Abstract: A playpen having a rectangular frame with four upper support bars, and four positioning brackets each secured between two of the four upper support bars. An upper mattress support device for the playpen having a flexible support received in the frame and an upper periphery enclosing each of the upper support bars, a plurality of support members each secured on the flexible support, an upper mattress received in the flexible support and supported on each of the support members, and four fasteners each secured to one of the positioning brackets and each secured to the periphery of the flexible support.

Abstract: A combination playyard and canopy assembly is provided. The playyard includes a top frame having first and second side rails and first and second end rails that define an opening. The canopy includes a mounting clip, frame members, and a cover. The frame members are pivotably coupled to the mounting clip for movement about a common pivot axis and the cover is attached to the frame members. The frame members are pivotable relative to the mounting clip between a first position in which the cover extends over the opening and a second position in which the cover is moved away from the opening to allow access to the interior region of the playyard. The mounting clip includes deformable members snapped onto the top frame to mount the canopy to the top frame. The bottom perimetral edge of the cover is attached to the top frame so that the cover encompasses the entire top frame when the frame members are in the first position.

Abstract: A play pen with an inflatable base having a bottom and at least three outer edges; inflatable side walls equal in number to the number of outer edges on the base, with a first side wall connected to one outer edge of the base, and the first two remaining side walls attached to each side of the first side wall, and all the side walls being removably attachable at their bottoms to a corresponding outer edge of the base, leaving two side walls as distal end side walls each being removably attachable to the other; base supports and side supports to provide structural integrity to the play pen; and a removable canopy on top of the play pen held by canopy connectors on the side supports.

Abstract: A bedside crib (hereinafter "co-sleeper") that attaches to the parental bed that may be easily converted for use as a child's easel, couch, bassinet or toy display/storage device. The co-sleeper provides a rigid enclosure formed of a pair of sides, front and rear leg portions, a removable back, a mattress base with front retaining lip, and at least one removable shelf. The mattress base is hingedly attached to the front leg portion to tilt upwardly at an acute angle to a ground surface to serve as a child's easel. When the mattress base is tilted at a right angle to the ground surface and the back of the co-sleeper is removed, the latter may serve as a toy storage/display device. A removable front allows the enclosure to function as a bassinet. Height-adjustable leg extensions attach to the sides to adjust the co-sleeper to different heights for use with various beds and to raise or lower the co-sleeper for use in alternative modes (bassinet, couch, etc.).

Abstract: A cabana system adapted for use in a stand-alone mode is disclosed. The system includes a separable floor for use as a cover for a playyard of the type having vertically extending reception apertures in the upper corners thereof. The system is comprised of a frame fabricated of two flexible rods. Each flexible rod is hollow with free ends adapted to be received within apertures of a playyard. The rods are positioned in side-by-side relationship to thereby form a generally cylindrical central extent. The rod placement further forms spaced semi-circular planar surfaces on opposite sides thereof at the ends of the central sections. A fabric cover covers the tubes with a screen door in a semi-circular configuration in one planar face thereof with a fastener for coupling and uncoupling the screened panel. A fabric floor is formed as an extension of one planar face remote from the screen door and is adapted to depend downwardly over one side of the playyard when deployed thereon.

Abstract: A modular playpen for infants and young children comprising five basic parts including a plurality of substantially rectangular side panels; a plurality of vertical uprights slidably affixed to each end of a side panel via a longitudinal groove running the length of each vertical upright, thereby forming an enclosure; floor pads positioned within the enclosure; a series of horizontal cross bars removably engaged to the lower portion of each vertical upright thereby providing support to the playpen; and a central post positioned beneath the floor pads to provide additional support to the floor pads. The modular playpen can be reconfigured in a variety of shapes to conform to space constraints, and can be assembled, disassembled and reassembled again quickly without the use of tools.

Abstract: A playyard (10) includes a floor (12) and side panels (20) extending upwardly from the floor to provide an enclosure. At least one of the side panels has an opening (26) therethrough which is selectively covered by a pivotal door panel (30) to preclude access to and from the enclosure. The door panel (30) has a pair of retractable, spring-biased tube assemblies (40) that engage corners (16) which interconnect rails (18) that support the side panels.

Abstract: A patient-support apparatus having at least one side guard panel pivotably mounted for movement between first and second positions and a combined hinge and latch assembly configured to pivotably connect the side guard panel to the patient support. The combined hinge and latch assembly including a mounting member fixedly connected to the patient support, a hinge member fixedly connected to the side guard panel and rotatably connected to the mount for pivoting movement about an axis, and a stop mechanism coupled to one of the hinge member and the mount. The hinge member is movable along the axis between a locking position in which the stop mechanism engages the other of the hinge member and the mount to prevent relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount and a releasing position in which the stop mechanism is disengaged from the other of the hinge member and the mount to allow relative rotation between the hinge member and the mount.

Abstract: Infant accommodation apparatus 2 comprises an annular inflatable support device 4 and, releasably secured thereto, a framework 6 which extends over the device 4 and includes toys arranged to stimulate an infant accommodated within an accommodation region 7 of the device.

Abstract: A foldable bed which can be detachably mounted onto a crib has a foldable main frame and a foldable secondary frame pivotally connected with the main frame. The main frame is able to be detachably mounted onto the crib and the secondary frame is able to be detachably and pivotally mounted on top of the main frame. The secondary frame has a fabric mat fitted thereto, onto which a baby can be placed at a height convenient for changing of a diaper. When the folded bed in not in use, it is convenient for the user to dismount the foldable bed from the crib and fold it for storage.

Abstract: A playyard system includes a playyard structure and a canopy. The playyard structure is partially covered by the canopy which channels heat outward to provide improve shading and ventilation. Sides of the playyard structure have mesh panels with removable covers to further control shading and ventilation. Accordingly, the playyard system has improved thermal characteristics. Furthermore, the canopy allows visibility and easy access to the interior of the playyard structure.

Abstract: A play yard which is light, portable and operable for easily and quickly transforming between a collapsible configuration and an expanded configuration. The play yard opens up automatically by simply releasing the frame and allowing it to unfold. The play yard includes a frame formed of a flexible material including a first bottom loop forming a rectangular shape and a second elevated loop contacting the first loop at two points. An envelope made of laminar material is attached at selected points to the frame to form a partially enclosed play area. An opening in a top portion of the envelope permits access to the enclosed play area. In a preferred embodiment, the play yard has a removable top for covering the opening when desired.

Abstract: An audiometric crib for infants includes a housing having a floor and walls upstanding from the floor, and a door connected to the housing and adapted to move between an open position for moving an infant into and out of the housing and a closed position for isolating the infant from ambient noise and for conducting auditory tests on the infant. Ventilators are provided for directing air into the housing and exhausting air from the housing. Means are provided in one or more of the walls for accommodating in an air-tight manner a transmission line for introducing controlled acoustic signals from outside the crib to the infant in the crib, and for carrying signals from a sensor on the infant in the crib to instrumentation outside of the crib.

Abstract: A foldable quadrantal corner baby crib including five wheeled posts, a crib floor and top interconnecting frame pieces. The quadrantal crib has the versatility to be placed in a corner of the baby room and is safe in use. Another attribute is the facility of multiple cribs being grouped in a bedroom for multiple births while minimizing the space occupied by the cribs. Only nine fasteners are required for assemblage and disassemblage of the canopy framed crib. When folded, the crib can be stored under a bed.

Abstract: A play yard which is light, portable and operable for easily and quickly transforming between a collapsible configuration and an expanded configuration. The play yard opens up automatically by simply releasing the frame and allowing it to unfold. The play yard includes a frame formed of a flexible material including a first bottom loop forming a rectangular shape and a second elevated loop contacting the first loop at two points. An envelope made of laminar material is attached at selected points to the frame to form a partially enclosed play area. An opening in a top portion of the envelope permits access to the enclosed play area. In a preferred embodiment, the play yard has a removable top for covering the opening when desired.

Abstract: A clip for securing a cover to a crib or playpen includes a first loop for providing a snap-fit onto the top bar of the crib, a cavity for holding a side rod of the cover, and an extension for guiding the clip onto the crib or playpen.

Abstract: A baby holding pen or crib includes automatic position adjusting, monitoring, and interactive communication means, including alarms, for communicating information to and from the crib or pen from a remote location. Such means include interactive audio and visual means, such as prerecorded messages and preprogrammed tactile simulation. The crib includes a combination of a bed surface that is adjustable in both longitudinal and lateral angles; a heating an cooling means to maintain the crib area at a comfortable temperature; speakers that play back prerecorded sounds to the baby such as a recording of a mother's soothing voice or instructions to attendants to the location of the crib; visual sensing equipment, such as video monitors, including alarms to remind an attendant of feeding time, diaper changing time, bathing time, or medicine dosage time; and a plurality of sensors, including temperature sensors, vital function sensors, and the like.

Abstract: An improved bed enclosure is provided with an unique supporting structure which increases the vertical stability of the bed enclosure. The bed enclosure includes a frame having at least four upright side posts, each including an upper portion and a lower portion. The frame further includes upper frame support members interconnecting the upper portions of the side posts together, and lower frame support members interconnecting the lower portions of the side posts together. The frame defines a pair of generally vertical side walls of a predetermined length and a pair of opposed end walls of a predetermined width, the predetermined length being greater than the predetermined width. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, at least one support leg is associated with each of the side walls and is secured to the lower portions of the side posts and is engageable with the floor at a point spaced outwardly from the respective side wall.

Abstract: An infant car bed for a vehicle is provided which is particularly suitable for the transport of premature or physically disabled infants. The car bed includes an "L" shaped base member adapted to hold an apnea monitor and secured by a vehicle seat belt on a forward facing or rearward facing seat such that the base of the "L" shaped base member rests upon the seat and the vertical leg portion of the "L" shaped base member is proximate the back of the seat. A bed member having a webbed top cover is povitally secured to the upper portion of the vertical leg portion of the base member at a point above the center of gravity of the bed member.

Abstract: A cover for a crib or playpen includes a tent-like canopy having a pair of panels extending downwardly from two opposite ends which lie against the inside of a pair of sides of the crib or playpen and are tied in place by straps which extend about the sides. The cover leaves the other sides of the crib or playpen exposed. Ties are provided along the other side edges of the canopy for securing those edges to the tops of those sides.

Abstract: A netting defines an enclosure for a crib or the like having four sides and a top of open weave fabric, and an open bottom, the lower corners of the sides are sewn in puckered relationship to elastic material to define elasticized corner flaps which can be snapped beneath the corners of a mattress similarly to so called "fitted" lower sheets whereby the netting can be easily installed or removed without disturbing an occupant of a crib or the like. Preferably the lower parts of the sides and end panels are of close weave fabric and the corner flaps are formed in this fabric. Fasteners are provided for retaining the enclosure in an extended position above the mattress.

Abstract: A cover which forms a semi-circular canopy over the top of children's crib in order to prevent accidental injuries caused by children falling out of cribs. The cover is supported by rods spaced apart in intervals with said rods attached at each end of the headboard or footboard of the crib in such a manner to allow the rotation of the rods. The cover is opened easily by pushing it back over the crib from either side, thereby giving access to approximately two-thirds of the crib so the child can be removed or placed in the crib quickly and easily. Straps are also provided which fasten to the siderails of the crib to keep the cover closed and the siderails from dropping while the child is in the crib.

Abstract: A convertible bed for infants and small children wherein the crib transforms from a crib configuration for small infants to a bed that prevents toddlers from inadvertently climbing out of the bed and later to a small child's bed, wherein the child can freely enter and leave the bed at will, thus prolonging the life of the bed from the time of birth of the infant to ages six to eight (6-8) years old.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a playpen sun cover designed to fit over an existing playpen and have adjustability both to accommodate to different sized playpens and also to enable the adjustment of the angle of pitch of the sides of the roof thereof. The device includes coupling devices which enable it to be rigidly affixed to the playpen and includes two roof halves pivotally connected together at a pivot. In order to enable the pitch of the cover to be adjusted while the cover is installed on a particular playpen, each of the elongated legs thereof includes a telescoping feature enabling each leg to be extended in length so as to facilitate changes in the pitch thereof. The roof material is elongated lengthwise sufficiently to enable the pitch of the cover to be adjusted through a wide range of variations while maintaining the entirety of the playpen suitably covered thereby.

Abstract: An enclosure for a bed to provide protection for patients who would have otherwise required soft restraints to prevent self injury. The enclosure is formed of a supporting framework and an associated covering provided with suitably arranged zippered areas for achieving access to the patient from the exterior of the enclosure.

Abstract: A portable playpen adapted particularly for backpacking and other camping and to be raised from the ground. A fabric enclosure, partly made of netting, with side and bottom walls; four posts in the corners, set in the ground; four bars supporting the side walls and secured to the posts; four guys extending from the top of the posts and tied to stakes at outlying locations; a folding floor; and a netting top. The assembly fitting in a bag for carrying and storage.

Abstract: A canopy apparatus is provided for use in combination with a conventional child's crib. The canopy apparatus comprises a frame including a plurality of sides, a plurality of support members interconnecting two of said plurality of sides and a cover secured to the frame and supported by the support members. The canopy is mounted on and secured to an upper rail of one side wall of the crib by at least one pivot clamp and may be retained in a closed position over the crib by at least one retaining clamp.

Abstract: The application discloses a rigid or semi-rigid, two-part confining cover for a patient in a conventional hospital bed. The problem dealt with is that of a disturbed patient who would normally require confinement by ties, straps, or other conventional restraints, together with, in many cases, round-the-clock guarding by an attendant. The mattress support frame of a hospital bed usually has one or more horizontal pivot joints, the most important of which enables tilt-up of the back of the bed. Knee lift provisions are generally provided. The disclosed cover includes forward and rearward open-bottom shells, hinged to one another about the hinge axis of the bed used for tilt-up of the back part of the bed. The front shell has side walls rising from the longitudinal edges of the bed frame, forward of the aforementioned pivot axis, a front end closure, and a top closure. The back shell has side walls rising from the longitudinal edges of the bed frame from this pivot axis back, a rear end wall, and a top wall.

Abstract: A generally horizontal, rectangular panel has end and side panels depending therefrom which are adjoined along respective vertical edges to form a shallow box-like structure which closely receives the top of a crib or similar enclosure. Attachment means are provided at each corner of the box-like structure for detachable securement to the enclosure. Preferably the box-like structure is fabricated of flexible foraminous material.

Abstract: A portable baby holding device is provided which may take the form of a combination baby carriage, stroller, infant seat, car seat, car bed, bassinet, high chair and the like and comprises baby carrier means and baby shielding or protective means movably connected to said carrier means, for protecting the baby from severe or inclement weather while the baby is being held in said carrier means. The baby shielding means may comprise a plastic, metal, and/or cloth canopy, which is adapted to completely cover the baby. The carrier means includes a collapsible frame and baby holding means supported on the frame.