Beds – Crib – Bedstead attached
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-29
2001-03-20
Grosz, Alexander (Department: 3628)
Beds
Crib
Bedstead attached
C005S940000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06202228
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to child sleeping furniture and more particularly to a bed attachable crib that includes an open topped crib structure, two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs, and a crib structure bed attachment assembly; the open topped crib structure having a child receiving cavity, a front barrier board across the front of the child receiving cavity and a child detection alarm system including an infrared diode beam generating source generating an infrared beam above the front barrier board, an infrared detector circuit, and an alarm circuit controlled by the infrared detector circuit and including an audible alarm generating mechanism triggered when the infrared beam transmitted above the front barrier board and between the infrared diode beam generating source and the infrared detector circuit is broken by a child attempting to exit the open topped crib structure; each of the two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs including an elongated support leg having an elongated adjustment slot formed along a portion thereof and being adjustably attached to a back board of the open topped crib structure with a bolt assembly positioned through the elongated adjustment slot; the crib structure bed attachment assembly including two spaced under mattress boards extending from a bottom board of the open topped crib structure past and perpendicular to the front barrier board and a safety block secured between forward ends of the two spaced under mattress boards with adjustable length flexible tethers that are sufficiently adjustable such that the safety block is held against sides of a mattress and box spring to hold the front barrier board against an opposite side of the mattress.
BACKGROUND ART
Many parents believe that it is important for a new born child to sleep close to the parents during the first months of life. Although the parents believe such close sleeping arrangements are beneficial for the child, infants can easily be smothered by a parent while sleeping in the same bed. It would be a benefit, therefore, to have a crib that could be secured along the side of a parent's bed and within which an infant could safely sleep without the risk of a parent rolling onto and smothering the infant. Because the infant may attempt to climb from the crib onto the parent's bed at night, it would be a further benefit to have a crib that included an alarm mechanism for sounding an audible alarm when an infant attempted to climb from the crib onto the parent's bed.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a bed attachable crib that includes an open topped crib structure, two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs, and a crib structure bed attachment assembly; the open topped crib structure having a child receiving cavity, a front barrier board across the front of the child receiving cavity and a child detection alarm system including an infrared diode beam generating source generating an infrared beam above the front barrier board, an infrared detector circuit, and an alarm circuit controlled by the infrared detector circuit and including an audible alarm generating mechanism triggered when the infrared beam transmitted above the front barrier board and between the infrared diode beam generating source and the infrared detector circuit is broken by a child attempting to exit the open topped crib structure; each of the two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs including an elongated support leg having an elongated adjustment slot formed along a portion thereof and being adjustably attached to a back board of the open topped crib structure with a bolt assembly positioned through the elongated adjustment slot; the crib structure bed attachment assembly including two spaced under mattress boards extending from a bottom board of the open topped crib structure past and perpendicular to the front barrier board and a safety block secured between forward ends of the two spaced under mattress boards with adjustable length flexible tethers that are sufficiently adjustable such that the safety block is held against sides of a mattress and box spring to hold the front barrier board against an opposite side of the mattress.
Accordingly, a bed attachable crib is provided. The bed attachable crib includes an open topped crib structure, two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs, and a crib structure bed attachment assembly; the open topped crib structure having a child receiving cavity, a front barrier board across the front of the child receiving cavity and a child detection alarm system including an infrared diode beam generating source generating an infrared beam above the front barrier board, an infrared detector circuit, and an alarm circuit controlled by the infrared detector circuit and including an audible alarm generating mechanism triggered when the infrared beam transmitted above the front barrier board and between the infrared diode beam generating source and the infrared detector circuit is broken by a child attempting to exit the open topped crib structure; each of the two adjustable height crib structure vertical support legs including an elongated support leg having an elongated adjustment slot formed along a portion thereof and being adjustably attached to a back board of the open topped crib structure with a bolt assembly positioned through the elongated adjustment slot; the crib structure bed attachment assembly including two spaced under mattress boards extending from a bottom board of the open topped crib structure past and perpendicular to the front barrier board and a safety block secured between forward ends of the two spaced under mattress boards with adjustable length flexible tethers that are sufficiently adjustable such that the safety block is held against sides of a mattress and box spring to hold the front barrier board against an opposite side of the mattress.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Grosz Alexander
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