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US 9,370,255 B2Granted
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.
Claims29
A crib shield system, suitable for use with a crib, wherein the crib has a first and second side rail and a first and second endboard;
- wherein the first and second side rails and first and second-endboards are configured for receiving a rectangular-shaped mattress;
- wherein the crib also includes four corner posts, wherein each corner post is constructed as part of a side rail, an endboard, or both;
- wherein at least one of the first and second side rails or the first and second endboards has a horizontal top bar and a plurality of vertical spaced support elements, wherein the crib shield system comprises:
- a first side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first side rail of the crib;
- wherein the first side panel further comprises:
- an upper finishing edge portion, a middle breathable material body portion, and a bottom finishing edge portion;
- wherein the upper finishing edge portion, the middle breathable material body portion, and the bottom finishing edge portion each extend along the majority of the length from a first end of the first side panel to a second end of the first side panel, and
- wherein the middle breathable material body portion comprises a breathable material having openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe there through,
- wherein the first side panel comprises a first fastening apparatus attached to a first corner of the first side panel, said first fastening apparatus configured to attach a first corner of the first side panel to a first corner post of the crib,
- a second side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second side rail of the crib;
- a first end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first endboard of the crib;
- a second end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second endboard of the crib;
- and
- an underneath panel configured to fit underneath the rectangular-shaped mattress,
- wherein the first side panel is sewn to the first end panel, and
- wherein the underneath panel is sewn to the first side panel and the first end panel.
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A crib shield system, suitable for use with a crib, wherein the crib has a first and second side rail and a first and second endboard;
- wherein the first and second side rails and first and second endboards are configured for receiving a rectangular-shaped mattress;
- wherein the crib also includes four corner posts, wherein each corner post is constructed as part of a side rail, an endboard, or both;
- wherein at least one of the first and second side rails or the first and second endboards has a horizontal top bar and a plurality of vertical spaced support elements, wherein the crib shield system comprises:
- a first side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first side rail of the crib;
- wherein the first side panel further comprises:
- a breathable material body portion that extends along the majority of the length from a first end of the first side panel to a second end of the first side panel, wherein the breathable material body portion comprises a breathable material having openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe there through;
- wherein the first side panel comprises a first fastening apparatus attached to a first corner of the first side panel, said first fastening apparatus configured to attach the first corner of the first side panel to a first corner post of the crib,
- a second side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second side rail of the crib;
- a first end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first endboard of the crib;
- a second end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second endboard of the crib;
- and
- an underneath panel configured to fit underneath the rectangular-shaped mattress,
- wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the first end panel, the second end panel, and the underneath panel are each sewn to at least three of the four other panels.
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A crib shield system, suitable for use with a crib, wherein the crib has a first and second side rail and a first and second endboard;
- wherein the first and second side rails and first and second endboards are configured for receiving a rectangular-shaped mattress;
- wherein the crib also includes four corner posts, wherein each corner post is constructed as part of a side rail, an endboard, or both;
- wherein at least one of the first and second side rails or the first and second endboards has a horizontal top bar and a plurality of vertical spaced support elements, wherein the crib shield system comprises:
- a first side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first side rail of the crib;
- wherein the first side panel further comprises:
- an upper finishing edge portion, a middle breathable material body portion, and a bottom finishing edge portion;
- wherein the upper finishing edge portion, the middle breathable material body portion, and the bottom finishing edge portion each extend along the majority of the length from a first end of the first side panel to a second end of the first side panel, and
- wherein the middle breathable material body portion comprises a breathable material having openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe there through,
- wherein the first side panel comprises a first fastening apparatus attached proximate to a first corner of the first side panel, said first fastening apparatus configured to attach the first corner of the first side panel to a first vertical spaced support element of the crib,
- a second side panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second side rail of the crib;
- a first end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the first endboard of the crib;
- a second end panel configured to cover at least a substantial portion of the second endboard of the crib;
- and
- an underneath panel configured to fit underneath the rectangular-shaped mattress,
- wherein the first side panel is sewn to the first end panel, and
- wherein the underneath panel is sewn to the first side panel and the first end panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.