Child bassinet

Abstract

A child bassinet includes a standing frame, a top rail portion and a linkage assembly. The standing frame includes a first leg and a second leg, the first leg having a first side segment, the second leg having a second side segment. The top rail portion includes a first rail and a second rail connected with each other via an articulation, an end of the first side segment being pivotally connected with the first rail at a first location spaced apart from the articulation, and an end of the second side segment being pivotally connected with the second rail at a second location spaced apart from the articulation. The linkage assembly couples each of the first side segment and the second side segment to the articulation, the linking assembly being connected with the articulation in a region between the first location and the second location.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child bassinet comprising:
 a standing frame including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg having a first side segment, the second leg having a second side segment;   a top rail portion including a first rail and a second rail connected with each other via an articulation, an end of the first side segment being pivotally connected with the first rail at a first location spaced apart from the articulation, and an end of the second side segment being pivotally connected with the second rail at a second location spaced apart from the articulation; and   a linkage assembly coupling each of the first side segment and the second side segment to the articulation, the linking assembly being connected with the articulation in a region between the first location and the second location.   
     
     
         2 . The child bassinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the first rail and the second rail are respectively connected pivotally with the articulation about two pivot axes spaced apart from each other, and the linkage assembly is connected with the articulation between the two pivot axes. 
     
     
         3 . The child bassinet according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the end of the first side segment and the end of the second side segment bends away from the articulation. 
     
     
         4 . The child bassinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the linkage assembly includes a first linking part and a second linking part, the first linking part being pivotally connected with the first side segment and the articulation, and the second linking part being pivotally connected with the second side segment and the articulation. 
     
     
         5 . The child bassinet according to  claim 4 , wherein each of the first linking part and the second linking part is a single bar. 
     
     
         6 . The child bassinet according to  claim 4 , wherein the first rail and the second rail are respectively connected pivotally with the articulation about two pivot axes spaced apart from each other, and each of the first linking part and the second linking part is pivotally connected with the articulation between the two pivot axes. 
     
     
         7 . The child bassinet according to  claim 4 , wherein the first side segment, the first rail, the articulation and the first linking part are coupled to one another to form a four-bar linkage. 
     
     
         8 . The child bassinet according to  claim 1 , wherein the articulation includes a housing or a bracket. 
     
     
         9 . The child bassinet according to  claim 1 , further comprising a support frame portion connected with the standing frame, the support frame portion including a first bar segment that is pivotally connected with the first side segment of the first leg and is fixedly connected with a first coupling part, and a second bar segment that is pivotally connected with the second side segment of the second leg and is fixedly connected with a second coupling part, the first coupling part and the second coupling part being pivotally connected with each other about a pivot axis for forming a central hinge of the support frame portion. 
     
     
         10 . The child bassinet according to  claim 9 , wherein the support frame portion is adapted to receive the installation of a support pad to provide resting support for a child, a vertical distance between the top rail portion and the support frame portion is smaller than a vertical distance between a lowermost end of the standing frame and the support frame portion when the child bassinet stands in an unfolded state for use. 
     
     
         11 . The child bassinet according to  claim 9 , wherein the second coupling part includes a cavity formed between two sidewalls of the second coupling part, and the first coupling part is placed in the cavity and is pivotally connected with the two sidewalls. 
     
     
         12 . The child bassinet according to  claim 9 , wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part respectively have a first stop structure and a second stop structure adapted to engage with each other for stopping the support frame portion in an unfolded state, the second stop structure including a plurality of protruding teeth that are spaced apart from one another along the pivot axis of the central hinge. 
     
     
         13 . The child bassinet according to  claim 12 , wherein the first coupling part includes a plurality of fins distributed parallel to one another along the pivot axis of the central hinge, and the protruding teeth are adapted to travel through a plurality of inter-fin gaps defined between the fins when the first coupling part and the second coupling part rotate relative to each other. 
     
     
         14 . The child bassinet according to  claim 9 , wherein the central hinge includes a locking mechanism operable to prevent folding of the support frame portion when the child bassinet is in an unfolded state, the locking mechanism including a latch carried with the first coupling part that is movable to engage with and disengage from the second coupling part. 
     
     
         15 . The child bassinet according to  claim 14 , wherein the latch includes a resilient arm that is connected with the first coupling part and has a free end provided with a protrusion adapted to engage with and disengage from the second coupling part. 
     
     
         16 . The child bassinet according to  claim 15 , wherein the resilient arm has a curved shape extending along an arc approximately centered on the pivot axis of the central hinge. 
     
     
         17 . The child bassinet according to  claim 9 , further comprising an operating part operable to raise the central hinge for folding the child bassinet, the operating part being connected with the support frame portion. 
     
     
         18 . The child bassinet according to  claim 17 , wherein the operating part is connected with the first coupling part or any of the first and second bar segments. 
     
     
         19 . The child bassinet according to  claim 17 , further comprising a support pad detachably installed on the support frame portion to provide resting support for a child, the support pad having a tunnel for passage of the operating part. 
     
     
         20 . The child bassinet according to  claim 19 , wherein the support pad includes a hinge for facilitating folding of the support pad, and the tunnel has an opening adjacent to the hinge, the operating part being accessible for operation through the opening.