Bed enclosure
AssigneeJ.T. Posey Company
InventorCharles Kline
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Abstract
A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover. The frame employs a pair of opposed end bars, each having a first and a second end segment and a side bar connected to the first end segment of each end bar, with preferably no side bar connected to the second end segments. This defines a generally rectangular shape with an open side allowing unobstructed access underneath the bed. The frame employs an attachment bar connected between the legs of an upright end member. The attachment bar is movable up and down along a portion of the legs. The frame can include releasable fastener means for fastening the attachment bar to the bed. The enclosure includes means for connecting the tent to the mattress cover.
Claims23
A frame for supporting a tent for restricting egress to a bed having a bottom portion, comprising:
- a) a pair of opposed end bars, each having a first end segment and a second end segment;
- b) a side bar connected to the first end segment of each end bar, and wherein there is no side bar connected to the second end segments to define a generally rectangular shape with an open side allowing unobstructed access underneath the bottom portion of the bed;
- c) a first and second opposed upright end members, each being connected to an opposed end bar;
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- d) an upper support bar extending between and connected to the upright end members.
A frame for supporting a tent for restricting egress to a bed having a bottom portion, comprising:
- a) a pair of opposed end bars;
- b) a side bar connected to an end bar;
- c) a first and second opposed upright end members each end member comprising two substantially upright legs having an upper and a lower portion, each being connected at to an opposed end bar;
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- d) an upper support bar extending between and connected to the upright end members;
- e) a first attachment bar connected between the legs of the first upright end member, and is moveable up and down along at least a portion of the length of the legs of the first upright end member;
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- f) a releasable fastener connected to the first attachment bar for fastening the first attachment bar to the bed.
A structure supported by a frame for restricting egress to a bed comprising:
- a) a tent comprising opposed side walls, opposed end walls, an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom;
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- b) a mattress cover with an upper edge, wherein the lower edge of at least one wall of the tent is removably connected to the upper edge of the mattress cover.
An enclosure for restricting egress to a bed having a bottom portion, comprising:
- a) a frame comprising:
- i) a pair of opposed end bars, each having a first end segment and a second end segment;
- ii) a side bar connected to the first end segment of each end bar, and wherein there is no side bar connected to the second end segments to define a generally rectangular shape with an open side allowing unobstructed access underneath the bottom portion of the bed;
- iii) a first and second opposed upright end members each end member comprising two substantially upright legs having an upper and a lower portion, each being connected at to an opposed end bar;
- iv) an upper support bar extending between and connected to the upright end members;
- v) a first attachment bar connected between the legs of the first upright end member, and the first attachment bar is moveable up and down along at least a portion of the length of the legs of the first upright end member;
- vi) a releasable fastener connected to the first attachment bar for fastening the first attachment bar to the bed;
- b) a tent comprising opposed side walls, opposed end walls, an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the open bottom and at least one wall of the tent has one half of a first mated zipper connector;
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- c) a mattress cover having an upper edge and the other half of the first mated zipper connector, for connecting the one half of the first mated zipper connector on the lower edge of at least one wall of the tent to the other half of the first mated zipper connector on the upper edge of the mattress cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.