Play yard with removable padded floor

Abstract

Apparatus forming either a play yard cover or a bassinet. The apparatus having an interior space, a plurality of clips, a first bassinet securement means, and a second bassinet securement means. The interior space bound by a padded floor assembly and four vertical walls having an inner and outer face and a mesh portion and a woven fabric portion. The clips located on the outer face of each wall woven fabric portion and are removably securable to the play yard. The first bassinet securement means located along a mid-height of the inner face of the mesh portion of each wall and the second bassinet securement means located along a periphery of the padded floor assembly. The apparatus forming a cover when the first bassinet securement means is not secured to the second bassinet securement means, and a bassinet when the first bassinet securement means is secured to the second bassinet securement means.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A play yard accessory adapted to be removably securable to upper edges of the play yard, the apparatus comprising:
 an interior space bounded by a padded floor assembly and four vertical walls, wherein each said wall has an inner face and an outer face and wherein each said wall includes a mesh portion and a woven fabric portion upwardly extending from the mesh portion; and   a plurality of clips located on the outer face of each woven fabric portion of each said wall, wherein the plurality of clips are removably securable to the upper edges of the play yard.   
     
     
         2 . The play yard accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first bassinet securement means located along a mid-height of the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall; and   a second bassinet securement means located along a periphery of the padded floor assembly, wherein said second bassinet securement means is removably securable to said first bassinet securement means, with the proviso that when the first bassinet securement means is not secured to the second bassinet securement means, then the play yard accessory forms a cover for the play yard and, when the first bassinet securement means is secured to the second bassinet securement, then the accessory forms a bassinet.   
     
     
         3 . An apparatus forming either a cover for a play yard or a bassinet, said apparatus adapted to be removably securable to upper edges of the play yard, the apparatus comprising:
 an interior space bounded by a padded floor assembly and four vertical walls, wherein each said wall has an inner face and an outer face and wherein each said wall includes a mesh portion and a woven fabric portion upwardly extending from the mesh portion;   a plurality of clips located on the outer face of each woven fabric portion of each said wall, wherein the plurality of clips are removably securable to the upper edges of the play yard;   a first bassinet securement means located along a mid-height of the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall; and   a second bassinet securement means located along a periphery of the padded floor assembly, wherein said second bassinet securement means is removably securable to said first bassinet securement means, with the proviso that when the first bassinet securement means is not secured to the second bassinet securement means, then the apparatus forms the cover for the play yard and, when the first bassinet securement means is secured to the second bassinet securement, then the apparatus forms the bassinet.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of clips includes between one and four clips on the outer face of each woven fabric portion of each said wall. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein each clip of the plurality of clips also includes a plastic strength extension secured to each clip. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first bassinet securement means are secured to a bassinet connection portion located along a mid-height of the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising upper excess material secured to the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall at a position above the bassinet connection portion of the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall; and further comprising lower excess material secured along the periphery of the padded floor assembly adjacent the second bassinet securement means. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one webbing support strip located on the outer face of the mesh portion of each said wall. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first bassinet securement means, and the second bassinet securement means are selected from the group consisting of zippers, hook and loop type fasteners, and male and female snap fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the padded floor assembly comprises a foam padding portion and a support board portion contained within a fabric covering. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the padded floor assembly additionally comprises a plurality of play yard securement means on an underside of the padded floor assembly and a plurality of support tube tunnels. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of support tubes receivable within the plurality of support tube tunnels. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the foam padding portion includes a two-piece foam padding and wherein the support board portion includes a two-piece support board. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the foam padding portion includes a four-piece foam padding and wherein the support board portion includes a two-piece support board. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first bassinet securement means comprises a first and second female zipper track each said first and second female zipper tracks including a zipper slider and wherein the second bassinet securement means comprises a first and second male zipper track; wherein the first female zipper track is removably securable with the first male zipper track and wherein the second female zipper track is removable securable with the second male zipper track. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a zipper slider clasp secured adjacent an end of the first and second male zipper track; such that when the first bassinet securement means is secured to the second bassinet securement the zipper slider of the first female zipper track is connectable with the zipper slider clasp of the first male zipper track and the zipper slider of the second female zipper track is connectable with the zipper slider clasp of the second male zipper track. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein when the first bassinet securement means is secured to the second bassinet securement a pocket is formed adjacent the end of the first and second male zipper track; such that the zipper slider of the first female zipper track and the zipper slider clasp of the first male zipper track are placeable within the pocket adjacent the end of the first male zipper track and the zipper slider of the second female zipper track and the zipper slider clasp of the second male zipper track are placeable within the pocket adjacent the end of the second male zipper track. 
     
     
         18 . A method of installing an apparatus in a play yard wherein the apparatus can form either a play yard cover or a bassinet comprising:
 a. positioning the apparatus within an interior space of the play yard, the apparatus comprising:
 i. an interior space bounded by a padded floor assembly and four vertical walls, wherein each said wall has an inner face and an outer face and wherein each said wall includes a mesh portion and a woven fabric portion upwardly extending from the mesh portion; 
 ii. a plurality of clips located on the outer face of each woven fabric portion of each said wall; 
 iii. a first bassinet securement means located along a mid-height of the inner face of each mesh portion of each said wall; and 
 iv. a second bassinet securement means located along a periphery of the padded floor assembly, wherein said second bassinet securement means is removably securable to said first bassinet securement means 
   b. flipping over the outer face of each woven fabric portion of each said wall to be flush against upper edges of the play yard; and   c. securing each clip of the plurality of clips to the upper edges of the play yard such that the apparatus is acting as a play yard cover.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 ; further comprising an additional step after the securing step of:
 a. securing the first bassinet securement means with the second bassinet securement means such that the apparatus is acting as a bassinet.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 ; further comprising an additional step prior to the positioning step of:
 a. securing the first bassinet securement means with the second bassinet securement means such that the apparatus is acting as a bassinet.