Crib shield system and other breathable apparatus
AssigneeBreathableBaby, LLC
InventorsDale Richard Waters, Susan Marie Waters
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough.
Claims30
A crib shield system for a crib, wherein the crib comprises a first and second side rail, a headboard, and a footboard connected and sized for receiving a mattress therein, wherein at least one of the first and second side rails comprises a top bar and a plurality of spaced support elements, wherein the crib shield system comprises:
- a first and second side panel, wherein each of the first and second side panels is configured as a separate panel to cover at least a substantial portion of a corresponding side rail with a mesh-type material comprising openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe therethrough, wherein each of the first and second side panels comprises at least one fastening apparatus that extends along an entire edge of the side panel to attach the side panel to the top bar of a corresponding side rail, and further wherein each of the first and second side panels comprises at least one other fastening apparatus for securing the side panel to the corresponding side rail.
A crib shield system for a crib, the crib comprising a first and second side rail, a headboard, and a footboard connected and sized for receiving a mattress therein, wherein each of the first and second side rails extend along a length of the crib between the headboard and the footboard, and further wherein at least one of the first and second side rails is formed of a top bar and a plurality of spaced support elements, the crib shield system comprising:
- a first panel, wherein the first panel is configured to cover at least a portion of the first side rail and to extend along substantially the length of the crib, wherein the first panel is formed substantially of a mesh-type material having openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe therethrough, wherein the first panel comprises at least one fastening apparatus to attach a first end of the first panel to a first portion of the first side rail, and further wherein the first panel comprises at least one other fastening apparatus for securing a second end opposite of the first end of the first panel to a second portion of the first side rail;
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- a second panel separate from the first panel, wherein the second panel is configured to cover at least a portion of the second side rail and to extend at least along the length of the crib, wherein the second panel is substantially formed of a mesh-type material having openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe therethrough, wherein the second panel comprises at least one fastening apparatus that extends along an entire edge of the second panel to attach a first end of the second panel to the crib, and further wherein the second panel comprises at least one other fastening apparatus for securing a second end opposite of the first end of the second panel to the crib.
A crib shield system for a crib, wherein the crib comprises at least a plurality of spaced support elements for use in defining an interior boundary extending proximate and around a periphery of a mattress disposed within the crib, wherein the system comprises at least one panel configured to cover at least a portion of the plurality of spaced support elements and to extend along at least a portion of the interior boundary, wherein at least one panel is formed substantially of a breathable integrated padded mesh material, wherein the at least one panel comprises at least one fastening apparatus for securing the at least one panel to the crib.
An apparatus comprising a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises one or more surfaces, wherein the body portion is used proximate the mouth of a human being, wherein the body portion forms at least a substantial portion of at least one of a blanket, a baby carrier apparatus, baby clothing, and a toy, and further wherein substantially all of the one or more surfaces of the body portion are formed of a breathable integrated padded mesh material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.