| US 7,455,353 B2 | ||
| Collapsible bassinet/infant seat with canopy | ||
| Julia Favorito (nee Wilkins), Buffalo, N.Y. (US); John S. Canna, Orchard Park, N.Y. (US); Sandra M. Darling, Niceville, Fla. (US); Kenneth Von Felten, Cazenovia, N.Y. (US); and Brian L. Badger, Erie, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/346,414. | ||
| Application 09/339817 is a division of application No. 08/911524, filed on Aug. 14, 1997, granted, now 5,947,552. | ||
| Application 11/346414 is a continuation of application No. 10/845514, filed on May 14, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/845514 is a continuation of application No. 10/120844, filed on Apr. 12, 2002, granted, now 6,851,745. | ||
| Application 10/120844 is a continuation of application No. 09/840083, filed on Apr. 24, 2001, granted, now 6,390,555. | ||
| Application 09/840083 is a continuation of application No. 09/339817, filed on Jun. 25, 1999, granted, now 6,257,659. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0138847 A1, Jun. 29, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47D 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—16.1 [297/354.13; 5/94] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A method for configuring a child support from a collapsed configuration to a deployed configuration, comprising the steps
of:
forming an annular rim including rotating one of a first upper frame and a second upper frame about a frame connector, the
frame connector connecting the first upper frame to the second upper frame;
deploying a lower frame, the lower frame including a ground engaging portion and a first portion connected to the frame connector;
expanding a child receptacle which is connected to the annular rim, the child receptacle including a side wall and a support
portion including first and second panels, the support portion being coupled to the side wall, including the step of configuring
the child receptacle from a compact configuration whereby the side wall is folded and the support portion is substantially
adjacent the first and second upper frames to a bassinet configuration whereby the side wall is unfolded to form an annular
wall; and
configuring the support portion from a first position to a second position, wherein when the support portion is in the first
position the first panel forms a first angle with the second panel and when the support portion is in the second position
the first panel forms a second angle with the second panel.
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