REVOLVABLE ROCKABLE PLAYPEN

PARC TOURNANT ET BERCANT POUR ENFANTS

English Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A revolvable playpen including a hollow body
having an open upper end and a bottom. The bottom of
the body has an annular extension substantially normal
to the wall of the hollow body and secured to the lower
under surface of the bottom is a semi-spherical member.
The annular extension limits the degree of tilt of the
playpen so that an infant within the playpen can safely
revolve the pen about the annular extension and rock
upon the semi-sherical member without tipping over.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention to which an ex-
clusive property or privilege is claimed are defined
as follows:
1. A revolvable rockable playpen comprising:
(a) a hollow continuous frusto-conical body having
the smaller diameter end positioned lowermost and an
open upper end, and
(b) a circular bottom secured to the lower end,
(c) a first flat annular flange formed on the lower
edge of said hollow body extending outwardly therefrom
and coextensive with said bottom,
(d) a flat circular bottom member directly con-
nected to and substantially coextensive with said annular
flange,
(e) said flat circular bottom member having a semi-
spherical rocker portion formed directly on said circular
bottom, the outer edge of which is spaced radially in-
wardly from the outer edge of said circular bottom,
(f) means connecting said flat circular bottom to
said annular flange, and
(g) a second flat annular flange formed on the upper
edge of said hollow body member extending outwardly there-
from substantially at a right angle and of a diameter
substantially equal to the diameter of said annular flange
and said circular bottom member, and
(h) spaced elongated flat supports extending between
and connected to said first and second annular flanges.

Description

SUMMARY


The invention relates to an improvement in
playpens for infants and more particularly to a play-
pen that is revolvable and also rockable. I-t is an
object of the invention to provide a playpen having a
hollow body. in which an infant can sit. The bottom of
the body has a semi-spherical rocker member attached
thereto and`an annular flange at the bottom which limits
the angle of the tip of the hollow body while resting
on the semi-spherical member.




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In the drawings forming part of this application:
Figure 1 is an elevational view of a revolvable
combination seat and playpen embodying the invention a
portion of which is broken away with a child illustrated
as sitting within the device, the limit of tilting being
shown in bxoken lines.
Figure 2 is a top plan view of the combination seat
and playpen.
Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of
Figure Z.
Figure 4 is a view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an elevational view of the seat and
playpen with the bottom member removed and placed
pa~tially within the top of the playpen.
Figure 6 is a perspective vi.ew of the bottom
member r~moved from the device.




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Referring to the drawings in detail, the
revolvable combination seat and playpen A includes the
hollow walled body portion 10 frusto-conical in form with
the bottom 11 at the smaller diameter as the lower end.
Connected to the upper end of the body 10 and extending
outwardly therefrom at substantially a right angle is the
upper annular flange 12 which provides a gripping means
for the infant using the device. The numeral 14 designates
a lower annular flange which lS connected to and extends
outwardly from the lower end of the body at substantially
a right angle and parallely disposed to the flange 12.
Further provided is the circular bottom 16 which is
secured to the annular flange 14 by means of the nut-
equipped bolts 17 and it is coextensive with the flange 14.
The outer portion of the bottom 16 together with the
flange 14 form a single flange on the bottom end of the
body io. Formed on the underside of the bottom 16 is the
semi-spherical rocker portion 20. The portion 20 is re-
enforced by the internal cross-members 19 and 21 which may
be secured to or molded integrally with the portion 20 when
the bottom 16 is made of plastic. Further provided are
the elongated vertical supports 22 which are secured at

the inner edges thereof to the wall of the body 10 and at
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the upper end to the underside of the flange 12 with the
lower end secured to the upper surface of the fIange 14.
The supports 22 may be secured by glue, bolts, screws, or
the like or the supports may be molded integrally with a
plastic body 10.'


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The volumetric size of the body 10 is such that
an infant up to about two years of age may be placed
within the body 10 as illustra-ted in Figure 1 and the
device may be tilted upon the rocker portion 20 and
revolved about the edge of the flange 16 portion some-
what as illustrated in Figure 1 in broken lines. The
extent of the flange determines the degree of tilt and
rock of the device. The device confines the infant and
allows it to rock to a limited degree and revolve to
the infant's delight and amusement.
In storage and shipment of ~he device A the
bottom member may be removed, reversed and positioned
upon the top of the body with the rocker portion positioned
within the open upper end of the body 10, particularly
as illustrated in Figure 5.




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