle 41 and the second buckle 42 can be detachably buckled together.
In some embodiments, the safety member 4 may include a first tie 43 and a second tie 44. The first tie 43 is connected to the first peripheral crib fence 23. The second tie 44 is connected to the hammock portion 10. The first tie 43 and the second tie 44 can be tied together.
In some embodiments, the safety member 4 may include a hook 45 and a hooking strip 46. The hook 45 may be connected to one of the first peripheral crib fence 23 and the hammock portion 10 by a third webbing 450. The hooking strip 46 may be connected to the other one of the first peripheral crib fence 23 and the hammock portion 10. The hook 45 can be hooked with the hooking strip 46.
It should be understood that, the above implementations of the safety member 4 may or may not exist in the same baby hammock simultaneously. In addition, the implementation of the safety member 4 is not limit to the above examples, as long as double protection or multi-protection can be achieved for the connection between the hammock portion 10 and the first peripheral crib fence 23 by the mating of the safety member with the first zipper 30.
In order to enable the hammock portion 10 to support babies or infants more effectively, in some embodiments, the bottom 104 of the hammock portion 10 is provided with a first support structure 6. For example, referring to
In some embodiments, the first accommodating bag 101 may be stitched to the rear surface of the bottom 104 of the hammock portion 10. The first accommodating bag 101 has a first bag opening 108 configured to place and take out the first support plate 61. The first bag opening 108 may be, for example, sealed by a second zipper (not shown). Alternatively, referring to
In some embodiments, referring to
Referring to
In some embodiments, referring to
A second support structure may be disposed in the second mattress 8. In some embodiments, the second support structure may include a second support plate 91. The second support plate 91 corresponds to an ideal laying region 800 for babies or infants on a top surface 81 (a surface facing the sky) of the second mattress 8. For example, a second accommodating bag 801 may be disposed on a bottom surface 82 (a surface facing the ground) of the second mattress 8. The second support plate 91 is located in the second accommodating bag 801. In some embodiments, the structure of the second support plate 91 may be substantially the same as the structure of the first support plate 61 described above.
Referring to
Referring to
In some embodiments, the second support structure may be a third support plate. The third support plate may be manufactured into any appropriate shape according to design requirements. The third support plate may be a hard support plate or a soft support plate. Of course, the implementation of the second support structure is not limited to the third support plate.
Referring to
Although the respective embodiments have been described one by one, it shall be appreciated that the respective embodiments will not be isolated. Those skilled in the art can apparently appreciate upon reading the disclosure of this application that the respective technical features involved in the respective embodiments can be combined arbitrarily between the respective embodiments as long as they have no collision with each other. For example, the second mattresses 8 in
The foregoing descriptions are merely specific embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention shall all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
202110057261.7 | Jan 2021 | CN | national |
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
6131218 | Wang | Oct 2000 | A |
7013505 | Martin | Mar 2006 | B2 |
7739759 | Mendes | Jun 2010 | B2 |
7752693 | Espenshade | Jul 2010 | B2 |
7882579 | Jackson | Feb 2011 | B2 |
8001630 | Burkholder | Aug 2011 | B2 |
8141186 | Burns | Mar 2012 | B2 |
8201291 | Burns | Jun 2012 | B2 |
8291530 | Burkholder | Oct 2012 | B2 |
8566988 | Son | Oct 2013 | B2 |
8806673 | Burkholder | Aug 2014 | B2 |
9345339 | Wang | May 2016 | B2 |
9351586 | Burkholder | May 2016 | B2 |
9763523 | Thomson | Sep 2017 | B2 |
9901187 | Burkholder | Feb 2018 | B2 |
RE48148 | Wang | Aug 2020 | E |
20050034232 | Martin | Feb 2005 | A1 |
20060000019 | Martin | Jan 2006 | A1 |
20070214576 | Espenshade | Sep 2007 | A1 |
20070271697 | Martin | Nov 2007 | A1 |
20080271243 | Burkholder | Nov 2008 | A1 |
20090077738 | Burns | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090077739 | Mendes | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090077740 | Jackson | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090077741 | Burns | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090077742 | Burns | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090144896 | Chen | Jun 2009 | A1 |
20110258775 | Burkholder | Oct 2011 | A1 |
20110283457 | Son | Nov 2011 | A1 |
20130047336 | Burkholder | Feb 2013 | A1 |
20140068856 | Thomson | Mar 2014 | A1 |
20140165288 | Wang | Jun 2014 | A1 |
20140208505 | Burkholder | Jul 2014 | A1 |
20140345046 | Burkholder | Nov 2014 | A1 |
20160242566 | Tadipatri et al. | Aug 2016 | A1 |
20180008056 | Yang | Jan 2018 | A1 |
20220225788 | Guo | Jul 2022 | A1 |
Number | Date | Country |
---|---|---|
101297726 | Nov 2008 | CN |
201332886 | Oct 2009 | CN |
201370338 | Dec 2009 | CN |
202858551 | Apr 2013 | CN |
205093999 | Mar 2016 | CN |
105996584 | Oct 2016 | CN |
205831535 | Dec 2016 | CN |
206381003 | Aug 2017 | CN |
207679216 | Aug 2018 | CN |
110074598 | Aug 2019 | CN |
102022100724 | Jul 2022 | DE |
3199065 | Aug 2017 | EP |
198800 | Jan 1993 | TW |
Entry |
---|
Office Action issued in counterpart Taiwanese Patent Application No. 111101703, dated Feb. 13, 2023. |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
20220225788 A1 | Jul 2022 | US |