Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Tharalson

Douglas E. Tharalson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5845349
    Abstract: A first playpen enclosure that converts easily to a bassinet, a changing table or a bed-side crib (hereinafter referred to as a "co-sleeper") that attaches securely to the parents' bed. A described second enclosure support system maintains a padded enclosure and rigid floor panel at a predetermined level below the top of the playpen to form the bassinet. The second enclosure has a back, two sides, a bottom and a front flap that overhangs the front horizontal rail. The upper front corners are segmented into a removable section and a fixed section to facilitate the removal and unseating of the front horizontal rail to a second position at a first predetermined distance from the top position. Cooperating junctures affixed to the front vertical rails accept the removable sections and securely seat the rail in this second position. The supports, padded enclosure and rigid floor panel complete the changing table with the front flap hanging down in front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Arms Reach Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Tharalson, Diana M. Tharalson
  • Patent number: 5148561
    Abstract: A baby crib for use adjacent parent's bed for new born children comprising easily assembled and disassembled components which can be easily stored and shipped. The crib comprises a first horizontal panel having a perpendicularly positioned vertical wall curving around the first horizontal panel on three sides. The first horizontal panel can be hingedly mounted with a second horizontal panel in conjunction with horizontal supports so that the second horizontal panel and a portion of the first horizontal panel may be slid in between a standard box spring and a mattress of a parent's bed. Also, an adjustable vertical support can be utilized to keep the adjacent crib stable and to retain therein a baby mattress, and also provide for various types of clip-on attachments to retain baby accessories and illuminate the baby crib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventors: Douglas E. Tharalson, Diana M. Tharalson