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US 8,806,687 B1Granted
Crib
AssigneeFoundations Worldwide, Inc.
InventorRobert L. Houry
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Abstract
A crib is provided that includes a mattress support portion, a horizontal member and a vertical member. The horizontal member may correspond to a portion of a front or back wall of the crib. The vertical member may correspond to a post adjacent the horizontal member, which vertical member includes an upper end that extends above the mattress support portion and a lower end that extends below the mattress support portion. The crib may also include at least one bumper mounted with a fastener that connects the vertical member to the horizontal member of the crib.
Claims20
A crib comprising:
- at least one wall;
- at least one vertical member;
- at least one bumper;
- wherein the at least one wall, the at least one bumper, and the at least one vertical member are held in operative connection to each other by at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener extends into each of the at least one wall, the at least one bumper, and the at least one vertical member;
- and wherein the at least one bumper is positioned in operative supported connection with the at least one vertical member, wherein the at least one bumper includes an upper peripheral end that extends on at least three sides of the vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is convexly curved toward the at least one vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is configured to smoothly direct at least one finger of a child contacting the upper peripheral end away from the at least one bumper and the at least one vertical member.
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A method comprising:
- a) positioning at least one bumper in operative connection with at least one vertical member of a crib, wherein the crib includes at least one wall;
- and
- b) extending at least one fastener into each of the at least one bumper, the at least one vertical member, and the at least one wall such that the at least one wall, the at least one bumper, and the at least one vertical member are held in operative connection to each other by the at least one fastener, wherein the at least one bumper is positioned in operative supported connection with the at least one vertical member, wherein the at least one bumper includes an upper peripheral end that extends on at least three sides of the vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is convexly curved toward the at least one vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is configured to smoothly direct at least one finger of a child contacting the upper peripheral end away from the at least one bumper and the at least one vertical member.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one bumper, wherein the at least one bumper is configured to be operatively connected to a crib, wherein the crib includes at least one wall and at least one vertical member;
- and
- wherein the at least one wall, the at least one bumper, and the at least one vertical member are held in operatively fixed connection by at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener extends into each of the at least one wall, the at least one bumper, and the at least one vertical member, wherein the at least one bumper is positioned in operative supported connection with the at least one vertical member, wherein the at least one bumper includes an upper peripheral end that extends on at least three sides of the vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is convexly curved toward the at least one vertical member, wherein the upper peripheral end is configured to smoothly direct at least one finger of a child contacting the upper peripheral end away from the at least one bumper and the at least one vertical member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.