Foldable carry cot with cushion

Abstract

A foldable infant carry cot including at least one cushion disposed on an interior side of the carry cot, the at least one cushion including a plurality of removably attachable fasteners for attaching the at least one cushion to a side wall of the carry cot; and a foldable frame allowing the carry cot to fold and collapse. The at least one cushion includes a shock-absorbing component that absorbs impact coming from any of the sides of the carry cot. The foldable frame comprises an upper frame, a lower frame, a flexible sidewall disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame, a rotating carrying handle, and a plurality of hinges disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame.

1 . A foldable infant carry cot comprising:
 at least one cushion disposed on an interior side of the carry cot, the at least one cushion comprising a plurality of removably attachable fasteners for attaching the at least one cushion to a side wall of the carry cot.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 1 , the at least one cushion comprising at least one of:
 a shock-absorbing component that absorbs impact coming from any of the sides of the carry cot; and   an elastic body or an elastic body covered with material or fabric.   
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 1 , the at least one cushion comprising Styrofoam, expandable polypropylene (EPP), expandable polystyrene (EPS), expandable polyolefin (EPO), polyethylene (PE) board with foam, or PE board with rubber. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 1 , the removably attachable fasteners comprising magnets, buttons, snaps, clips, or hook and loop fabric fasteners. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 1 , the carry cot further comprising a pouch for housing the at least one cushion and the cushion is disposed in the pouch while the pouch holds the cushion in position. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one cushion is attached to an upper frame or a lower frame of the carry cot by a joint, a clip, fabric, a hinge, a fabric hinge, a hook, or a clasp. 
     
     
         9 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A foldable infant carry cot comprising:
 at least one cushion disposed on an interior side of the carry cot, the at least one cushion comprising a plurality of removably attachable fasteners for attaching the at least one cushion to a side wall of the carry cot; and   a foldable frame allowing the carry cot to fold and collapse.   
     
     
         33 - 36 . (canceled) 
     
     
         37 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 32 , the carry cot further comprising a pouch for housing the at least one cushion and the cushion is disposed in the pouch while the pouch holds the cushion in position. 
     
     
         38 - 43 . (canceled) 
     
     
         44 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 32 , the foldable frame comprising:
 an upper frame;   a lower frame;   a flexible sidewall disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame;   a carrying handle; and   a plurality of hinges disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame.   
     
     
         45 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , each of the plurality of hinges comprising:
 an upper bracket rotatably connected to the upper frame;   a lower bracket rotatably connected to the lower frame; and   a pivot pin, the pivot pin holding a bottom of the upper bracket and a top of the lower bracket together while allowing the upper bracket and the lower bracket to rotatably move away from or closer to each other by pivoting around the pivot pin.   
     
     
         46 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 45 , wherein as the hinge folds and the carry cot collapses, the upper bracket and lower bracket move closer to each other, the top of the upper bracket rotates around the upper frame in a first direction, and the bottom of the lower bracket rotates around the lower frame in a second direction. 
     
     
         47 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 46 , wherein as the hinge opens and the carry cot unfolds, the upper bracket and lower bracket move away from each other, the top of the upper bracket rotates around the upper frame in the second direction, and the bottom of the lower bracket rotates around the lower frame in the first direction. 
     
     
         48 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , wherein two of the plurality of hinges are disposed on either side of the carry cot nearest an occupant's head position. 
     
     
         49 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , wherein one of the plurality of hinges is disposed at an end of the carry cot nearest an occupant's head position; and/or
 wherein one of the plurality of hinges is disposed at an end of the carry cot nearest an occupant's feet position.   
     
     
         50 . (canceled) 
     
     
         51 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , the plurality of hinges further comprising:
 locking elements allowing the hinges to be locked in place when the folding frame of the carry cot is unfolded and prevents the upper frame and the flexible sidewall from collapsing.   
     
     
         52 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 51 , the locking elements comprising a latch, a latch handle, a spring, and a lock shaft, wherein when the carry cot is completely unfolded, the spring pushes the lock shaft into an indentation, slot, or hole and the hinge becomes locked in an open position. 
     
     
         53 . (canceled) 
     
     
         54 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , the lower frame further comprising a baseboard that provides a floor to the carry cot. 
     
     
         55 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , wherein the upper frame and/or the lower frame comprise at least one of:
 a single piece hoop/ring structure; and   a plurality of pieces that fit together to form a hoop/ring structure.   
     
     
         56 . (canceled) 
     
     
         57 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 44 , wherein the upper frame and/or the lower frame comprise metal or plastic material that is hollow or solid;
 the flexible sidewall is removable from the upper frame and the lower frame; and   the flexible sidewall comprising mating fastening elements that connect to hold the top of the flexible sidewall to the upper frame and the bottom of the flexible sidewall to the lower frame.   
     
     
         58 - 59 . (canceled) 
     
     
         60 . The foldable infant carry cot according to  claim 32 , the carry cot further comprising:
 a retractable canopy;
 wherein, the retractable canopy can be pushed back/down to expose an interior of the carry cot for loading an occupant and pulled forward/up to cover an area above the occupant's head position. 
   
     
     
         61 - 89 . (canceled)