Bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen and cot

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6526608
  • Patent Number
    6,526,608
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, September 11, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 4, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Browne; Lynne H.
    • Hewitt; James M
    Agents
    • Chan; Raymond Y.
    • David & Raymond Patent Group
Abstract
A bassinet includes a fabric boundary having a receiving cavity to provide at least an opening edge, a supporting board fittedly disposed in the receiving cavity, a supporting frame including an edge supporting rim mounted on the opening edge of the fabric boundary, two folding arms pivotally connected to the edge supporting rim and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and a locking mechanism provided on the supporting board for locking up the two folding arms in the fully opened position, and a mounting arrangement for detachably mounting on the play pen and cot respectively. In which, in the fully opened position, the two folding arms are move to perpendicularly bias against the supporting board, and in the closed position, the two folding arms are pivotally rotated towards to the top opening so as to reduce a depth of the receiving cavity.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION




1. Field of Invention




The present invention relates to baby accessories, and more particularly to a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, which can be folded into a compact unit for storage and carriage and unfolded to rigidly support on a play pen or cot.




2. Description of Related Arts




Stroller becomes a necessity to every family having a young child or baby. It is considered as a convenience outdoor tool to carry the baby or young child, such as during foot traveling or shopping. However, since an infant is soft and weak, the stroller may not suitable to carry the infant because the driving vibration force may transfer to the stroller. The baby may feel uncomfortable and unsafe when the stroller is shaking. During transportation, the stroller may lose its balance and turn over that may cause unwanted injury to the infant. Therefore, a bassinet is commonly used for carrying the infant. However, the conventional bassinet has the following drawbacks.




The conventional bassinet generally comprises a fabric made basin having a compartment to receive the infant therein and a supporting frame for supporting the basin. However, the conventional bassinet is usually bulky and difficult to carry because the size of the bassinet is limited by its supporting frame. Also, the bassinet is usually heavy since the supporting frame must be constructed sturdily in order to support the infant.




In order to save space for traveling and storage, most of the bassinets have a foldable structure to reduce their sizes. Traditional foldable bassinet comprises a foldable supporting frame having a plurality of joints pivotally connected with a plurality of supporting rods to form an open box structure, so that the infant can be put inside a cloth made boundary. Due to the unwanted folding up of the bassinet, infants may get hurt or unfortunately be killed accidentally.




Moreover, a structure that can be folded would not has a rigid structure due to the clearance existing in those foldable joints, so that the conventional foldable bassinet has another drawback of rocking and shaking. In other words, the conventional bassinet fails to provide an absolutely safe environment for the infants. Thus, it is unreasonable to place your infants in a risky or unsafe situation.




Besides, the infants are placed in a playpen or cot at home such that the bassinet will be stored at home. Even though the bassinet can be folded into a compact size to save storage space, the bassinet is considered as an infant carriage for outdoor, which is a waste of source.




SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION




A main object of the present invention is to provide a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, wherein the bassinet is capable of incorporating with a play pen or cot without altering the original structural design of the play pen or cot. In other words, parents are able to carry their infants by the bassinet during outdoor activities and mount the bassinet on the play pen or cot at home.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, which is facilitated to be folded up into a compact size for storage and carriage.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, wherein the weight of the user, such as an infant, applied on the supporting frame of the bassinet will further ensure the folded position of the bassinet to avoid an unwanted folding up motion of the bassinet accidentally.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, wherein the detachable attachment between the bassinet and the play pen or cot does not require any tools for assembly or disassembly, such that every individual is able to operate.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot, which has a simple rigid construction and is portable and lightweight.




Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a bassinet adapted for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot, the play pen or cot comprising a pair of spaced apart construction bars,




wherein the bassinet comprises:




a box-shaped fabric boundary having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with the receiving cavity so as to provide four opening edges along the top opening;




a supporting board fittedly disposed in the receiving cavity;




a supporting frame comprising an edge supporting rim rigidly mounted on the opening edges of the fabric boundary, a pair of U-shaped folding arms pivotally connected to the edge supporting rim and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and at least a locking means provided on the supporting board for locking up the two folding arms in the fully opened position, wherein in the fully opened position, the two folding arms are pivotally rotated to perpendicularly bias against the supporting board and locked up by the locking means, and in the closed position, the two folding arms are pivotally rotated towards the top opening; and




a mounting arrangement comprising a pair of mounting units sidewardly extended from the edge supporting rim for detachably mounting on the two construction bars respectively so as to support the bassinet on the play pen or cot.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of the bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3A

is a sectional view of the bassinet in an opened position according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 3B

is a sectional view of the bassinet in a closed position according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of the bassinet mounted on the play pen or cot according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 5

is a sectional view of the bassinet according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the supporting board being supported in an inclined manner.





FIG. 6

illustrates an alternative mode of a supporting frame of the bassinet with mounting arrangement for play pen or cot according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIGS. 1

,


2


and


4


of the drawings, a bassinet


20


adapted for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot


10


according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The play pen or cot


10


, which has a box shape such as a standard play pen or cot, comprises a frame body


11


. the frame body


11


has a receiving chamber


111


and comprises two pairs of parallel construction bars


12


to form a rectangular opening


13


.




The bassinet


20


comprises a box-shaped fabric boundary


30


, which has a receiving cavity


31


and a top opening


32


communicating with the receiving cavity


31


so as to provide four opening edges


33


along the top opening


32


, and a supporting board


40


fittedly disposed in the receiving cavity


31


, wherein the fabric boundary


30


has a size and shape adapted for mounting on the play pen or cot


10


via the opening


13


thereof.




The bassinet


20


further comprises a supporting frame


50


and a mounting arrangement


60


. The supporting frame


50


comprises an edge supporting rim


51


rigidly mounted on the opening edges


33


of the fabric boundary


30


, a pair of U-shaped folding arms


52


pivotally connected to the edge supporting rim


51


and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and at least a locking means


53


provided on the supporting board


40


for locking up the two folding arms


52


in the fully opened position. In which, in the fully opened position, as shown in

FIG. 3A

, the two folding arms


52


are pivotally rotated to perpendicularly bias against the supporting board


40


and locked up by the locking means


53


, and in the closed position, as shown in

FIG. 3B

, the two folding arms


52


are pivotally rotated towards the top opening


32


so as to reduce a depth of the receiving cavity


31


.




The bassinet


20


further comprises a cushion layer


21


, which has a corresponding box-shaped disposed in the receiving cavity


31


and covered the supporting frame


50


, wherein the cushion layer


21


is capable of providing a softer feeling when a user lays thereon.




The mounting arrangement


60


comprising a pair of mounting units


61


opposedly extended from the edge supporting rim


51


for detachably mounting on the two construction bars


12


so as to support the bassinet


20


on the play pen or cot


10


, as shown in FIG.


4


.




According to the preferred embodiment, the fabric boundary


30


has a predetermined size and shape to be received in the receiving chamber


111


of the play pen or cot


10


via its opening


13


, wherein the opening edges


33


of the fabric boundary


30


are overlappedly attached to the edge supporting rim


51


of the supporting frame


50


, so as to securely attach the fabric boundary


30


to the supporting frame


50


.




The supporting board


40


having a size and shape fittedly disposed in a bottom side of the receiving cavity


31


of the fabric boundary


30


for retaining a shape of the fabric boundary


30


. The supporting board


40


should be made of lightweight but rigid material such as cardboard or plastic so as to substantially support a user which is an infant thereon.




The edge supporting rim


51


comprises a pair of first longitudinal arms


511


and a pair of second longitudinal arms


512


to form a corresponding rectangular shape for the opening edges


33


of the fabric boundary


30


mounted thereto. In other words, the edge supporting rim


51


is encirclingly mounted on the top opening


32


along the opening edges


33


of the fabric boundary


30


.




Each of the folding arms


52


has two pivot arm portions


521


having two ends pivotally connected to the pair of first longitudinal arms


511


of the edge supporting rim


51


respectively and a bias arm portion


522


arranged to bias against the supporting board


40


in the opened position. The pivot arm portion


521


of the folding arm


52


has a length equal to the depth of the receiving cavity


31


and the bias arm portion


522


has a length equal to a width of the fabric boundary


30


, so as to fittedly retain the shape of the receiving cavity


31


in the opened position.




The locking means


53


comprises at least an elongated locking unit


531


provided on the supporting board


40


for transversely locking up the bias arm portions


522


of the two folding arms


52


. The locking unit


531


comprises a first fastener


531


A firmly attached on the supporting board


40


and a second fastener


531


B detachably attached to the first fastener


531


A to securely hold the bias arm portion


522


between the first and second fasteners


531


A,


531


B. Accordingly, the first and second fasteners


531


A,


531


B are pair of hoop and loop fasteners adapted to provide a quick attach and detach feature.




It is apparent that the first and second fasteners


531


A,


531


B of the locking means


53


can be replaced by other fastening elements having a locking ability to lock up the two folding arms


52


on the supporting board


40


.




Referring to

FIG. 2

, there are four locking units


531


provided on the supporting board


40


for locking up the bias arm portions


522


of the two folding arms


52


respectively so that the folding arms


52


are securely mount on the supporting board


40


, so as to prevent the fabric boundary


30


from being unfolded accidentally.




As shown in

FIG. 5

, by arranging the two folding arms


52


, the supporting board


40


is supported in an inclined manner. One of the folding arms


52


is perpendicularly biased against the supporting board


40


in the fully opened position while another folding arm


52


is inclinedly biased against the supporting board


40


wherein the two folding arms


52


are locked up on supporting board


40


by the locking means


53


respectively. Due to the difference bias positions of the folding arms


52


, the depth of the receiving cavity


31


will be gradually reduced from on side to another side, so as to rigidly support on the supporting board


40


in an inclined manner. In other words, by varying the positions of the two folding arms


52


, the supporting board


40


is capable of being selectively supported with a desired inclined angle.




Each of the mounting units


61


comprises a U-shaped mounting frame


611


sidewardly extended from the respective second longitudinal arm


512


of the edge supporting rim


51


and a fabric flap


612


extended from the respective opening edge


33


of the fabric boundary


30


for covering the mounting frame


611


.




The mounting arrangement


60


further comprises at least a pair of attaching units


62


for detachably attaching the bassinet


20


to the play pen or cot


10


wherein each attaching unit


62


comprises a first attaching member


621


outwardly extended from the fabric boundary


30


and a second attaching member


622


provided on a corner of the frame body


11


of the play pen or cot


10


for detachably connecting with the first attaching member


621


, so as to ensure the bassinet


20


being mounted on the play pen or cot


10


, as shown in FIG.


4


.




The first attaching member


621


comprises a buckle plug


621


A and a fabric strap


621


B extended between the fabric flap


612


and the buckle plug


621


A. The second attaching member


622


comprises a main body


622


A having two buckle sockets


622


B opposed with each other and a fabric extension


622


C extended between the main body


622


A and the frame body


11


of the play pen or cot


10


. Therefore, the buckle plug


621


A of the first attaching member


621


can be fastened to one of the buckle sockets


622


B of the second attaching member


622


.




Accordingly, there are four first attaching members


621


provided on four corners of the basinet


20


and four second attaching members


622


provided on four comers of the play pen or cot such that by easily buckling up the first attaching members


621


and the second attaching members


622


respectively, the bassinet


20


can be securely mounted on the play pen or cot


10


to prevent the movement of the bassinet


20


on the play pen or cot


10


.




The bassinet


20


further comprises a handle means


70


for carrying the fabric boundary


30


wherein the handle means


70


comprises a pair of carrying belts


71


provided on two outer sides of the fabric boundary


30


such that the users, such as the parents, are able to carry the bassinet


20


via the carrying belts


71


. Accordingly, each of the carrying belts


71


has two ends firmly attached to the fabric boundary


30


by stitching to form a loop structure.




It is worth to mention that in order to fold up the supporting frame, the upward pivotal force must be applied on the two folding arms


52


. Therefore, when the infant is placed on the supporting board


40


, a downward force which is the weight of the infant will applied on the folding arms


52


so as to prevent the supporting frame being folded up accidentally and further enhance the safety of the bassinet.





FIG. 6

illustrates an alternative mode of the supporting frame


50


′ which comprises the edge supporting rim


51


′ comprising the pair of first longitudinal arms


511


′ and a pair of second longitudinal arms


512


′ to form a corresponding rectangular shape. The two U-shaped folding arms


52


′ is pivotally connected to the second longitudinal arms


512


′ of the edge supporting rim


51


′, wherein the two mounting frames


611


′ are integrally extended from the second longitudinal arms


512


′ of the edge supporting rim


51


′ respectively.




In view of the above preferred embodiments, it should be appreciated that certain obvious modifications, variations, and substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A bassinet for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot which comprises a pair of spaced apart construction bars, wherein said bassinet comprises:a fabric boundary having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with said receiving cavity so as to provide at least an opening edge along said top opening; a supporting board fittedly disposed in said receiving cavity; a supporting frame comprising an edge supporting rim rigidly mounted on said opening edge of said fabric boundary, a pair of U-shaped folding arms pivotally connected to said edge supporting rim and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and at least a locking means provided on said supporting board for locking up said two folding arms in said fully opened position, wherein in said fully opened position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated to perpendicularly bias against said supporting board and locked up by said locking means, and in said closed position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated towards said top opening; and a mounting arrangement comprising a pair of mounting units sidewardly extended from said edge supporting rim for detachably mounting on said two construction bars respectively so as to support said bassinet on said play pen or cot.
  • 2. The bassinet, as recited in claim 1, wherein said edge supporting rim comprises a pair of first longitudinal arms and a pair of second longitudinal arms to form a corresponding rectangular shape for the opening edges of said fabric boundary mounted thereto.
  • 3. The bassinet, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said folding arms has two pivot arm portions having two ends pivotally connected to said pair of first longitudinal arms of said edge supporting rim respectively and a bias arm portion arranged to bias against said supporting board in said fully opened position, wherein each said pivot arm portion of said folding arm has a length equal to a depth of said receiving cavity and each said bias arm portion has a length equal to a width of said fabric boundary.
  • 4. The bassinet, as recited in claim 3, wherein said locking means comprises at least one elongated locking unit provided on said supporting board for locking up said bias arm portions of said two folding arms, wherein said at least one locking unit comprises a first fastener firmly attached on said supporting board and a second fastener detachably attached to said first fastener to securely hold said bias arm portion between said first and second fasteners.
  • 5. The bassinet, as recited in claim 4, wherein said first and second fasteners are hook and loop fasteners.
  • 6. The bassinet, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
  • 7. The bassinet, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
  • 8. The bassinet, as recited in claim 6, wherein said mounting arrangement further comprises at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member.
  • 9. The bassinet, as recited in claim 7, wherein said mounting arrangement further comprises at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each attaching unit comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member.
  • 10. The bassinet, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said folding arms has two pivot arm portions having two ends pivotally connected to a pair of longitudinal arms of said edge supporting rim respectively and a bias arm portion arranged to bias against said supporting board in said fully opened position, wherein each said pivot arm portion of said folding arm has a length equal to a depth of said receiving cavity and each said bias arm portion has a length equal to a width of said fabric boundary.
  • 11. The bassinet, as recited in claim 10, wherein said locking means comprises at least one elongated locking unit provided on said supporting board for locking up said bias arm portions of said two folding arms, wherein said at least one locking unit comprises a first fastener firmly attached on said supporting board and a second fastener detachably attached to said first fastener to securely hold said bias arm portion between said first and second fasteners.
  • 12. The bassinet, as recited in claim 10, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
  • 13. The bassinet, as recited in claim 11, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
  • 14. The bassinet, as recited in claim 13, wherein said mounting frame is integral with said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim.
  • 15. The bassinet, as recited in claim 12, wherein said mounting arrangement further comprises at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member.
  • 16. The bassinet, as recited in claim 13, wherein said mounting arrangement further comprises at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member.
  • 17. The bassinet, as recited in claim 15, wherein said first attaching member comprises a buckle plug and a fabric strap extended between said fabric flap and said buckle plug and said second attaching member comprises a main body having two buckle sockets positioned opposed with each other and a fabric extension extended between said main body and a corner of said play pen or cot, wherein said buckle plug of said first attaching member is adapted to fasten to one of said buckle sockets of said second attaching member for securely mounting said bassinet on said play pen or cot.
  • 18. The bassinet, as recited in claim 16, wherein said first attaching member comprises a buckle plug and a fabric strap extended between said fabric flap and said buckle plug and said second attaching member comprises a main body having two buckle sockets positioned opposed with each other and a fabric extension extended between said main body and a corner of said play pen or cot, wherein said buckle plug of said first attaching member is adapted to fasten to one of said buckle sockets of said second attaching member for securely mounting said bassinet on said play pen or cot.
  • 19. A bassinet for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot which comprises a frame body, said frame body comprising a pair of spaced apart construction bars; said bassinet comprising:a fabric boundary having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with said receiving cavity so as to provide at least an opening edge along said top opening; a supporting frame comprising an edge supporting rim rigidly mounted on said opening edge of said fabric boundary; a mounting arrangement comprising a pair of mounting units sidewardly extended from said edge supporting rim for detachably mounting on said two construction bars respectively so as to support said bassinet on said play pen or cot, and at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member; and a supporting board fittedly disposed in said receiving cavity, wherein said supporting frame further comprises a pair of U-shaped folding arms pivotally connected to said edge supporting rim and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and at least a locking means provided on said supporting board for locking up said two folding arms in said fully opened position, wherein in said fully opened position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated to perpendicularly bias against said supporting board and locked up by said locking means, and in said closed position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated towards said top opening.
  • 20. A bassinet for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot which comprises a frame body, said frame body comprising a pair of spaced apart construction bars; said bassinet comprising:a fabric boundary having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with said receiving cavity so as to provide at least an opening edge along said top opening; a supporting frame comprising an edge supporting rim rigidly mounted on said opening edge of said fabric boundary; a mounting arrangement comprising a pair of mounting units sidewardly extended from said edge supporting rim for detachably mounting on said two construction bars respectively so as to support said bassinet on said play pen or cot, and at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member, wherein said first attaching member comprises a buckle plug and a fabric strap extended between said fabric boundary and said buckle plug and said second attaching member comprises a main body having two buckle sockets positioned opposed with each other and a fabric extension extended between said main body and a corner of said frame body, wherein said buckle plug of said first attaching member is adapted to fasten to one of said buckle sockets of said second attaching member for securely mounting said bassinet on said play pen or cot; and a supporting board fittedly disposed in said receiving cavity, wherein said supporting frame further comprises a pair of U-shaped folding arms pivotally connected to said edge supporting rim and arranged to move between a fully opened position and a closed position, and at least a locking means provided on said supporting board for locking up said two folding arms in said fully opened position, wherein in said fully opened position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated to perpendicularly bias against said supporting board and locked up by said locking means, and in said closed position, said two folding arms are pivotally rotated towards said top opening.
  • 21. The bassinet, as recited in claim 20, wherein said edge supporting rim comprises a pair of first longitudinal arms and a pair of second longitudinal arms to form a corresponding rectangular shape for the opening edges of said fabric boundary mounted thereto, wherein each of said folding arms has two pivot arm portions having two ends pivotally connected to said pair of first longitudinal arms of said edge supporting rim respectively and a bias arm portion arranged to bias against said supporting board in said fully opened position, wherein each said pivot arm portion of said folding arm has a length equal to a depth of said receiving cavity and each said bias arm portion has a length equal to a width of said fabric boundary.
  • 22. The bassinet, as recited in claim 21, wherein said locking means comprises at least one elongated locking unit provided on said supporting board for locking up said bias arm portions of said two folding arms, wherein said at least one locking unit comprises a first fastener firmly attached on said supporting board and a second fastener detachably attached to said first fastener to securely hold said bias arm portion between said first and second fasteners.
  • 23. The bassinet, as recited in claim 22, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
  • 24. A bassinet for detachably mounting on a play pen or cot which comprises a frame body, said frame body comprising a pair of spaced apart construction bars; said bassinet comprising:a fabric boundary having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with said receiving cavity so as to provide at least an opening edge along said top opening; a supporting frame comprising an edge supporting rim rigidly mounted on said opening edge of said fabric boundary; a mounting arrangement comprising a pair of mounting units sidewardly extended from said edge supporting rim for detachably mounting on said two construction bars respectively so as to support said bassinet on said play pen or cot, and at least a pair of attaching units for detachably attaching said bassinet to said play pen or cot, wherein each of said attaching units comprises a first attaching member outwardly extended from said fabric boundary and a second attaching member provided on said play pen or cot for detachably connecting with said first attaching member, wherein said first attaching member comprises a buckle plug and a fabric strap extended between said fabric boundary and said buckle plug and said second attaching member comprises a main body having two buckle sockets positioned opposed with each other and a fabric extension extended between said main body and a corner of said frame body, wherein said buckle plug of said first attaching member is adapted to fasten to one of said buckle sockets of said second attaching member for securely mounting said bassinet on said play pen and cot, wherein said edge supporting rim comprises a pair of first longitudinal arms and a pair of second longitudinal arms to form a corresponding rectangular shape for the opening edges of said fabric boundary mounted thereto, wherein each of said folding arms has two pivot arm portions having two ends pivotally connected to said pair of first longitudinal arms of said edge supporting rim respectively and a bias arm portion arranged to bias against said supporting board in said fully opened position, wherein each said pivot arm portion of said folding arm has a length equal to a depth of said receiving cavity and each said bias arm portion has a length equal to a width of said fabric boundary.
  • 25. The bassinet, as recited in claim 24, wherein said locking means comprises at least one elongated locking unit provided on said supporting board for locking up said bias arm portions of said two folding arms, wherein said at least one locking unit comprises a first fastener firmly attached on said supporting board and a second fastener detachably attached to said first fastener to securely hold said bias arm portion between said first and second fasteners.
  • 26. The bassinet, as recited in claim 24, wherein each of said mounting units comprises a U-shaped mounting frame sidewardly extended from said respective second longitudinal arm of said edge supporting rim and a fabric flap extended from said respective opening edge of said fabric boundary for covering said mounting frame.
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