Breathable Baby Crib With Layered Detachable Mesh Walls

Abstract

A modular crib assembly with structures for providing layered, detachable mesh walls and other safety features is described. An optional insert for smaller children and a kit comprising the assembly components are further described.

Description

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Claim is hereby made to the benefit of the priority of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Appl. No. 62 / 113,996, filed on Feb. 9, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]This section introduces information from the inventor's own observations leading up to her invention, and from the art that may be related to or provide context for some aspects of the systems, apparatus and / or methods described and / or claimed herein. This information is background in the sense that it facilitates a better understanding of that which is disclosed and ultimately claimed herein. This discussion may include observations made by the inventor that were not necessarily evident to those of skill in the art at the time of the invention, as well as observations of “related” art. That such art may be related in no way implies that it is also “prior” art. The related art may or may not be prior art. The discussion in this section t...

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Benefits of technology

[0055]FIG. 15 is an top perspective view of the base with suggested built in cushioning material (82), such as foam rubber, disposed about the inner top perimeter of the base. Cushioning material is made to attach in sections (for easy removal for cleaning) within the inner top perimeter of the base. Cushioning material prevents enclosure occupant from contacting any rigid elements along the base, thus preventing impact injury.

[0056]FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the base of FIG. 15, taken along line 16-16 of FIG. 15, illustrating male/female structures (83, 85) that provide an attaching mechanism for affixing the cushioning m

Problems solved by technology

However, such enclosures have heretofore raised safety concerns.

Sadly, each structural element of current standard sized cribs for infants and toddlers have caused crib related injuries and fatalities.

Hard and sharp corner posts and slotted railings of current cribs are often the cause of head and body impact wounds as well as limb breakages, sprains and fractures.

In addition, limb injuries occur when a baby reaches through the crib railings and an older child pulls on the baby's limb from outside the crib, causing the limb to bend in too awkward a position.

Crib bumpers have created even MORE risk and resulted in even MORE injuries and fatalities.

Crib bumpers are never an exact fit on every crib and therefore become distorted as children pull at the contraption.

Mobile babies and toddlers get their limbs caught between the crib bumper and the posts and railings of the crib, resulting in limb injuries.

Many ambitious babies and toddlers succeed at detaching the crib bumpers from the railings and as they are playing with the contraption they become tangled, which has led to strangulation and suffocation.

Many use the bumper to climb on, in an effort to get out of the crib, which leads to impact wounds upon falling out from the top opening of the crib.

However, it is so thin that it does not prevent impact injury against the hard posts and railings of the crib.

Furthermore, the breathable crib bumper is just as easy for babies and toddlers to distort and detach from the crib, presenting the same injuries that may occur from op

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