Power Source Compartment for an Infant Support Structure

Abstract

An infant support structure includes a frame and a receptacle configured to receive a power source. The frame includes a hub and an infant support portion coupled to the hub. The hub defines the receptacle. A cover is coupled to the hub and is pivotally movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle. The cover defines a handle portion for moving the infant support structure.

1 . An infant support structure, comprising:
 a frame including a hub and an infant support portion coupled to the hub, the hub defining a receptacle configured to receive a power source; and   a cover coupled to the hub and pivotally movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle, the cover defining a handle portion for moving the infant support structure.   
     
     
         2 . The infant support structure of  claim 1 , wherein the hub is a first hub and the frame includes a front frame portion, a rear frame portion, and a second hub, each of the first hub and the second hub coupling the front frame portion to the rear frame portion, the infant support portion being movably supported from the first hub and the second hub. 
     
     
         3 . The infant support structure of  claim 1 , wherein the infant support portion is movable relative to the hub in first direction and an opposite second direction, and the cover is movable in a third direction different than the first direction. 
     
     
         4 . The infant support structure of  claim 3 , wherein the third direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. 
     
     
         5 . The infant support structure of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one removable fastener coupling the cover to the hub, the cover remaining coupled to the hub upon the removal of the at least one fastener so that a user can move the infant support structure via the handle portion.   
     
     
         6 . An infant support structure, comprising:
 a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with a support surface, the upper portion including a hub defining a receptacle configured to receive a power source, the frame including a support portion coupled to the hub, the support portion being configured to support an infant thereon; and   a cover coupled to the hub and movable between an open position for providing access to the receptacle and a closed position for restricting access to the receptacle, the cover including a handle portion, the handle portion being useable by a user to move the infant support structure.   
     
     
         7 . The infant support structure of  claim 6 , wherein the hub is a first hub, the upper portion of the frame including a second hub, the support portion being movably supported from the first hub and the second hub. 
     
     
         8 . The infant support structure of  claim 7 , wherein the handle portion is a first handle portion, the second hub including a second handle portion, the first handle portion and the second handle portion being useable by the user to move the infant support structure. 
     
     
         9 . The infant support structure of  claim 6 , wherein the support portion is movable in a first direction and an opposite second direction relative to the hub, and the cover is movable in a third direction different than the first and second directions. 
     
     
         10 . The infant support structure of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 at least one fastener releasably coupling the cover to the hub, the cover remaining coupled to the hub upon the decoupling of the at least one fastener so that the user can move the infant support structure via the handle portion.   
     
     
         11 . An infant support structure having a battery compartment, the battery compartment comprising:
 a container defining a receptacle for a power supply, the container including a first engagement portion adjacent the perimeter of the container; and   a cover having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite its outer surface, the cover including a second engagement portion releasably couplable to the first engagement portion so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the container and movable between an open position providing access to the receptacle and a closed position restricting access to the receptacle, the outer surface of the cover including a handle for moving the infant support structure when the cover is coupled to the container.   
     
     
         12 . The infant support structure of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 at least one fastener releasably coupling the cover to the container, the cover remaining coupled to the container upon the decoupling of the at least one fastener so that the user can move the infant support structure via the handle.   
     
     
         13 . The infant support structure of  claim 11 , wherein the first engagement portion includes a projection and the second engagement portion includes an opening, the projection movably received in the opening so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the container. 
     
     
         14 . The infant support structure of  claim 13 , wherein the projection is slidably removable from the opening so that the cover is de-coupled from the container. 
     
     
         15 . An infant support structure, comprising:
 a frame including a first side portion and an opposite second side portion, the frame defining an infant receiving region between the first side portion and the second side portion; and   a power supply compartment disposed on one of the first side portion and second side portion, the power supply compartment including:
 a container defining a receptacle configured to receive a power supply, the container including a first engagement portion adjacent a perimeter of the container; and 
 a cover including a second engagement portion releasably couplable to the first engagement portion so that the cover is pivotally couplable to the container and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover including a handle portion that can be used to move the infant support structure when the cover is coupled to the container. 
   
     
     
         16 . The infant support structure of  claim 15 , wherein the infant receiving region is movable in a first direction and an opposite second direction along a first arcuate path, and the cover is movable in a third direction different than the first and second directions along a second arcuate path. 
     
     
         17 . The infant support structure of  claim 16 , wherein the third direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. 
     
     
         18 . The infant support structure of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 at least one removable fastener coupling the cover to the container, the cover remaining coupled to the container upon the removal of the at least one fastener so that a user can move the infant support structure via the handle portion.   
     
     
         19 . The infant support structure of  claim 15 , wherein the handle portion is a first handle portion, and the other of the first side portion and second side portion includes a second handle portion, the first handle portion and the second handle portion being useable to move the infant support structure. 
     
     
         20 . The infant support structure of  claim 15 , wherein one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes a projection, and the other of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion includes an opening, the projection movably received in the opening so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the container.