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US 7,404,219 B2Granted
Portable infant bed with side wall ventilation
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorCindy Berkey
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Abstract
A portable infant bed has a bottom panel with a perimeter and a top sleeping surface. A side wall is connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel around a periphery of the bed. The bottom panel and side wall are foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the side wall extending up from the perimeter and surrounding the sleeping surface and a folded configuration with the side wall lying generally parallel with and adjacent the bottom panel. A vent through a portion of the side wall positioned at a level near the sleeping surface, the vent permitting air to pass freely through the side wall.
Claims17
A portable infant bed comprising:
- a bottom panel having a perimeter and a top sleeping surface;
- a side wall connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel round a periphery of the bed, the side wall having a fabric material layer being restrictive to air flow and a semi-rigid material layer extending around at least a portion of the side wall to support and add sturdiness to the fabric material layer, the bottom panel and side wall being foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the side wall extending up from the perimeter and surrounding the sleeping surface and a folded configuration with the side wall lying generally parallel with and adjacent the bottom panel;
- a cut out region through a portion of the fabric material layer positioned at a level near the sleeping surface, the cut out region permitting air to pass freely through the side wall;
- and
- a hole through the semi-rigid material layer aligned with the cut out region to form a vent.
2 more elements
A portable infant bed comprising:
- a bottom panel having a perimeter and a top sleeping surface;
- a side wall connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel around a periphery of the bed, at least part of the side wall having an air flow restricting fabric material configured to form a pocket between two layers of the material, the bottom panel and side wall being foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the side wall extending up from the perimeter and surrounding the sleeping surface and a folded configuration with the side wall lying generally parallel with and adjacent the bottom panel;
- a cut out through the two layers of the fabric material positioned at a level near the sleeping surface;
- a flexible, resilient plastic panel received within the pocket;
- and
- a hole though the plastic panel aligned with the cut out to form a vent permitting air to pass freely through the side wall.
3 more elements
A portable infant bed comprising:
- a generally rectangular bottom panel having opposed side edges, opposed end edges, a top sleeping surface, and at least two panel sections foldable relative to one another;
- a side wall connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel and formed of an air flow restricting fabric;
- a plurality of pockets formed in the fabric;
- a plurality of plastic panels each received in a corresponding one of the plurality of pockets;
- one or more holes through each of the plastic panels;
- and
- one or more openings in the fabric aligned with each of the one or more holes forming one or more vents positioned at a level near the sleeping surface and permitting air to pass freely through the side wall,
- wherein the bottom panel and side wall are foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the side wall extending up from the perimeter and surrounding the sleeping surface and a folded configuration with the side wall lying generally parallel with and sandwiched between the two panel sections of the bottom panel.
5 more elements
A portable infant bed comprising:
- a generally rectangular bottom panel having opposed side edges, opposed end edges, a top sleeping surface, and at least two panel sections foldable relative to one another;
- a side wall connected to the perimeter of the bottom panel and formed of an air flow restricting fabric;
- one or more semi-rigid panels adjacent the fabric;
- an opening through the fabric positioned at a level near the sleeping surface;
- and
- a hole through the one or more semi-rigid panels, the hole aligned with the fabric opening and together forming a vent permitting air to pass freely through the side wall,
- wherein the bottom panel and side wall are foldable and unfoldable between an in-use configuration with the side wall extending up from the perimeter and surrounding the sleeping surface and a folded configuration with the side wall lying generally parallel with and sandwiched between the two panel sections of the bottom panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.