Toy storage cover for portable play yards, cribs and containers

Abstract

A toy storage cover for a portable play yard includes four outer panels shaped to surround the outer walls of the play yard attached at their top edges to four inner panels shaped to line the play yard. A floor panel joins the inner panels and is secured to the floor of the play yard by a mattress pad shaped to fit within the inner panels above the floor of the play yard. A series of pockets are attached to the outer panels of the cover. The pockets have smaller pockets within them or on their outer surfaces. Tie-down straps, fitted foot pockets or attachments through the play yard walls are used to secure the cover to the play yard. The toy storage cover may be adapted to play yards of various designs, cribs or other open topped containers.

1 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard, comprising: 
 a portable play yard, said play yard comprising a rigid frame having four protruding feet, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a floor enclosed by said walls;    an outer front panel, said outer front panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;    an outer back panel, said outer back panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;    an outer first side panel, said outer first side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;    an outer second side panel, said outer second side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;    said outer front panel being joined at its first side edge to the front side edge of the outer first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the front side edge of the outer second side panel;    said outer back panel being joined at its first side edge to the back side edge of the outer first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the back side edge of the outer second side panel;    an interior pocket, said interior pocket comprising: 
 an inner front panel, said inner front panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;  
 an inner back panel, said inner back panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;  
 an inner first side panel, said inner first side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;  
 an inner second side panel, said inner second side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;  
 said inner front panel being joined at its first side edge to the front side edge of the inner first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the front side edge of the inner second side panel;  
 said inner back panel being joined at its first side edge to the back side edge of the inner first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the back side edge of the inner second side panel;  
 a floor panel, said floor panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;  
 said floor panel being attached at its front edge to the bottom edge of the inner front panel, at its back edge to the bottom edge of the inner back panel, at its first side edge to the bottom edge of the inner first side panel and at its second side edge to the bottom edge of the inner second side panel;  
   said inner front panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer front panel;    said inner back panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer back panel;    said inner first side panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer first side panel;    said inner second side panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer second side panel; said outer front, back, first side and second side panels being sized and shaped to fit slidably over the play yard walls when attached together;    said inner front, back, first side, second side and floor panels being sized and shaped to fit slidably within the play yard walls when attached together; and    whereby, when the play yard is disposed between said inner and outer panels the interior pocket will be supported by the play yard;    further comprising a retaining means, said retaining means being formed of rigid material and being sized and shaped to fit frictionally between the inner front, back, first side and second side panels and over the floor panel, thereby securing the interior pocket downwardly within the play yard.    
     
     
         2 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard as described in  claim 1 , wherein the retaining means is a mattress pad having a rigid backing.  
     
     
         3 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard as described in  claim 1 , further comprising means for securing the toy storage cover to the play yard.  
     
     
         4 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard, comprising: 
 a portable play yard, said play yard comprising a rigid frame having protruding feet, a surrounding side wall and a floor enclosed by said wall;    an outer surrounding side panel, said outer surrounding side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge and a bottom edge;    an interior pocket, said interior pocket comprising: 
 an inner surrounding side panel, said inner surrounding side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge and a bottom edge;  
 a floor panel, said floor panel having an upper surface, a lower surface and a surrounding edge;  
 said floor panel being attached at its surrounding edge to the bottom edge of the inner surrounding side panel;  
   said inner surrounding side panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer surrounding side panel;    said outer surrounding side panel being sized and shaped to fit slidably over the surrounding side wall of the play yard;    said inner surrounding side panel and floor panel being sized and shaped to fit slidably within the play yard walls; and    whereby, when the play yard is disposed between said inner and outer surrounding side panels the interior pocket will be supported by the play yard;    further comprising a retaining means, said retaining means being formed of rigid material and being sized and shaped to fit frictionally within the inner surrounding side panel and over the floor panel, thereby securing the interior pocket downwardly within the play yard.    
     
     
         5 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard as described in  claim 4  wherein the retaining means is a mattress pad having a rigid backing.  
     
     
         6 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard as described in  claim 4 , further comprising means for securing the toy storage cover to the play yard.  
     
     
         7 . A toy storage cover for a crib, comprising: 
 a crib, said crib comprising a rigid frame having four protruding feet, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a floor enclosed by said walls;    an outer front panel, said outer front panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;    an outer back panel, said outer back panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;    an outer first side panel, said outer first side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;    an outer second side panel, said outer second side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;    said outer front panel being joined at its first side edge to the front side edge of the outer first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the front side edge of the outer second side panel;    said outer back panel being joined at its first side edge to the back side edge of the outer first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the back side edge of the outer second side panel;    an interior pocket, said interior pocket comprising: 
 an inner front panel, said inner front panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;  
 an inner back panel, said inner back panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge;  
 an inner first side panel, said inner first side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;  
 an inner second side panel, said inner second side panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front side edge, and a back side edge;  
 said inner front panel being joined at its first side edge to the front side edge of the inner first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the front side edge of the inner second side panel;  
 said inner back panel being joined at its first side edge to the back side edge of the inner first side panel and being joined at its second side edge to the back side edge of the inner second side panel;  
 a floor panel, said floor panel having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;  
 said floor panel being attached at its front edge to the bottom edge of the inner front panel, at its back edge to the bottom edge of the inner back panel, at its first side edge to the bottom edge of the inner first side panel and at its second side edge to the bottom edge of the inner second side panel;  
 said inner front panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer front panel; said inner back panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer back panel;  
 said inner first side panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer first side panel;  
 said inner second side panel being attached at its top edge to the top edge of the outer second side panel; said outer front, back, first side and second side panels being sized and shaped to fit slidably over the crib walls when attached together;  
 said inner front, back, first side, second side and floor panels being sized and shaped to fit slidably within the crib walls when attached together; and  
 whereby, when the crib is disposed between said inner and outer panels the interior pocket will be supported by the crib;  
 further comprising a retaining means, said retaining means being formed of rigid material and being sized and shaped to fit frictionally between the inner front, back, first side and second side panels and over the floor panel, thereby securing the interior pocket downwardly within the crib.  
   
     
     
         8 . A toy storage cover for a crib as described in  claim 7  wherein the retaining means is a mattress pad having a rigid backing.  
     
     
         9 . A toy storage cover for a crib as described in  claim 7 , further comprising means for securing the toy storage cover to the crib.  
     
     
         11 . A toy storage cover for a portable play yard, comprising: 
 a portable play yard comprising: 
 a rigid frame, floor and walls; and  
 multiple protruding feet;  
   outer front, back and side panels, wherein said outer front, back and side panels are attached at their respective edges;    an interior pocket, said interior pocket comprising: 
 inner front, back and side panels, wherein said inner front, back and side panels are attached at their respective edges;  
 a floor panel, wherein said floor panel is attached to said inner front, back and side panels;  
   wherein said inner front panel is attached to said outer front panel, said inner back panel is attached to said outer back panel, and said inner side panels are attached to said outer side panels;    wherein said attached outer front, back and side panels are sized and shaped to fit slidably over said play yard walls, and wherein said attached inner front, back, side and floor panels are sized and shaped to fit slidably within said play yard walls; and    whereby, when said play yard is disposed between said inner and outer panels, said interior pocket is supported by said play yard;    further comprising means for securing said toy storage cover to said play yard.    
     
     
         12 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 11 , wherein said means for securing said toy storage cover to said play yard comprises fastening at least one of said outer panels to one of said inner panels through openings in said play yard walls.  
     
     
         13 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 11 , wherein said means for securing said toy storage cover to said play yard comprises straps extending from said outer panels for tying around said multiple protruding feet of said play yard.  
     
     
         14 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 at least one foot retaining pocket, said at least one foot retaining pocket being sized, shaped and disposed to fit slidably over one of said multiple protruding feet; and    whereby, when said multiple protruding feet of said play yard are positioned within said at least one foot retaining pocket, said outer panels held down and secure shifting loads within said interior pocket.    
     
     
         15 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of exterior pockets attached to said outer panels.  
     
     
         16 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 15 , wherein at least one of said plurality of exterior pockets further comprises at least one of a smaller interior pocket and a smaller exterior pocket.  
     
     
         17 . The toy storage cover according to  claim 11 , wherein said outer and inner panels are composed of a see through material.