Foldable Play Yard Apparatus Including a Clamp and a Method of Attaching a Flexible Sheet to the Clamp

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160174730A1
SERIAL NO

15053787

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A foldable play yard apparatus is provided. The play yard includes a frame having a plurality of upright posts. The posts have a top, a bottom, and a clamp connected to at least one longitudinal side of the post. The play yard further includes a flexible enclosure having a plurality of edges inserted in the clamps to form walls between the upright posts. The clamp includes: a housing having an opening for receiving the edge of the enclosure and defining an interior channel within the housing; a flag piece, which is positioned in the interior channel of the housing, connected to the edge of the enclosure; and a locking piece positioned across the interior channel from the flag piece. A frictional engagement between the locking piece and the flag piece maintains the flag piece and the edge connected thereto within the interior channel.

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THORLEY INDUSTRIES LLC40 24TH STREET 3RD FLOOR PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daley, Robert D Pittsburgh, US 63 802
Hopke, Frederick Karl Medway, US 31 339
Rosenthal, Jared A Pittsburgh, US 7 70
Thorne, Henry F Sewickley Heights, US 79 2368
Wiegmann, Elijah M Natrona Heights, US 27 216

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