US Patent Issued to Regalo International on March 4 for "Collapsible bassinet apparatus" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,244, issued on March 4, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Burnsville, Minn.).

"Collapsible bassinet apparatus" was invented by Shannon R. Bickel (Lakeville, Minn.), William D. Butterfield (River Falls, Wis.) and Heidi C. Leighton (Shorewood, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bassinet apparatus having a scissoring leg arrangement with upper and lower hubs, a flexible receptacle, and posts engaged with the upper hubs, the lower hubs, and flexible receptacle. The flexible receptacle includes an endless flexible sidewall and a flexible floor. The posts slidingly engage each of the endless flexible sidewall and the flexible f...