EP0826330B1 - Cot - Google Patents

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EP0826330B1
EP0826330B1 EP97850125A EP97850125A EP0826330B1 EP 0826330 B1 EP0826330 B1 EP 0826330B1 EP 97850125 A EP97850125 A EP 97850125A EP 97850125 A EP97850125 A EP 97850125A EP 0826330 B1 EP0826330 B1 EP 0826330B1
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bed
support means
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Björn-Ake Sköld
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D7/00—Children's beds
    • A47D7/01—Children's beds with adjustable parts, e.g. for adapting the length to the growth of the children
    • A47D7/03—Children's beds with adjustable parts, e.g. for adapting the length to the growth of the children with adjustably-mounted mattresses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D9/00—Cradles ; Bassinets
    • A47D9/012—Cradles ; Bassinets with adjustable parts

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  • the present invention relates to a child's bed or cot, in particular of the type with bars, whose bottom can be placed in a number of vertical positions.
  • a common solution is that some type of attachment for the bottom of the bed is provided in the bed posts which define the corners of the bed.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a child's bed or cot whose bed bottom is easy to adjust vertically while maintaining high child safety.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to make it possible easily and safely to adjust the bottom of the bed vertically to various positions which may be different for the two ends of the bed, something which is achieved by a special design of controllable means which support the bottom of the bed itself.
  • Said means supporting the bottom of the bed comprise support means which in turn comprise portions which extend in a vertically adjustable manner through the end portions of the bed. Said portions are arranged in associated vertical openings which are fitted with means for engagement with said portions, thereby making it possible to hold the bottom of the bed in place vertically at various, distinct heights.
  • Said support means portions are fitted with hand grips outside the end portions of the bed.
  • the engagement of the support means portions with said engagement means is adapted to be adjustable (i.e. to be changed in order to change the vertical position of the associated bed bottom end) only if two special operational measures are taken for the respective support means portions, so that safety against unintentional change is achieved.
  • a support means portion first has to be rotated around its longitudinal direction and then be displaced laterally in order to be disengaged from the engagement means in question in the associated, vertical, preferably slot-shaped opening in the bed end and then be moved to engagement with another engagement means at another level in the vertical opening.
  • said vertical openings on the inside of the bed be fitted with protection means, which in a safety-enhancing manner prevent a child who is in the bed from in an undesired way coming into contact with, pinching himself or in some other manner be injured by the special construction for adjustable support of the bottom of the bed.
  • Such protection means are advantageously arranged on said support means portions and displaceably guided over said vertical openings, so that the parts of the latter which are located above the bottom of the bed are always covered.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a child's bed according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of the bed shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is an end plan view from the inside of the bed in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 4 is a partial side view of the embodiment in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of means for supporting the bottom of the bed according to the present invention.
  • Figs 6A and 6B are schematic partial views, partly in section, of the means in Fig. 5 together with parts of the bed bottom with which they coact.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a preferred embodiment of a bed end opening with engagement means according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a preferred bed foot for use with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 show a preferred embodiment of a child's bed or cot 1 according to the present invention, comprising a bed bottom 3, side pieces 2, bed ends 20 and bed bottom supporting means 4.
  • Said supporting means comprise support means in the form of bars 31, which are attached to the bed bottom, and vertical through grooves or slots 21 with associated engagement recesses 22, each connected to the associated vertical groove.
  • the bars 31, which are arranged in pairs at each bed end, are mounted in the bed bottom 3 by their inner ends and extend through their respective bed ends 20 in the vertical grooves 21, so that the bars and thereby the bed bottom 3 can be displaced vertically.
  • the bars can be held in the desired vertical position by being caused to engage with a correspondingly chosen recess 22.
  • the bars are spring-loaded (see Fig. 5) so that they will be held in said recesses, which minimises the risk of the bars being moved out of engagement by mistake.
  • the recesses 22 should have a height which allows the bars 31 to rest in them even if the bars are tilting, which is the case when the bed bottom is tilted. Since the bed bottom 3 is fixed to the bars 4, it, in turn, will be held in place vertically when the bars 4 are held in place vertically.
  • Said supporting means also comprise manoeuvring handles 32 which are fixed to the projecting end of the respective bars 31.
  • the ends 33 of the bars 31 are supportingly mounted on the bed bottom 3 so that the bars are both at least to a limited extent rotatable around their axes and at least to a limited extent movable laterally, thereby permitting the movements required, for the change of engagement, of the bar end parts passing through the vertical bed end grooves, as will be seen below.
  • Fig. 3 shows one of the ends 20 of the child's bed 1 from the inside.
  • the end 1 is provided with two vertical grooves 21 with a suitable number of engagement recesses 22, which are arranged vertically above each other and extend inwards towards each other.
  • the width of the grooves is somewhat larger than the diameter of the bars 31.
  • Fig 4 shows a corner portion of the bed seen from the side, from which can be seen more clearly how the supporting bars 31 attached to the end 30 of the bed bottom 3 project through the end of the bed a short distance to allow easy operation without detracting from its appearance and function.
  • covering protection means are arranged on the inside of the bed ends in connection with the respective grooves 21 for the supporting bars 31.
  • cover plate 71 which is connected to the associated bar 31 and which is displaceably guidably arranged in a vertically extending undercut bed end recess 73, in whose bottom part the associated through groove 21 has been made.
  • the height of the cover plate 71 and the height and location of the groove 21 are chosen so that when the bed bottom 3 is in its lowest position, the cover plate just covers the whole groove 21 (seen from inside the bed).
  • the cover plate is displaced upwards (together with the bed bottom) in the recess 73.
  • the coupling of the respective cover plate 71 to the associated bar 31 is illustrated in Fig. 5.
  • the bar 31 is inserted through a transverse slot opening 75 in the lower end part of the cover plate 71, which slot opening 75 allows the bar to move laterally relative to the cover plate in connection with the changing of the vertical position of the bed bottom.
  • Fig. 5 schematically illustrates the spring bias of the bars 31 and a locking mechanism for the bars.
  • the Figure shows two bars 31, whose ends 33 are rotatably and pivotally attached in an arbitrary suitable manner to the bed bottom and between which is arranged a tension spring 40.
  • catch lugs 50 are arranged on the bars and coact with the bed bottom as will be described in more detail below in connection with Figs 6A and 6B.
  • the spring 40 acts to pull the bars 31 towards each other so that they will stay in their respective recesses 22 in the bed ends.
  • the lugs 50 are arranged so that, first, it is necessary to rotate the bars 31 around their axes by means of the handles 32, before one is able to move the bars out into the grooves 21 by overcoming the spring forces.
  • the spring and the fact that it is necessary to rotate the bars before it is possible to break the engagement, provide enhanced security, since the risk that this will happen by mistake is reduced.
  • the spring force is adapted to an adult individual.
  • Figs 6A and 6B illustrate in more detail the arrangement which makes it necessary to rotate the bars 31 before they can be moved out of the engagement position.
  • One of the lugs 50 is shown in Fig. 6A in its locked or blocked position and in Fig. 6B in its free position after the rotating and lateral turning of the associated bar 31.
  • the respective lugs 50 When the bars 31 are in the locked engagement position, the respective lugs 50 abut against a stop 51, which advantageously is a bed bottom frame part.
  • the normal abutting of the lugs against the respective stops 51 prevents the bars 31 from being moved apart out from the recesses (to the right in the Figure).
  • they In order for it to be possible to move the bars apart, they first have to be rotated (clockwise in the Figure) so that the lugs 50 no longer abut against the stops 51. Since the bars are connected by means of a contracting spring, the lugs 50 will automatically snap into their abutment position against the stops 51 when the bars are moved into the engagement position.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a preferred design of end grooves 21 with associated recesses.
  • the latter have a horizontal entry part 25 and a vertical part 27 extending downwards therefrom, which vertical part is adapted to receive a bar 31 independently of its tilting, if any (when the bed bottom is tiltingly arranged).
  • Fig. 8 shows a bed foot 60 advantageously used in the bed according to the invention, which foot is hollow and in which it is possible to place a bed leg 23 with a certain amount of play.
  • a spring 61 is arranged, whose spring action is directed essentially vertically. The fact that bed legs 23 are placed in the bed feet 60 with a certain amount of play in such a way that they rest on the springs 61 makes it possible to rock the bed.
  • the recesses which have been described as horizontal in the description could just as well be angled in relation to the horizontal plane, so that, in pairs, they form a V-like shape.
  • end boards which are not as wide as the space between the bed posts, whereby a vertical opening is formed between the end boards and bed posts.
  • a contracting spring for connecting the bars, it is possible to achieve the same effect by using bars which in themselves are resilient horizontally but not vertically, such as some type of flat bars, whereby, as will be appreciated, the bed bottom ends of the bars only need to be mounted for rotation around the longitudinal axis.

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DE69718110D1 (de) 2003-02-06
EP0826330A3 (en) 1999-03-03
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