ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,634, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Longboat Key, Fla.).
"Playyard" was invented by Mark A. Flannery (Longboat Key, Fla.), Brian M. McMahon (Palatine, Ill.) and Caleb Summers (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present playyard includes an endless frame, an endless sidewall within the frame, and a floor within the sidewall. The sidewall and floor form the shape of a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom defined by the floor. Each of the frame, sidewall and floor takes the shape of a hexagon. The frame is a scissoring frame. The frame includes upper and lower junctions. The upper j...