Convertible crib - youth bed
OwnerRobert J. Goldeninventor
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Abstract
A convertible infant's crib comprises a headboard and footboard, each consisting of separable upper and lower units formed of interconnecting slats and panels and having integral legs. The upper endboard units may serve to form the headboard and footboard of a youth bed. The crib has removable sides and a mattress support structure adapted for lowering the mattress height as the infant grows. In order that the same mattress may be used in both the crib and the bed, the crib mattress support structure may also be used in the converted youth bed.
Claims5
A rectangular infant's crib optionally converting into a youth bed comprising crib frame means for providing structural support to said crib, crib end means, crib legs having vertical surfaces, means for attaching said end means to said legs, said legs being securely fixed in an upright position to said frame means at each corner of said crib;
- said crib end means each comprising a plurality of interconnecting slats and panels separable from one another for permitting optional conversion of said crib to a youth bed having the same length as said crib, removable, lockable crib side means for permitting selective enclosing of said crib, means for connecting said side means to said leg means, mattress support means adapted for selective attachment within the parameter of said crib, mattress height adjustment means for interconnecting with said selective attachment means and permitting progressive lowering of said mattress support means as required to prevent the growing infant from independently exiting the crib;
- said crib end means comprising a headboard and a footboard positioned at opposite ends of said crib and being provided with vertical outer side edges for attachment thereto of said crib leg means;
- each of said crib leg means comprising an upper leg and a lower leg and a connecting element;
- said upper leg having a lower end having an upwardly extending bore and said lower leg having an upper end having a similar bore extending downwardly;
- said bores for journaling said connecting element for firmly connecting longitudinally to each other said lower leg upper end and said upper leg lower end;
- said headboard and footboard being identical and comprised of four horizontal slats and two rigid, solid panels;
- each of said panels having four edges and being fixed along its top and bottom edges to a horizontal slat;
- each upper panel being fixed along each of its side edges to an upper crib leg and each lower panel being fixed along each of its side edges to a lower crib leg;
- each said upper panel and the slats and legs attached thereto forming a unit and each said lower panel and the slats and legs attached thereto forming a unit;
- said upper units being separable from said lower units for serving as headboards and footboards for forming twin youth beds.
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