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US 6,148,455 AGranted
Method and apparatus for converting a canopy crib to a standard crib
OwnerJean Kaseminventor
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Abstract
A method for converting a canopy crib to a standard crib. The canopy assembly has a number of canopy legs whose bottom portion removably fits inside respective hollows of the crib assembly. The canopy assembly is removed by pulling the canopy legs from the crib assembly to expose the hollows and then separately covering the hollows with plugs.
Claims24
A method of converting a canopy crib to a standard crib, the canopy crib comprising
- a canopy assembly removably connected to a crib assembly,
- the canopy assembly comprised of a plurality of canopy legs being removably connected to the crib assembly to support the canopy assembly on top of the crib assembly,
- the crib assembly having a plurality of respective hollows, a lower portion of each of said canopy legs removably fits inside one of the respective hollows to support the canopy assembly,
- the method comprising
- removing the canopy assembly to expose the plurality of respective hollows, and then covering the hollows by inserting a plurality of plugs into said respective hollows,
- wherein each one of the plugs once inserted in to a respective hollow is substantially flush with a portion of said crib assembly that surrounds said respective hollow.
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A convertible crib comprising:
- a crib assembly having a crib base, a crib side connected to the base and extending upwards therefrom, a plurality of hollows in the crib side, the crib side having five or more vertically elongated bars spaced around the base to prevent a child lying on the base from removing herself therefrom, and a plurality of plugs each to be disposed inside a respective one of said hollows and be substantially flush with a portion of said crib assembly that surrounds said respective hollow;
- and
- a canopy assembly having a plurality of canopy legs removably connected to the crib assembly to support the canopy assembly on top of the crib assembly when each of the canopy legs is removably disposed inside a respective one of the hollows.
A kit of parts for a crib, comprising:
- a crib base;
- a crib side for being connected to the base to extend upwards therefrom, the crib side having a plurality of hollows therein, the crib side having five or more elongated bars to be spaced around the base when connected thereto to prevent a child lying on the base from removing herself therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of plugs each for covering a respective one of the hollows and, when inserted, being substantially flush with a portion of said crib assembly that surrounds said respective hollow.
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A crib comprising
- a crib assembly having a crib base, a crib side connected to the base and extending upwards therefrom, a plurality of hollows in the crib side, the crib side having five or more vertically elongated bars spaced around the base to prevent a child lying on the base from removing herself therefrom, and a plurality of plugs each to be disposed inside a respective one of said hollows and wherein each one of the plugs once inserted into a respective hollow is substantially flush with a portion of the crib side surrounding the respective hollow and cannot be removed using bare fingers;
- and
- a canopy assembly having a plurality of canopy legs removably connected to the crib assembly to support the canopy assembly on top of the crib assembly when each of the canopy legs is removably disposed inside a respective one of the hollows.
A kit of parts for a crib, comprising
- a crib base;
- a crib side for being connected to the base to extend upwards therefrom, the crib side having a plurality of hollows therein, the crib side having five or more elongated bars to be spaced around the base when connected thereto to prevent a child lying on the base from removing herself therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of plugs each for covering a respective one of the hollows and, wherein each one of the plugs once inserted into a respective hollow is substantially flush with a portion of the crib side surrounding the respective hollow and cannot be removed using bare fingers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.