Bassinet selectively rockable when mounted upon a support as well as being displaced therefrom

Abstract

A bassinet is releasably mounted upon a support frame which is capable of being selectively rocked or locked against rocking and having locking casters which are releasable to selectively rollingly move the support frame. The bassinet when released from the support frame may be rocked by rocking members provided along the underside. Anti-rocking assemblies provided at opposite ends of each rocking member may be moved to and locked in an anti-rocking position to prevent rocking. Mounting members are provided along the underside of the bassinet and preferably joined to the rocking members releasably locking the bassinet into place upon the support frame.

1 . An infant enclosure, comprising: 
 an infant support of a size sufficient to accommodate and support an infant;    a support frame having spaced apart cross rails for supporting said infant support;    said infant support having mounting brackets sized and positioned on a side of said infant support to be affixed to an associated one of said rails; and    spaced apart rocking assemblies mounted on the same side of said infant support as the mounting brackets.    
   
   
       2 . The infant enclosure of  claim 1  wherein end portions of said rocking assemblies each having retractable anti-rocking assemblies movable between an extended state and a collapsed state; and 
 said extended state preventing said infant support from being rocked and said collapsed state enabling the infant support to rock.    
   
   
       3 . The infant enclosure of  claim 1  wherein the rocking assemblies are swingably mounted upon said infant support and swingable between an extended, upright state and a folded down, collapsed state.  
   
   
       4 . The infant enclosure of  claim 1  wherein said support frame has a pair of caster assemblies and a pair of spaced apart arcuate members positioned therebetween; 
 said caster assemblies being movable between a collapsed position enabling said frame to be rocked and an extended position preventing the frame from being rocked and rollingly supporting said frame on a support surface.    
   
   
       5 . The infant enclosure of  claim 4  wherein said caster assemblies are provided with mechanisms for releasably locking the caster assemblies to prevent the caster assemblies from rolling.  
   
   
       6 . The infant enclosure of  claim 4  wherein said arcuate members are hollow, lightweight, tubular members providing an arcuate convex surface for engaging the support surface to enable the apparatus to be rocked when the caster assemblies are in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       7 . The infant enclosure of  claim 3  wherein the opposed ends of the rocking members each provided with a recess for pivotally mounting an anti-rocking member and to receive the anti-rocking member when in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       8 . The infant enclosure of  claim 7  wherein each anti-rocking assembly includes a spring-biased pushbutton urged toward a side wall of its associated recess; 
 said sidewall having a slot for receiving a portion of said pushbutton when the anti-rocking assembly is in the extended position thereby maintaining the anti-rocking assembly in the extended position.    
   
   
       9 . The infant enclosure of  claim 8  wherein said pushbutton is telescopingly mounted within a cooperating housing enabling the pushbutton to be depressed to clear said slot enabling the pivotally mounted anti rocking assembly to be pivoted to the collapsed position.  
   
   
       10 . The infant enclosure of  claim 9  wherein said pushbutton is an elongated member having a longitudinal axis wherein, when the cooperating housing is pivoted to the collapsed position, the longitudinal axis of the pushbutton is transverse to said slot and wherein rotation of the cooperating housing to the extended position moves the longitudinal axis of the pushbutton into alignment with the slot enabling the pushbutton to be snap-fitted into the slot.  
   
   
       11 . The infant enclosure of  claim 8  wherein each pushbutton has guide pins on opposing sidewalls and each housing has guide slots on opposing sidewalls receiving associated ones of the guide pins to limit movement of the pushbutton within a given range.  
   
   
       12 . The infant enclosure of  claim 1  wherein the mounting brackets for mounting the infant support upon said cross pieces comprise two pairs of bifurcated arms on each rocking member for embracing the associated cross rail.  
   
   
       13 . The infant enclosure of  claim 12  wherein one pair of said mounting brackets is fixedly secured to the underside of the infant support and another pair of the mounting brackets is pivotally secured to the underside of the infant support.  
   
   
       14 . The infant enclosure of  claim 12  wherein both pairs of said mounting brackets are fixedly secured to the underside of the infant support.  
   
   
       15 . The infant enclosure of  claim 14  wherein one set of mounting brackets has aligned arms transverse to the arms of the other set of mounting brackets.  
   
   
       16 . The infant enclosure of  claim 14  wherein both sets of mounting brackets have support arms which are aligned in a given direction.  
   
   
       17 . The infant enclosure of  claim 12  wherein said mounting brackets each have at least one flexible arm and include means for snap-fittingly receiving a cross rail therebetween.  
   
   
       18 . An infant support of a size sufficient to accommodate and support an infant; comprising: 
 a pair of rocking assemblies mounted on an underside of said infant support in spaced apart fashion, said rocking assemblies each having an arcuate convex central portion, said assemblies being movable between a first position enabling the support to rock and a second position preventing rocking of the support.    
   
   
       19 . The support of  claim 18  wherein said rocking assemblies each have a pair of retractable anti-rocking assemblies arranged at ends of said rocking assemblies and movable between an extended state and a collapsed state, respectively corresponding to said first and second positions; and 
 said extended state preventing said infant support from being rocked and said collapsed state enabling the infant support to rocked.    
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 18  wherein end portions of said rocking assemblies each having retractable anti-rocking assemblies movable between an extended state and a collapsed state respectively corresponding to said first and second positions; and 
 said extended state preventing said infant support from being rocked and said collapsed state enabling the infant support to rock.    
   
   
       21 . The infant support of  claim 18  wherein the opposed ends of the rocking members each provided with a recess for pivotally mounting an anti-rocking member and to receive the anti-rocking member when in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       22 . The infant support of  claim 21  wherein each anti-rocking assembly includes a spring-biased pushbutton urged toward a side wall of its associated recess; 
 said sidewall having a slot for receiving a portion of said pushbutton when the anti-rocking assembly is in the extended position thereby maintaining the anti-rocking assembly in the extended position.    
   
   
       23 . The infant support of  claim 22  wherein said pushbutton is telescopingly mounted within a cooperating housing enabling the pushbutton to be depressed to clear said slot enabling the pivotally mounted anti rocking assembly to be pivoted to the collapsed position.  
   
   
       24 . The infant support of  claim 23  wherein said pushbutton is an elongated member having a longitudinal axis wherein, when the cooperating housing is pivoted to the collapsed position, the longitudinal axis of the pushbutton is transverse to said slot and wherein rotation of the cooperating housing to the extended position moves the longitudinal axis of the pushbutton into alignment with the slot enabling the pushbutton to be snap fitted into the slot.  
   
   
       25 . The infant support of  claim 22  wherein each pushbutton has guide pins on opposing sidewalls and each housing has guide slots on opposing sidewalls each receiving associated ones of said guide pins to limit movement of the pushbutton within a given range.  
   
   
       26 . The infant support of  claim 18  further comprising members fixedly mounted to the underside of the support for supporting the infant support on a support surface when the rocking assemblies are in the collapsed, folded-down position.  
   
   
       27 . The infant support of  claim 18  wherein each of the rocking assemblies comprises mounting brackets for swingably mounting an arcuate rocking member, said brackets respectively locking the rocking member in the extended, upright and collapsed, folded-down positions.  
   
   
       28 . The infant enclosure of  claim 1  wherein one of said mounting bracket assemblies comprises a member having a recess for receiving one of said cross-rails and a pivotally mounted arm movable between a locked position over said recess to embrace and lock a cross-rail in said recess and an open position displaced from said recess to remove/replace said cross-rail.  
   
   
       29 . A selectively rockable infant enclosure comprising: 
 an infant support platform having an infant support side and an opposite side; and,    spaced apart rockable assemblies mounted on said opposite side of said infant support platform, each of said rockable assemblies having an arcute portion which engages a support surface for rocking and a means for selectively preventing the arcute portion from rocking engagement with the support surface.    
   
   
       30 . The enclosure of  claim 29  wherein the means for selectively preventing the arcute portion from rocking engagement with said support surface are stops located adjacent to said arcute portions.  
   
   
       31 . The enclosure of  claim 29  wherein the means for selectively preventing said arcute portion from rocking engagement with said support surface are pivots for moving said arcute portions adjacent to said opposite side of said infant support platform.  
   
   
       32 . The enclosure of  claim 29 , further comprising means for mounting said enclosure on a supporting frame.