Patent Application
20130221302
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a baby play yard mattress, especially to a baby play yard mattress applied to a foldable frame and able to be folded together with the foldable frame being folded.
2. Description of Related Art
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However, the above baby play yard has following disadvantages during manufacturing and in use:
1. The frame of baby play yards available now is folded by the lower frame being pulled upward from the base and four sides of the upper frame being folded and moved toward the center thereof. While folding the frame, a mattress paved on the lower frame needs to be removed firstly and then stored outside the folded frame. When the frame is extended for use, the mattress is paved on the lower frame again. This causes inconvenience and trouble to users while folding or extending the baby play yard.
2. The baby play yard mattress available now is mainly composed at least four plates assembled with sponge and fabric. When babies step or walk on the connection areas of the mattress, the plate is deformed, curved or turned up easily. Thus babies may feel uncomfortable or even fall down and get hurts.
Thus the baby play yard mattress available now still have above shortcomings in use and while being folded and there is room for improvement and a need to provide a novel mattress.
Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a baby play yard mattress that is used together with a foldable bed frame and is folded together with the foldable bed frame.
In order to achieve the above object, a baby play yard mattress of the present invention is set on a lower frame of a foldable frame and having a back veneer. One side of the back veneer is disposed with slots corresponding to a folded area of the lower frame. The back veneer of the baby play yard mattress is divided into a plurality of sections by the slots. Thus the back veneer is folded along the slots when the lower frame is folded and then two sections on two ends of the back veneer are facing each other.
The slots of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress are corresponding to two sides of the folded area of the lower frame of the foldable frame.
The slots of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress are disposed in pairs.
A soft pad is arranged at the side of back veneer of the baby play yard mattress having the slots and a cover layer is covered over the back veneer and the soft pad.
The foldable frame used together with the baby play yard mattress of the present invention consists of an upper frame, a lower frame, and vertical parts set between the upper frame and the lower frame. The upper frame includes two upper frame parts connected to each other by joints. The lower frame includes two lower frame parts connected to each other by fastening parts. The slots of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress are corresponding to a connection area between the two lower frame parts.
A top end and a bottom end of the vertical part of the foldable frame are respectively connected and pivoted to the two upper frame parts and the two lower frame parts. A support part is set between each vertical part and the upper frame part.
The slots of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress are corresponding to two sides of the connection area between the two lower frame parts.
The back veneer is a hollow board formed by two plates and a plurality of ribs that are disposed between and integrated with the plates.
Thereby the baby play yard mattress can be folded together with the foldable frame due to the design of the slots of the baby play yard mattress corresponding to the foldable area of the foldable frame.
Moreover, although one side of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress is disposed with slots, the other side of the back veneer is still an integrated and connected part. Thereby the other side of the back veneer provides good support and sufficient strength so that the baby play yard mattress will not be deformed or turned upside down when babies play, walk, lie or sleep on the baby play yard mattress. Such design offers babies more comfortable environment with higher safety.
Furthermore, a cover layer is covered over the back veneer and the soft pad after the soft pad paved on the back veneer. Then a periphery of the cover layer is fixed. Thus the manufacturing processes are simplified and production efficiency of the mattress is improved.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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When babies are playing in the space formed by the frame 2 and stepping on the baby play yard mattress 1, the baby play yard mattress 1 will not be deformed, curved or turned up because the slots 111 are only disposed on one side of the back veneer 11 of the baby play yard mattress 1 while the other side of the back veneer 11 is still an integrated and connected part. Thus babies can play and walk comfortably in the baby play yard due to the other side of the back veneer 11 that provides good support and sufficient strength. When babies lie on and sleep on the baby play yard mattress 1, the baby play yard mattress 1 provides good support, allowing babies sleep as comfortably as on the bed surface.
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In summary, the baby play yard mattress 1 of the present invention has following advantages:
1. No matter the frame is folded for storage or extended in use, there is no need to remove the baby play yard mattress. Thus such design is more convenient and easy for users. On the other hand, the mattress of other baby play yards needs to be removed while the frame being folded or extended and this cause inconvenience and trouble to users.
2. Only one side of the back veneer is disposed with slots while the other side of the back veneer is an integrated and connected part. Thus the strength and support of the back veneer of the baby play yard mattress are improved. The mattress will not be deformed or turned up while babies stepping, walking, lying, or sleeping on the mattress. The babies are more comfortable and safe on the mattress.
3. During manufacturing, a cover layer is covered over the back veneer and the soft pad after the soft pad paved on the back veneer in the present invention. Then a periphery of the cover layer is fixed. The manufacturing processes are simple and production efficiency is high.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.
