Sleeper protecting means for cribs and beds

April 2, 1963 ι_. _{M PURSELL} 3,083,378

SLEEPER PROTECTING MEANS FOR CRIBS AND BEDS

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United States Patent Office 3,083,378 ______________________________ Patented Apr. 2, 1933

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating other features of the invention.

FIG. 3 is an exaggerated view in section and elevation taken on the plane of the line 3—3 of FIGURE 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

FIG· ^{4 is a} fragmentary perspective view similar to ^Γ · ^silowfrg ^a slight modification in construction.

Referring now to the views of the drawing and partic, ^lda?^y FIGS. 1 to 3 inclusive the mattress is denoted at 6 m FIG. 1 and this is a conventional type of a mattress. In keeping with the invention and except for the bottom of the mattress it is enclosed or encased by the aforementioned snug-fitting contour sheet 8. The longitudinal side walls of the sheet are denoted at 10 the bottom transverse wall at 12, the top transverse wall (not detailed) at 14. The lower corner portions 16 are provided with a triangular or equivalent retaining webs 18 and the turned-m underlying edges of the sheet are denoted at 20. The portion of the sheet which is stretched smoothly over the top of the mattress is denoted at 22. in keeping with the invention as shown in FIG 2 one track 24 of a slide fastener is attached to the median part of the side, wall, that is between the levels 26 and 28. Trns track is attached by a common tape 30 and it may be located either higher or lower than shown in FIG 2 Moreover it is preferred that the track 24 extend around thiee walls, that is the two side walls 10¹ and the transverse bottom wall 12.

^UP ?°2^{V the attachabIe} and detachable blanket this is denoted by the numeral 32, the upper transverse th ^{y designated at 34} and spaced from the end 14 of the sheet. The major portion 36 fits over £^β?°^Ρ .²² °ί ?^{eet However}&gt; the blanket is such in length and width that the longitudinal sides 38 and transverse end 40 depend and overhang and overlap the ^{Pper h}Ti ^portl°^{n of dle} underlying walls of the attached ^s'?7^e, depending portions carry a tape 42 profhX^ ?4 ^C°^mpa^ion track 44, that is companion to the track 24 as brought out m FIG. 2. These two tracks obviously serve to accommodate the slide fastener 46 In the arrangement depicted in FIG. 2, one corner of the blanket is provided with an extending tab 48 having a snap fastener 50 to cooperate with a snap fastener 52 on ® Y^{a 1 th}e sheet. This arrangement prevents acci^dvurl°^PeJ^Ung °^{f the sllde} fastener means as is obvious, at 54^1ΛΛ^Γρ^βίΓ^6Π0βη^{Ο 4 the contour} sheet is denoted nt 58 Th M^War\^a· ^{and one} tongitudinal side walls a 58. The blanket is denoted at 60, the top portion at ¹ portions⁰^ 2 ^““al depending marginal edge / ⁶.4· This construction is the same as that already descnoed except that it serves to show that the usin«TsrT^eT^S_t^may.^{vary in} construction. Instead of = ^{a S ldo} fastener it will be evident here that snap attached t^arfh^Pr°u^de/· ^The “^{aIe snap faste}ners 66 are attached to the side 58 and the female snap fasteners 70 1™“^{0 ed8e 72}'° asteners 66. Otherwise the construction is the same as thaTh⁷· ^C0Yp^r.^ed·, ^{In th}is connection it is to be pointed that it is witnin the purview of the invention to use other ^*

SueSdT⁶¹⁸’ ^taPeS’ ^bUtt°^{nS and bUtt}°^{n h}°^IeS. ^T&gt;^lle&gt; ®^onstructi°n disclosed may be thought of as intended for standard six-year crib. However, it can be easily altered or scaled to fit a baby bassinet, a carriage ^{f a larg}®5 child using a junior or single bed or even two smaller children in a double bed.

If extra covering is ever needed during the night it would be placed atop the occupant confining blanket fastened to the sheet. With the bed thus made up there would never be any loose covering next to the child occupant. The top blanket should be fastened to the sides and

3,083,378

SLEEPER PROTECTING MEANS FOR CRIBS _ . AND BEDS

Louise M. Pursell, Denver, Colo. (955 E. Briarwood Circle, South Littleton, Colo.)

Filed Jan. 3,1961, Ser. No. 80,126

Claims. (Cl. 5—334) . This invention relates, generally speaking, to safeguarding and protecting means for children while sleepin °· in a cnb or bed It prevents a child from getting tangled up in the blankets or sheets while sleeping. It provides a neat and attractive bed, keeps the child effectively and safely covered and prevents the child from kicking, pulling or otherwise undesirably displacing the blanket or other covering means.

As will be hereinafter evident the instant invention is not to be categorized as a sleeping bag or garment-type enclosure for a sleeping child. On the contrary it has to do with a convention type mattress and the combina- ²⁰hon therewith of a. novel and practical bed occupant covering means. Briefly, a contour sheet is provided and is snugly fitted on and envelops or encloses the mattress except for the bottom of the mattress. This sheet is expressly designed and adapted to accommodate and cooperate with a readily applicable and removable blanket (comforter, sheet or other equivalent cover). The blanket is proportional with the sheet-covered mattress. While the u^pper end of the blanket is spaced from the upper end or the mattress to provide an entrance for the child the marginal longitudinal edges and lower end of the blanket overhang the corresponding walls of the sheet, means being provided to separably join the same with the cooperating portions of the sheet. ¹

As will be hereinafter more clearly evident the main idea and objective is to keep a blanket or equivalent cover over the sleeping child without having to pin it on. As ml also be clear, with the construction shown and deth^M^d’ ^Cm^{ld WiU b}® ^{abIe t0 crawl} out but, even so, £ th h λ ^PUt ™^{S is so}’ ^{because th}e manner in which the blanket and sheet cooperate and are fastened to®,^blanket cannot be puffed loose. It follows mat the child can never become tangled in the cover cnoked or oe smothered. In fact, this invention, as experience has shown, promotes the utmost in safetv and ⁴⁵protection. Even if the child should slide down under the blanket, which is possible, he could not smother or get the cover around his throat or head because it cannot be pulled loose from the sides or bottom point of anchorage on the sheet.

More specifically the concept has to do with a snug- ing launderable contour sheet which is constructed and adapted to substantially enclose the mattress, a launderable blanket which is accurately sized and fitted and which is provided with marginal overhanging side, end and corner portions, _ and separable fastening means for the blanket embodying coacting components carried by the lower or bottom end and side wall portions of the sheet as well as by the side, end and corner portions of the blanket., respectively.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerais refer to like parts throughout, and in whichFIG. 1 is a view in perspective of the aforementioned sleeper protecting means for cribs and beds constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention and showing one corner bent up to disclose the construction and arrangement of component parts.

3,083,378 lower end of the sheet at a suitable level that will render the blanket reasonably smooth and tight, yet not tight enough to hamper a child’s movement while in bed. . _

This innovation is easy to use because of the way it is specially devised. The sheet and blanket are both put on 5 the mattress in the usual manner and after putting the child in bed they are simply fastened together.

Manifestly, the instant adaptation is not a so-called sleeping-bag-type covering because it is characterized by sheet and blanket fastened together in any one of the ₁₀aforementioned ways. _ . - .,

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention ₁₅to the exact construction and operation shown, and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted &gt;to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.