1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a playard, and more particularly, to a playard for easily assembling an enclosure.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A conventional playard is often foldable and is assembled by a plurality of tubes and enclosures. The playard can be folded to a smaller volume by folding mechanisms between the tubes and pivotal junctions so as to be carried or stored easily when the playard is not in use.
For protecting the playard and having better air permeability as well as adjusting light so as to provide a comfortable space inside the playard, the conventional playard is covered by a net-shaped or a cotton-made enclosure and a soft cushion is paved on a bottom of frame. However, the enclosure of the conventional playard is fixed on a standing post of the frame by screws or other fixing manner. For example, the enclosure disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,954,949 is abutted between two adjacent standing posts arranged in front-to-rear position, and the enclosure disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,859,957 is disposed in a gap between the engaged two adjacent standing posts. The enclosure is not easy to be assembled or taken apart from the frame for such kinds of fixing manners. On the other hand, the enclosure of the conventional playard is fixed on the frame by screws securing at a point. So, it often stretches the enclosure when using, folding or expanding the playard, so that a fixing junction between the enclosure and the frame is easily broken due to the stretching.
The present invention provides a playard for easily assembling an enclosure for solving above drawbacks.
According to the claimed invention, a playard of the present invention includes a plurality of standing posts. Each two of the plurality of standing posts are adjacent in pair, the plurality of standing posts are substantially arranged in parallel, and a gap is formed between two adjacent standing posts. The playard further includes a pillar disposed between the two adjacent standing posts and an enclosure connected to the pillar. A width of the pillar is larger than the gap, and the pillar is abutted on the two adjacent standing posts when the enclosure fences a space for the playard.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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The enclosure 12 is connected to a radial surface of the pillar 10 (a cylindrical surface of the pillar 10), and the pillar 10 can be a cylinder with any arc angle and can be flexible. Two adjacent standing posts 14 can be arranged in parallel, and an arc angle and a length of the standing post 14 can be similar to the pillar 10, that is, the two adjacent standing posts 14 and the pillar 10 are parallel to one another. The foot stand 18 is a close-end part with an opening opened upward. The foot stand 18 is installed on bottom ends of the two adjacent standing posts 14, and the corner junction 20 is installed on top ends of the two adjacent standing posts 14. Accordingly, the foot stand 18 and the corner junction 20 can fix positions of the two adjacent standing posts 14 and the gap, and the foot stands 18 the corner junctions 20 connect the plurality of handrail tubes 16 and standing posts 14 to form the supporting frame 150 of the playard 100. Furthermore, the gap between the two adjacent standing posts 14 is smaller than a maximum width of the pillar 10, and is larger than a maximum thickness of the enclosure 12. The pillar 10 can be a circular rod as well as a polygonal rod. The two adjacent standing posts 14 can be a hollow rod, and each of the plurality of handrail tubes 16 can be a foldable rod which can be rotated relative to the corner junction 20.
The pillar 10 can be substantially made of a hollow or a solid plastic or metal material to provide a support for the enclosure 12 being abutted on the two adjacent standing posts 14. The two adjacent standing posts 14 can be substantially made of a hollow or a solid plastic or metal material. The enclosure 12 can substantially be a transparent or nontransparent braiding part. When the enclosure 12 is connected to the radial surface of the pillar 10, another side of the enclosure 12 not connected to the pillar 10 can pass through the gap formed between the two adjacent standing posts 14. The enclosure 12 of passing through the gap has two portions, and the two portions of the enclosure 12 are pulled and abutted on the two adjacent standing posts 14 along different directions respectively. Accordingly, the enclosure 12 connected to the pillar 10 can be supported by the two adjacent standing posts 14 along force application directions, and the pillar 10 can be supported by the two adjacent standing posts 14 so as to fix the relative position of the two adjacent standing posts 14 and the pillar 10 as well as to fix the enclosure 12 to the playard 100. The enclosure 12 can be attached to the pillar 10, be sewed to the pillar 10, or sheathe on the pillar 10.
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The pillar 10 and the two adjacent standing posts 14 are not limited to the cylindrical structures 22 as mentioned in the aforesaid embodiment. They can be columns with polygon cross-section or with surfaces fitting with each other, so as to have a different visual effect due to different shapes and to have a different application due to different functions. Furthermore, the connecting method between the enclosure 12 and the pillar 10 is not limited to the connecting method mentioned in the aforesaid embodiment, the enclosure 12 can be enveloped on the radial surface of the pillar 10 by partial connection, or can be fixed on both sides of the extending structure 24 by partial connection. Please refer to
Compared to the prior art, the playard of the present invention has a structure for easy assembly. The pillar connected to the enclosure can be movably supported by the two adjacent standing posts by applying a pulling force. Furthermore, the top end and the bottom end of the two adjacent standing posts are disposed in the corner junction and the foot stand, so that the relative position of the two adjacent standing posts and the gap can keep stable. Furthermore, the plurality of the handrail tubes is installed inside the corner junction to form a supporting frame for easy assembly. The present invention is not only to simply the assembly process in the prior art, but also allow the playard to have a various shape due to the enclosure being enveloped partially or fully on the pillar and due to a structural design of the standing posts being exposed outside.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201020201992.1 | May 2010 | CN | national |