CRIB SET WITH STATIONARY AND MOVEABLE CRIB
A crib set including a stationary and moveable crib is provided so as to form a respective upper and lower crib housed by a cabinet-like frame. The upper crib includes a foldable gate structure for allowing access to a child therein, while the lower crib is moveable relative to the frame so as to allow overhead access to a child using the crib.
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This Application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 13/536,094 filed on Jun. 28, 2012, of which application Ser. No. 13/536,094 claims the benefit U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/503,664, filed Jul. 1, 2011 the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to cribs and crib sets for infants and toddlers, and more specifically, to a crib set having a stationary and moveable crib and in which neither crib is what are termed “drop-side” crib.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn many settings including day care centers and other institutions which maintain nurseries devoted to infant and toddler care, cribs are a mainstay used to house children while sleeping or during play.
Among many of such cribs in use today, so called drop-side cribs in which a front side or front side gate is slidable downwardly to allow access to the child is prevalent. Such cribs, however, have been found to pose unnecessary risk to children housed by the cribs as a result of the slidability of the gate. As the drop-side gate slides down to permit access to the child injuries can occur if the child's hands or legs or even its head are extending through the gate as it is lowered. As a result, recent regulations impose new standards for cribs sold in the United States which no longer permit the sale of drop-side cribs. As a result, recent regulations impose new standards for cribs sold in the United States which no longer permit the sale of drop-side cribs.
Thus, it would be advantageous to provide a crib or crib set that is of the non-drop-side type and that would be appealing to the above institutions and others for use in child care that they may offer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONSuch an advantage is realized by the present invention that provides a crib and crib set without drop-side gates.
More particularly, the present invention includes a set of cribs having an upper and lower crib. Together, the cribs form a crib stack so as to be nested together in a cabinet-like frame. This of course make s the crib set advantageous in situations such as a day care center where space is at a premium. The upper crib is stationary with the frame and includes a laterally and downwardly folding front gate that is foldable outwardly from the frame so as to allow access to a child without directing the gate toward the child thereby minimizing the risk of the child being injured by the gate as it is lowered. The lower crib does not include a gate, and is rollable so as to be moveable outwardly from the frame to allow overhead access to a child therewithin.
Accordingly, the crib set of the present invention provides for and facilitates access to each of its cribs and the child therein without using a drop-side gate and, all the while, also provides a compact construction that allows for space-saving efficiency, thus making it attractive to those needing to accommodate small spaces or wishing to maximize capacity.
The present invention provides a crib set including a stationary and a moveable crib, each without drop-side gating. Referring to
The upper crib 18 is a stationary crib and is formed by portions of the frame 12 opposing sides 14 and a backside 16, and furthermore by wooden slatted top and bottom gate sections 24, 26 positioned at, and serving as, the front of the upper crib 18. The frame 12 is also provided with a base portion 30 serving as a floor of the upper crib 18 so as support a mattress or pad (not shown) on which a child may be accommodated.
Each of the gate sections 24, 26 comprises a series of equally spaced slats 34 sized to prevent passage of the torso, legs and head of a child.
As best seen in
The lower crib 20, as shown in
Referring again to
It should be apparent a crib set of the present invention has been provided enabling access to a child within a respective crib thereof without the use of drop-side gating so as to avoid concerns associated with such use. Further, there is provided a crib set enabling use of a stationary and moveable crib that are positioned one beneath the other to minimize space requirements where multiple infants are cared for such as in day care centers and the like.
Claims
1. A crib set, comprising:
- a frame;
- an upper crib and a lower crib housed within said frame;
- said upper crib being stationary with respect to and formed in part by said frame;
- said lower crib being moveable into and out of said frame.
2. The crib set as defined in claim 1 and in which said upper crib and said lower crib are positionable with the upper crib above said lower crib.
3. The crib set as defined in claim 1 and in which said upper crib comprises a front;
- said front being formed of a lower section and an upper section; and
- said upper section being foldable away from the interior of said upper crib to provide access to said interior.
4. The crib set as defined in claim 1 and in which said frame provides an opening below said upper crib to accommodate said lower crib.
5. The crib set as defined in claim 1 and in which said upper crib and said lower crib each comprise a non-drop side crib.
6. A crib set, comprising:
- a frame;
- an upper crib and a lower crib housed within said frame, said upper crib and said lower crib each comprising a non-drop side crib, and said frame including an opening below said upper crib to accommodate said lower crib;
- said upper crib being stationary with respect to said frame; and
- said lower crib being moveable into and out of said opening below said upper crib.
7. The crib set as defined in claim 6 and in which said upper crib comprises a front;
- said front being formed of a lower section and an upper section; and
- said upper section being foldable away from the interior of said upper crib to provide access to said interior.
8. The crib set as defined in claim 7 and including a hinge connecting said upper section and said lower section of said front.
9. The crib set as defined in claim 6 and including casters provided for said lower crib to enable said lower crib to be moved into and out of said opening in said frame.
10. A crib set, comprising:
- a frame;
- an upper crib and a lower crib housed within said frame, said upper crib and said lower crib each comprising a non-drop side crib, said upper crib being stationary with respect to said frame, and said frame including an opening below said upper crib to accommodate said lower crib; and
- said lower crib including a plurality of rollers and being moveable on said rollers into and out of said opening below said upper crib.
11. The crib set of claim 11, and in which said rollers comprise casters.
12. The crib set as defined in claim 10 and in which said upper crib comprises a front;
- said front being formed of a lower section and an upper section; and
- said upper section being foldable away from the interior of said upper crib to provide access to said interior.
13. The crib set as defined in claim 12 and including a hinge connecting said upper section and said lower section of said front.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 6, 2013
Publication Date: Dec 11, 2014
Applicant: Bunkie Cribs LLC (Nokomis, FL)
Inventor: Lawrence E. Tabbia (Hernando, FL)
Application Number: 13/911,682
International Classification: A47C 19/20 (20060101); A47D 7/00 (20060101);