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4ug. 7, 1951

M. SPERLING

INFANT’S SLEEPING ACCESSORY

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Filed Jan. 17, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1

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Aug. 7, 1951

M. SPERLING

2,563,501

INFANT’S SLEEPING ACCESSORY

Filed Jan. 17, 1947

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Patented Aug. 7, 1951

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UNITED STATES PATENT

OFFICE

2,563,501

INFANT’S SLEEPING ACCESSORY Morris Sperling, Bronx, N. Y.

Application January 17, 1947, Serial No. 722,695 4 Claims.

This invention relates to infant’s sleeping accessories, and more particularly to such an accessory which is adjustable for growth of the child.

Sleeping accessories which may be used on a child’s crib or bed for confining the child and keeping it covered, are already known. The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve such sleeping accessories. Some objects of the present invention, in common with other known sleeping accessories, are to keep the child covered during sleep; to eliminate danger of the child rolling off the bed when an open bed is used; and to prevent wetting of the mattress. A more particular object is to provide for changing the dimension of the accessory to accommodate growth of the child from birth to an age of several years.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing general objects and other more specific objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the sleeping accessory elements and their relation one to the other as are hereinafter more particularly described in the following specification. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the accessory in use;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the pocket or bag portion of the accessory at minimum length;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the pocket at medium length;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the addition of a panel to provide a pocket of maximum length;

Fig. 5, is a fragmentary transverse section drawn to enlarged scale in the plane of the line 5—5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line 6—6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line Ί—7 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line 8—8 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of an edge of the bag portion of the accessory drawn to smaller scale, showing one arrangement of the snap fasteners;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10, and shows the relation of the snap fasteners when the pocket is of minimum dimension as shown in 50 Figs. 2 and 6; and

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are schematic views drawn to greatly reduced scale and explanatory of a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, and in particular (Cl. 128—134) to Figs. 1 and 2, the sleeping accessory comprises a base sheet 12 dimensioned to substantially cover the mattress 14 of a child’s crib 16. There are tapes 18 for fastening the base sheet 12 in 6 position. There is also a bag generally designated 20 secured to the base sheet 12. This bag\ is made up of a second sheet 22 one end portion 24 of which is secured to the base sheet at a point displaced inwardly somewhat from the end of 10 the base sheet. The remaining edges of the second sheet 22 are free of the base sheet, the side edges being provided with fasteners 26 whereby the free end portion 28 of the second sheet may be folded over the secured end portion 24 with 15 the side edges held together by the fasteners 28 in order to provide a pocket which is open at the top, and closed at the sides and bottom.

In the preferred arrangement shown, the tapes are located at the corners of the base sheet, 20 and may in turn be connected to the corner posts of the crib. The second sheet 22 is long but preferably narrower than the base sheet 12. The fasteners 26 may be snap fasteners of standard type. Either the base sheet 12, or the second ²³ sheet 22, or both, may be made of water-proof material. Any of the modern transparent webs of synthetic plastic material may be employed, but in such cases the edges are preferably piped with a fabric piping, indicated at 30 for sheet 30 12, and at 32 for sheet 22. The sheets may also be woven fabric sheets suitably processed to water-proof the same.

If desired, the sheet 22 may be made up of a main center portion 34 and two narrow side por35 tions 36, the side portions being secured to the center portion by means of piping 38 so arranged as to facilitate a vertical expansion of the bag portion as is best shown in Fig. 5. This, in addition to the fact that the second sheet is pref40 erably secured to the first sheet along only the top edge, avoids unduly confining the baby.

In accordance with the present invention, the side edges of the bag portion are provided with additional fasteners such that a .part of the top 45 of the bag may be folded downwardly and secured in folded-down position, as is shown at 46 in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. This provides a pocket of minimum length for a small or newborn infant. The section of Fig. 6 shows how the upper portion 40 is reversibly folded to shorten the pocket. This is useful whenever the desired length of pocket is less than half the length of the second sheet.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, which show the second sheet opened out flat, it will be seen that

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.. ₃ the side edge 42 of the second sheet 22 is provided with a male fastener 44 at the free corners and a female fastener 46 spaced upwardly somewhat therefrom. These face downwardly instead of upwardly. Referring now to Fig. 11, it will be seen that the male and female fasteners 44 and 46 are interengaged when the part 40 is folded down to shorten the pocket. Figs. 9 and 10 also show the male fasteners 48 and mating female fasteners 50 which are employed for the formation of the main pocket, and in Fig. 11 the said fasteners are shown interengaged. In Fig. 9 these fasteners face upwardly.

As the child grows and it is desired to provide a pocket of medium length, it is merely necessary to unfasten the snap fasteners 44, 46 and to put into use the remaining ones of the normal fasteners, or more specifically, the male fasteners 52 and the female fasteners 54.

As the child grows still· further, it may be desired to still further lengthen the pocket. Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, for this purpose the up per edge 60 of the pocket is dropped from the position shown in Fig. 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8, and an extra panel 62 is added to complete the pocket. By dropping the edge 68 as shown, the bottom end or fold 64 of the pocket is lowered substantially. Due to space limitations on the drawings, this drop is only partly indicated in Fig. 8. However, by comparing Figs, 3 and 4, it will be seen that the bottom end or fold 64 of the pocket has been dropped a substantial distance, making room for the addition of the panel 62.

Reverting to Figs. 9 and 10, it may be explained that the male fasteners 66 are extra fasteners provided between some of the regular female fasteners. When the female fasteners near the free end of the sheet are employed with the extra male fasteners 66, the edge 60 of the sheet 22 is brought down to the desired low point. Referring now te Fig. 4, the panel 62 has female fasteners 68 at its side edges which may be used with the regular male fasteners of the portion of sheet 22 that is used as the lower half of the pocket, If desired, a few extra fasteners 70 may be provided at the bottom edge of the panel 62 and at the edge of the sheet 22 for further securing the panel to sheet: 22, and thereby eons.tittiting it an effective extension of the said sheet.

It will be understood that in lieu of using a separate panel 62 as so far described, it is also possible to make the sheet 22 longer than so far indicated. It is reversely folded for a substantial distance, as shown at 80 and 8.2 in Fig. 12, for a pocket of minimum length. For a pocket of medium length it is folded at 80 and 84 as shown in Fig. 13, and for a pocket of maximum length it is folded at 86, as shown in Fig. 14. The side edges are, of course, provided with fasteners appropriate to establish at least the three main lengths of pocket shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, and if desired, additional intermediate lengths.

The attachment of the top edge of the upper sheet or pocket to the lower sheet may be releasable, as by the use of a row of snap fasteners, instead of by the use of the permanent stitching shown. This is desirable when using widely different materials for. the base sheet and for the pocket. For example, one may use a water-proof and washable material for the pocket, and an expensive silk material for the base sheet.

It will be understood that the infant may be and ordinarily will be wrapped in appropriate blankets or covers, inside the pocket of the accessory.

It is believed that the construction and method of use of my improved infant’s sleeping accessory, as well as the advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will also be apparent that while I have shown 10 and described my invention in several preferred forms, changes may be made in the structures shown without departing from the spirit of the invention, as sought to be defined in the following Claims.