# US 11,304,539 B2 · Child support devices using layered mesh material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,304,539 B2 - Document ID: US11304539B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/333,006 - Filed: 2017-09-15 - Published: 2019-09-12 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-15 - Assignees: Kids2, Inc. - Applicants: Kids II, Inc. - Inventors: Heather Tootell; Casey Harris; Stephen Burns; Eric Lange - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304539B2 ## CPC - A47D 9/00: Cradles {; Bassinets} - A47D 9/057: {driven by electric motors} - A47D 15/00: Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders - A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00) ## Abstract A child support device includes a seat and a panel included in or adjacent to the seat. The panel includes a first panel portion including a panel edge defining a panel opening. The first panel portion has a first heat transfer coefficient. A location of the panel opening corresponds to a heat transfer region in which an expected heat received from a child in the seat is greater than a heat reception threshold. A second panel portion is in the panel opening and attached to the panel edge. The second panel portion includes a layered mesh having a second heat transfer coefficient greater than the first heat transfer coefficient and greater than a threshold heat transfer coefficient at which a temperature of the second panel portion while receiving the expected heat is greater than a room temperature by less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is at most five degrees Fahrenheit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A child support device, comprising: a seat; and a panel included in or adjacent to the seat, the panel including: a first panel portion including a panel edge defining a panel opening, the first panel portion having a first heat transfer coefficient, a location of the panel opening corresponding to a heat transfer region in which an expected heat received from a child in the seat is greater than a heat reception threshold; and a second panel portion in the panel opening and attached to the panel edge, the second panel portion including a layered mesh having a second heat transfer coefficient greater than the first heat transfer coefficient and greater than a threshold heat transfer coefficient at which a temperature of the second panel portion while receiving the expected heat is greater than a room temperature by less than a threshold difference, wherein the threshold difference is at most five degrees Fahrenheit; wherein the layered mesh comprises: a first layer of material having a first mesh size, a second layer of material having a second mesh size, and an intermediate layer of material positioned between the first layer and the second layer and having a third mesh size. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The support panel of claim 1, wherein the first panel portion has a first stiffness, the second panel portion has a second stiffness less than the first stiffness, and a ration of a surface area of the first panel portion to a surface area of the second panel portion is greater than a threshold ration at which an average stiffness of the panel is at least a threshold percentage of the first stiffness, wherein the threshold percentage is at least fifty percent. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The child support device of claim 1, wherein the panel is a back panel adjacent to and integrally formed with the seat. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The child support device of claim 1, wherein the second panel portion reduces a brightness of visible light passing through the second panel portion towards the seat by at least thirty percent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The child support device of claim 1, further comprising an upper member attached to the first panel portion, the upper member having a third heat transfer coefficient greater than or equal to the second heat transfer coefficient. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The child support device of claim 1, wherein the first panel portion has a first stiffness, the second panel portion has a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness, and a ratio of a surface area of the first panel portion to a surface area of the second panel portion is greater than a threshold ratio at which an average stiffness of the panel is at least a threshold percentage of the second stiffness, wherein the threshold percentage is at least fifty percent. ### Claim 7 A bassinet, comprising: a support frame comprising at least one leg; and a child receiving portion supported by the at least one leg of the support frame, the child receiving portion comprising an upper frame member, a floor for supporting a child within the child receiving portion spaced apart from the upper frame member, and a sidewall extending between the upper frame member and the floor, the sidewall including a layered mesh having a light transmittance coefficient, wherein the light transmittance coefficient is (1) less than a first threshold at which brightness of light passing into the child-receiving portion via the layered mesh decreases by thirty percent and (2) greater than a second threshold at which the layered mesh is opaque to a view point outside the child-receiving portion and located along an axis passing through the child receiving portion and the layered mesh; wherein the layered mesh comprises: a first layer of material having a first mesh size, a second layer of material having a second mesh size, and an intermediate layer of material positioned between the first layer and the second layer and having a third mesh size. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, wherein the view point is greater than two feet and less than ten feet away from the sidewall. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, wherein the layered mesh is located at a heat transfer region in which an expected heat received from a child in the seat is greater than a heat reception threshold. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, further comprising a canopy extending over the child receiving portion, the canopy including a canopy layered mesh having a canopy light transmittance coefficient less than the first threshold and greater than the second threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, wherein the child receiving portion is pivotably coupled to the support frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The bassinet of claim 11, further comprising a swing control circuit configured to control at least one of a speed or a magnitude of pivoting of the child receiving portion relative to the at least one leg. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The bassinet of claim 11, further comprising a capacitive touch device, wherein the swing control circuit is configured to control the at least one of the speed or the magnitude based on a user input received via the capacitive touch device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, further comprising an adjustable member coupled to the sidewall and the upper frame member, the adjustable member configured to adjust the sidewall from a first position in which the upper frame member is spaced a first distance from the floor to a second position in which the upper frame member is spaced a second distance from the floor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, wherein the at least one leg includes a first pair of legs adjacent to a first end of the child receiving portion and a second pair of legs adjacent to a second end of the child receiving portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 7) The bassinet of claim 7, wherein the sidewall further comprises a panel including a first non-woven layer, a second polyester layer, and a third tactile layer, the panel having a first stiffness, the layered mesh having a second stiffness, the sidewall having an average stiffness which is at least fifty percent of the first stiffness. ### Claim 17 A child support device, comprising: a plurality of legs; and a child receiving portion including an upper frame member coupled to the plurality of legs, a floor spaced from the upper frame member, and a sidewall extending between the floor and upper frame member, the sidewall configured to reduce a brightness of light through the sidewall by at least thirty percent, the sidewall having a heat transfer coefficient greater than a threshold value at which a temperature of the sidewall while receiving an expected heat corresponding to a child in the child receiving portion is no greater than eighty degrees Fahrenheit, wherein the sidewall includes a layered mesh; wherein the layered mesh comprises: a first layer of material having a first mesh size, a second layer of material having a second mesh size, and an intermediate layer of material positioned between the first layer and the second layer and having a third mesh size. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The child support device of claim 17, wherein the floor includes a layered mesh. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The child support device of claim 17, wherein the layered mesh forms less than half of the surface area of the sidewall.