Child crib

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a child crib, and more specifically, to a child crib with enhanced using safety.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A child crib is a child product which can provide an independent space for allowing a child to sleep or play therein safely. A frame body of the child crib usually includes handrails, posts and connecting components, so that each of the handrails and each of the posts can be connected to each other by the corresponding connecting component. However, due to assembly errors, there is a gap between the handrail and the connecting component and/or a gap between the post and the connecting component, and therefore, it often happens that the child is injured due to insertion of the child's finger into the gap.

The present disclosure discloses a child crib. The child crib includes a frame body, a corner component, a cloth component and a covering member. The frame body includes a handrail and a post. The corner component is connected to the handrail and the post. The cloth component at least partially covers the frame body. The corner component is exposed out of the cloth component. The covering member includes a covering body. The covering body includes a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The first side of the covering body is opposite to the second side of the covering body. The third side of the covering body is adjacent to the first side and the second side of the covering body. The fourth side of the covering body is adjacent to the first side and the second side of the covering body and opposite to the third side of the covering body. The third side of the covering body is connected to the fourth side of the covering body, so that a first ring-shaped opening structure and a second ring-shaped opening structure are respectively formed by the first side of the covering body and the second side of the covering body. When the first side of the covering body is connected to a first side of the cloth component, by positioning the second side of the covering body on a second side of the cloth component, the first side and the second side of the cloth component are respectively enclosed by the first ring-shaped opening structure and the second ring-shaped opening structure, and the covering member covers the corner component.

The present disclosure further discloses a child crib. The child crib includes a frame body, a corner component a cloth component and a covering member. The frame body includes a handrail and a post. The corner component is connected to the handrail and the post. The cloth component at least partially covers the frame body. The corner component is exposed out of the cloth component. The covering member includes a covering body and a connecting assembly. The covering body includes a first side and a second side. The first side of the covering body is opposite to the second side of the covering body. The connecting assembly is configured to detachably position the second side of the covering body on a second side of the cloth component. When the first side of the covering body is connected to a first side of the cloth component, the covering member covers the corner component by detachably positioning the second side of the covering body on the second side of the cloth component. The connecting assembly includes a first combining structure disposed on the second side of the covering body. The post includes a second combining structure disposed on a portion of the post exposed out of the cloth component. The second combining structure is configured to detachably combine with the first combining structure, so as to detachably position the second side of the covering body on the second side of the cloth component.

These and other objectives of the present disclosure will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are diagrams of a child crib in different states according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a partial diagram of the child crib according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is another partial diagram of the child crib according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 are partial diagrams of child cribs according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 are partial diagrams of child cribs according to another two different embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “back”, etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present disclosure can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. Also, the term “couple” or “connect” is intended to mean either an indirect or direct mechanical connection. Thus, if a first device is connected to a second device, that connection may be through a direct mechanical connection, or through an indirect mechanical connection via other devices and connections.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 . FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are diagrams of a child crib 1 A in different states according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the child crib 1 A includes a frame body 11 A, four corner components 12 A, a cloth component 13 A and a covering member 14 A. The frame body 11 A includes four handrails 111 A and four posts 112 A. Each of the corner components 12 A is fixedly connected to the corresponding handrail 111 A and the corresponding post 112 A and located at a corresponding one of four upper corners of the frame body 11 A. The cloth component 13 A at least partially covers the frame body 11 A. Each of the corner components 12 A is exposed out of the cloth component 13 A. The covering member 14 A is configured to cover the four corner components 12 A for preventing insertion of the child's finger into a gap between each of the corner components 12 A and the corresponding handrail 111 A and a gap between each of the corner components 12 A and the corresponding post 112 A. Therefore, the present disclosure has enhanced using safety.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the four handrails 111 A are arranged to form a rectangular structure. The four corner components 12 A are respectively located at four corners of the rectangular structure, and each of the corner components 12 A is connected to the two corresponding handrails 111 A and the corresponding post 112 A. However, the numbers and the configurations of the handrail, the corner component and the post are not limited to this embodiment. It depends on practical demands. For example, in another embodiment, the child crib can include only one handrail integrally formed and in an ellipse shape, one post and one corner component movably connected to the handrail and the post.

Besides, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the covering member 14 A includes a covering body 141 A. The covering body 141 A includes a first side 1411 A, a second side 1412 A, a third side 1413 A and a fourth side 1414 A. The first side 1411 A and the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A are opposite to each other. The third side 1413 A of the covering body 141 A is adjacent to the first side 1411 A and the second side 1412 A. The fourth side 1414 A of the covering body 141 A is adjacent to the first side 1411 A and the second side 1412 A and opposite to the third side 1413 A. The third side 1413 A and the fourth side 1414 A of the covering body 141 A are connected to each other, so that a first ring-shaped opening structure 1415 A and a second ring-shaped opening structure 1416 A are respectively formed by the first side 1411 A and the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A. When the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A is connected to a first side 131 A, i.e., an inner side, of the cloth component 13 A, by positioning the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A on a second side 132 A, i.e., an outer side, of the cloth component 13 A, the first side 131 A and the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A are respectively enclosed by the first ring-shaped structure 1415 A and the second ring-shaped structure 1416 A, and the covering member 14 A covers the four corner components 12 A.

The covering member 14 A further includes a connecting assembly 142 A and a linking assembly 143 A. The connecting assembly 142 A is configured to detachably position the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A on the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A. The linking assembly 143 A is configured to detachably couple the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A to the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A.

Specifically, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a partial diagram of the child crib 1 A according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the connecting assembly 142 A includes four first combining structures 1421 A. The four first combining structures 1421 A are disposed on the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A and located at positions respectively corresponding to the four posts 112 A. Each of the posts 112 A includes a second combining structure 1121 A. Each of the second combining structures 1121 A is disposed on a portion of the corresponding post 112 A exposed out of the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A. Each of the second combining structures 1121 A is configured to detachably combine with the corresponding first combining structure 1421 A, so as to detachably position the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A on the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A. As shown in FIG. 4 , the first combining structure 1421 A and the second combining structure 1121 A can respectively be a first buckle and a second buckle which can be buckled with each other, e.g., the first combining structure and the second combining structure can respectively be a female buckle and a male buckle. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The combining mechanism of the first combining structure and the second combining structure of the present disclosure is not limited to any form. For example, in another embodiment, the first combining structure and the second combining structure can respectively be a first Velcro tape and a second Velcro tape which can be adhered to each other, e.g., the first combining structure and the second combining structure can respectively be a female Velcro tape and a male Velcro tape. Alternatively, in another embodiment, the first combining structure and the second combining structure can respectively be a first engaging structure and a second engaging structure which can be engaged with each other, e.g., the first combining structure and the second combining structure can respectively be an engaging hole and an engaging hook. Besides, in another embodiment, there can be only one first combining structure and one second combining structure.

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is another partial diagram of the child crib 1 A according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , the linking assembly 143 A includes a first zipper element 1431 A and a zipper connector 1432 A. The first zipper element 1431 A is disposed on the first side 1411 A of the covering body 1411 A. The cloth component 13 A includes a second zipper element 133 A disposed on the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A. The zipper connector 1432 A is configured to drive the first zipper element 1431 A to engage with the second zipper element 133 A for coupling the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A to the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A or to drive the first zipper element 1431 A to disengage from the second zipper element 133 A for separating the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A from the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A. As shown in FIG. 5 , the first zipper element 1431 A and the second zipper element 133 A can respectively surround the first ring-shaped opening structure 1415 A and the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the first zipper element and the second zipper element can respectively be disposed on a portion of the first ring-shaped opening structure and a portion of the first side of the cloth component.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , when it is desired to cover the four corner components 12 A by the covering member 14 A, a user can operate the zipper connector 1432 A to drive the first zipper element 1431 A to engage with the second zipper element 133 A for coupling the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A to the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A, so that the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A is enclosed by the first ring-shaped opening structure 1415 A. Afterwards, the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A can be flipped outwardly, and then the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A can be positioned on the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A by buckling of the first combining structure 1421 A and the second combining structure 1121 A, so that the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A is enclosed by the second ring-shaped opening structure 1416 A. When the first side 1411 A of the covering body 141 A is coupled to the first side 131 A of the cloth component 13 A and the second side 1412 A of the covering body 141 A is positioned on the second side 132 A of the cloth component 13 A, the covering member 14 A covers the four corner components 12 A for preventing insertion of the child's finger into a gap between each of the corner components 12 A and the corresponding handrail 111 A and a gap between each of the corner components 12 A and the corresponding post 112 A. Therefore, the present disclosure has enhanced using safety.

Besides, the positioning mechanism of the second side of the covering body and the second side of the cloth component is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments. For example, please refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 . FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 are partial diagrams of child cribs 1 B- 1 D according to different embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment of FIG. 6 , a connecting assembly 142 B includes a first zipper structure 1421 B and a zipper fastener 1422 B. The first zipper structure 1421 B is disposed on a second side 1412 B of a covering body 141 B. A cloth component 13 B includes a second zipper structure 133 B disposed on a second side 132 B of the cloth component 13 B. The zipper fastener 1422 B is configured to drive the first zipper structure 1421 B to engage with the second zipper structure 133 B for coupling the second side 1412 B of the covering body 141 B to the second side 132 B of the cloth component 13 B or to drive the first zipper structure 1421 B to disengage from the second zipper structure 133 B for separating the second side 1412 B of the covering body 141 B from the second side 132 B of the cloth component 13 B. In addition, in an embodiment of FIG. 7 , a connecting assembly 142 C includes a first combining structure 1421 C disposed on a second side 1412 C of a covering body 141 C. A cloth component 13 C includes a second combining structure 133 C disposed on a second side 132 C of the cloth component 13 C. The second combining structure 133 C is configured to detachably combine with the first combining structure 1421 C, so as to detachably position the second the second side 1412 C of the covering body 141 C on the second side 132 C of the cloth component 13 C. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first combining structure 1421 C and the second combining structure 133 C can respectively be a female Velcro tape and a male Velcro tape which can be adhered to each other. In another embodiment, the first combining structure and the second combining structure also can respectively be a female buckle and a male buckle which can be buckled with each other, or respectively be an engaging hole and an engaging hook which can be engaged with each other. Moreover, in an embodiment of FIG. 8 , the second combining structure can be omitted. A first combining structure 1421 D disposed on a second side 1412 D of a covering body 141 D can detachably combine with a second side 132 D of a cloth component 13 D directly, so as to detachably position the second side 1412 D of the covering body 141 D on the second side 132 D of the cloth component 13 D. For example, the second side 132 D of the cloth component 13 D can be made of non-woven fabric material, and the first combining structure 1421 D can be a male Velcro tape which can be adhered to the second side 132 D of the cloth component 13 D.

Furthermore, the connecting mechanism of the first side of the covering body and the first side of the cloth component is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments. For example, please refer to FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 . FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 are partial diagrams of child cribs 1 E- 1 F according to another two different embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment of FIG. 9 , a linking assembly 143 E includes a first combining element 1431 E disposed on a first side 1411 E of a covering body 141 E. A cloth component 13 E includes a second combining element 134 E disposed on a first side 131 E of the cloth component 13 E. The second combining element 134 E is configured to detachably combine with the first combining element 1431 E, so as to detachably couple the first side 1411 E of the covering body 141 E to the first side 131 E of the cloth component 13 E. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first combining element 1431 E and the second combining element 134 E can respectively be a female Velcro tape and a male Velcro tape which can be adhered to each other. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The combining mechanism of the first combining element and the second combining element of the present disclosure is not limited to any form. In another embodiment, the first combining element and the second combining element also can respectively be a female buckle and a male buckle which can be buckled with each other, or respectively be an engaging hole and an engaging hook which can be engaged with each other. Moreover, in an embodiment of FIG. 10 , a linking assembly 143 F includes a first combining element 1431 F disposed on a first side 1411 F of a covering body 141 F, and the second combining element can be omitted. The first combining element 1431 F is configured to combine with a first side 131 F of a cloth component 13 F, so as to detachably couple the first side 1411 F of the covering body 141 F to the first side 131 F of the cloth component 13 F. For example, the first side 131 F of the cloth component 13 F can be made of non-woven fabric material, and the first combining element 1421 F can be a male Velcro tape which can be adhered to the first side 131 F of the cloth component 13 F.

Understandably, in an embodiment, the child crib can include the positioning mechanism of the second side of the covering body and the second side of the cloth component of any one of the embodiments of FIG. 4 , FIG. 6 , FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , and the connecting mechanism of the first side of the covering body and the first side of the cloth component of any one of the embodiments of FIG. 5 , FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 .

The present disclosure utilizes the covering member to cover the corner component for preventing insertion of a child's finger into a gap between the corner component and the handrail and/or a gap between the corner component and the post. Therefore, the present disclosure has enhanced using safety.

Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the disclosure. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.