EP2459031B1 - Crib - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crib having a bed base and, completely surrounding the base, a wall that prevents the child from falling out of the crib, wherein at least a portion of the surrounding wall comprises a cladding made of a flexible material, in particular of fabric. The flexible cladding is retained at the bed base by a holding element and has a closable opening that enables a child to be laterally removed from the crib.

Description

The present invention relates to a cot with a bed bottom and a circumferential wall which prevents the child from falling out of the bed. The encircling wall comprises at least in one section a wall of a flexible material, in particular of fabric.

There are already cots known, which can be used both as a freestanding cot, as well as a side bed. For this purpose, one of the four side walls of the cot can be removed and the cot is placed with the open side to the parent bed. For example, the child can to breastfeed laterally removed from the cot. The complete disassembly of a side wall is cumbersome and time consuming. In addition, a side bed for the child's sleep should be closed on all sides. This would require a repeated mounting and demounting of the sidewall.

From the WO 02/32273 A1 is a cot with a wall made of flexible material known, the lower end is attached to a lower bar and the upper end to an upper bar. The lower strips are at the bottom of the bed Cot fixed. The upper bar, however, is adjustable under deformation of the flexible wall in height on the cot, from an upper position in which the wall closes the side of the cot, in a lower position in which the flexible wall, the side of the cot substantially releases.

Object of the present invention is therefore to provide a cot available, which facilitates the use as an extra bed.

This object is achieved by a cot according to claim 1.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

The cot according to the invention has a bed base and a circumferential wall which prevents the child from falling out of the bed, wherein the peripheral wall at least in a section comprises a wall of a flexible material, in particular of fabric. According to the invention it is now provided that the flexible wall is held by a retaining element on the bottom of the bed and advantageously has a closable opening which allows lateral removal of the child. Furthermore, the flexible wall is guided through a slot between the bottom of the bed and the holding element and is thus held by the holding element from the outside of the bed base.

The opening in the flexible wall allows the cot to be flexibly used as an extra bed without having to remove the entire side wall of the bed. The holding element guarantees that, despite the flexible material of the wall, this rests below the opening on the bottom of the bed. As a result, no gap can form between the wall and the bed base, through which the child can slip or in which the child could get caught.

The cot according to the invention may, for. B. be placed at night next to the parents bed. As long as the opening is closed, the child lies safely in the cot. However, if the child screams or needs to be breastfed, the parents do not have to get up extra, but can open the opening in the wall and take the child sideways out of the cot and their own bed. During the day, the cot can be used as a normal bed, without the need for any modifications. It only has to be closed, the closable opening, so that the cot is as safe as a cot with all-round rigid side walls. It guarantees the holding element that the child does not get between the flexible wall and the bottom of the bed and so accidentally slip out of the cot.

The bottom of the bed according to the invention can be z. B. include a slatted frame and / or a mattress. The holding element then ensures that the flexible material of the wall in particular also below the opening rests on the bottom of the bed, so that the child can not slip between slats and / or mattress and the flexible wall. Advantageously, the holding element holds the wall while over its entire width at the bottom of the bed. This ensures that over the entire width of the wall no gap can form.

Advantageously, the bed base of the cot is height adjustable. This makes it possible to flexibly adapt the cot to the growing child. In addition, if the cot is to be placed next to the parent's bed, the bottom of the bed can be raised to the same height as the parent's bed. This facilitates removal of the child from the cot in the bed of the parents through the closable opening.

Further advantageously, the holding element of the cot according to the invention is height adjustable. Advantageously, the retaining element can be arranged in each case at the same height with the adjustable bed base. This ensures that even after a height adjustment of the bed base no Gap between the flexible material of the wall and the bed base can form.

According to the invention, the flexible wall is guided through a slot between the bed base and the holding element and is thus held by the holding element from the outside on the bed base. This embodiment of the retaining element allows for a secure fixation of the flexible material of the wall between the bed base and the holding element, and on the other hand easy handling and height adjustment of the holding element.

Further advantageously, the holding element according to the invention is formed by a horizontally extending bar. Advantageously, this horizontally extending bar can be arranged at the level of the bed base on the bed frame of the cot. Advantageously, the flexible material of the wall is guided through a slot between the bottom of the bed and the horizontally extending bar.

The height adjustment of bed base and holding elements can be z. B. be ensured by the fact that holes are arranged at different heights on the bedstead. The bed base and / or the retaining element can then by attachment to the corresponding holes, which z. B. can be done by screws are arranged in accordance with different heights. Advantageously, in each case adjacent holes for attachment of the bed base and arranged next to the bed base holding member are provided. Advantageously, a plurality of such side by side arranged holes for the bed base and the holding element are arranged one above the other, in particular three or more such juxtaposed holes to allow a corresponding height adjustment.

Alternatively, the height adjustability of bed base and retaining elements can also be ensured by the fact that the bed frame vertical grooves or slots has, where the bed base and the holding element can be attached. The attachment can be z. B. by clamping screws, which are displaceable in the vertical grooves or slots and thus allow a continuous height adjustment.

Further advantageously, the flexible wall is connected or connectable in a lower and an upper fastening region with the bed frame. As a result, the wall can be securely held in the upper and lower mounting area on the bed frame. Advantageously, the retaining element is arranged between the upper and the lower fastening region. The retaining element thereby secures the flexible material of the wall against detachment from the bed bottom, which is likewise arranged at a height between the upper and the lower fastening region.

By the upper and lower attachment of the flexible wall, it is sufficient if it is passed through a slot between the bottom of the bed and the support member. A further fixation of the flexible wall and / or the bottom of the bed on the holding element is not required, since this is already connected in the upper and lower mounting area with the cot and so can not be pulled out of the slot. This in turn allows a simple height adjustment, since the holding element and the bed base does not have to be detached from the wall.

Advantageously, the flexible wall in the upper and / or lower mounting region on a mounting tunnel through which a horizontally extending bar of the bed frame is guided. Such a fastening tunnel allows secure as well as easy attachment of the wall to the bed frame.

Advantageously, the fastening tunnel can not be opened. This can prevent the fastening tunnel from being accidentally opened and thus compromising the safety of the cot. In particular, the fastening tunnel is thereby by turning the flexible material of the wall and formed a firm connection of the folded part on the wall, in particular by sewing and / or gluing the folded part. The connection to the bed frame then takes place in that the horizontally extending bar is pushed laterally into the tunnel and then connected to the rest of the bed frame.

The cot according to the invention further advantageously has fastening means, in particular hooks, with which the cot can be attached to a parent bed. This allows the cot z. B. at night next to the parent bed and fix it on the parent bed. This can be prevented that forms a gap between the cot and the parent bed. Therefore, even if the lockable opening is opened, the child can not slip between the parent bed and the cot.

For example, hooks can be used as fastening means which can be hooked above or below a side wall of the parent bed. Advantageously, the hooks are adjustable in length, so that a flexible adaptation to different parent beds is possible.

Further advantageously, the fastening means are arranged or can be arranged on the holding element. The arrangement of the fastening means on the retaining element has the advantage that the fastening means are automatically adjusted in height adjustment of the retaining element also in height. Therefore, if the height of the bed base of the cot adapted to that of the parent bed, the fastener is adapted to the height of the parent bed at the same time by the associated height adjustment of the fastener. In addition, the orientation of the fastening means, in particular the hook, can be adapted by a corresponding installation of the retaining element.

Advantageously, the invention closable opening in the wall is formed by a flap-shaped portion of the flexible material. The flap-shaped portion advantageously remains in a folding area the other flexible material of the wall in connection, but can be opened by opening the closable opening with respect to the rest of the wall. Advantageously, while the flap-shaped portion is hinged down, so in its lower part remains in communication with the rest of the flexible material of the wall. This allows easy removal of the child, z. B. on the bed of the parents. The flap-shaped section can be used for additional padding of the area between the cot and the parent bed.

Advantageously, it is provided that the closable opening in the flexible wall can only be opened from the outside. This can ensure that the child does not open the opening automatically from the inside and accidentally falls out of bed. If the resealable opening has a zipper for opening or closing, then the slider (s) of the zipper are advantageously to be actuated only from the outside.

Advantageously, it is provided that the closable opening has a zipper, which can be closed and opened via two slides. This makes it possible to determine the size of the flap-shaped portion, which can be folded out, by a corresponding position of the two slides. Furthermore, the closable opening can be adapted to different heights of the bed base or of the holding element. Depending on the need and height adjustment of the bed you can open and close the zipper. Thus, the child is easily accessible.

Further advantageously, it is provided that the closable opening can be closed by a zipper, wherein the wall has a tab through which a closing region of the zipper can be covered. In the closing area, the slide or slides, via which the slide fastener can be closed, can be arranged in the closed position of the opening. This closing area can now according to the invention be covered by a tab, so that the slide can not be operated by the child. Advantageously, the flap which can be folded over the closing region of the zipper can be fixed to the wall in this position by releasable connecting means, in particular via a hook-and-loop fastener. The releasable connection means thus increase the certainty that an infant can not open it.

Further advantageously, the flexible wall is connected or connectable in a left and right attachment region with the bed frame. This can ensure that even in the side areas falling out of the child from the cot is prevented.

Advantageously, the flexible wall in the left and / or right mounting area on a mounting tunnel through which a vertically extending bar of the bed frame is guided. As a result, in turn, an equally secure and simple connection between the wall and the bed frame is given.

In a first variant, it may be in the vertical bar, which is guided by the fastening tunnel to a side rail of the bed frame, over which the cot is supported on the floor.

In a second variant, the vertical bar, which is guided through the fastening tunnel, may be a separate security bar. Advantageously, the flexible wall is guided through one or more vertical slots in the side rail, so that the fastening tunnel is located on the outside of the side rail. The fuse strip secures the flexible wall on the side rail, since the flexible wall can not be pulled back through the slot or slots due to the fuse bar.

The fuse strip is thereby advantageously pushed from below or from above into the mounting tunnel. In order to keep the flexible side wall also in the height direction, the fastening tunnel can be closed at the top. After this Inserting the fuse strip is advantageously attached to the side spar, in particular screwed to this.

The attachment tunnel can be made so that it can not be opened. This increases the security of the attachment. However, a non-openable attachment tunnel requires that the ledge which is to pass through the attachment tunnel be pushed into it for assembly from above or from below.

Alternatively, it is therefore envisaged that the fastening tunnel can be opened and closed. The fastening tunnel can thereby be attached to a vertically extending bar of the bed frame, without this having to be pushed laterally through the Befestigungsstunnel. In particular, the fastening tunnel is thereby formed by folding over the flexible material around the strip and releasably connecting the folded region to the wall. The detachable connection can be z. B. done by Velcro. Alternatively or additionally, a connection can also be connected by hanging or by metal closures with the wall. In addition, an outer flap may be provided, which covers the connection region of the inner flap. The outer flap is then advantageously secured by Velcro fasteners on the wall.

Advantageously, the left and right attachment region of the flexible wall in this case have a recess which allow a height adjustment of the bed base and the support member. In the region of the recess, the wall is not attached to the vertically extending bar of the bed frame. In this area, the bed base and the holding element can be attached to the vertical bar. By an appropriate dimensioning of the recess while an arrangement of the bed base and / or the support member in different heights is possible without the attachment of the wall would have to be changed on the bed frame.

The present invention thus makes it possible to flexibly use the cot as an additional bed, wherein the opening in the flexible wall allows lateral removal of the child from the cot. If you close the opening, the cot is closed on all four sides and the child is protected. Thus, it can not fall out at night or when leaving the room.

The use of a flexible wall and the support member has the particular advantage that a simple height adjustment is made possible without this would affect the safety of the cot.

The cot is advantageously a rectangular cot with the standard dimensions 60x120 cm or 70x140 cm. The cot can be used over a long period of time. Due to the height adjustability of the bed base and / or the holding element, the cot can be adapted to the growing child in each case.

Advantageously, the wall according to the invention of a flexible material forms a complete side wall of the cot. The vertical strips, to which both the flexible wall, and the holding element are attached, can then simultaneously form the corner posts of the cot according to the invention.

The present invention, which allows a secure height adjustment of the cot despite the use of a flexible wall by the flexible wall is held by the support member to the bed base, can also be used with flexible walls without opening.

The present invention therefore further comprises a cot with a height-adjustable bed bottom and at least one wall of a flexible material, in particular of fabric, wherein the flexible wall is held by a holding element on the bed base, so that the child is not between bed bottom and flexible Wall can slip. Furthermore, the flexible wall is guided through a slot between the bottom of the bed and the holding element and is thus held by the holding element from the outside of the bed base.

Advantageously, in this case the bed frame, the holding element and / or the flexible wall are designed as already shown above. However, the closable opening is only a special embodiment of the flexible wall, which does not necessarily have to be provided.

Fig. 1:

Ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Kinderbettes,

Fig. 2:

den Einbau einer flexiblen Wandung gemäß dem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung in vier Schritten A bis D,

Fig. 3

eine erste Variante einer Höhenverstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Kinderbetts durch übereinander angeordnete Bohrungen,

Fig. 4

eine zweite Variante einer Höhenverstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Kinderbettes durch vertikal verlaufende Schlitzen,

Fig. 5

eine zweite Variante der Befestigung der flexiblen Wandung an einem Seitenholm des Bettgestells,

Fig. 6

eine dritte Variante der Verbindung der flexiblen Wandung an einem Seitenholm des Bettgestells,

Fig. 7

eine vierte Variante der Verbindung der flexiblen Wandung an einem Seitenholm des Bettgestells und

Fig. 8

den Einbau einer flexiblen Wandung gemäß einem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung in Schritten A bis F.

The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to embodiments and drawings. Showing:

Fig. 1:

A first embodiment of a cot according to the invention,

Fig. 2:

the installation of a flexible wall according to the first embodiment of the present invention in four steps A to D,

Fig. 3

a first variant of a height adjustment of the cot according to the invention by superimposed holes,

Fig. 4

a second variant of a height adjustment of the cot according to the invention by vertically extending slots,

Fig. 5

a second variant of the attachment of the flexible wall to a side rail of the bed frame,

Fig. 6

a third variant of the connection of the flexible wall to a side rail of the bed frame,

Fig. 7

a fourth variant of the connection of the flexible wall to a side rail of the bed frame and

Fig. 8

the installation of a flexible wall according to a further embodiment of the present invention in steps A to F.

In Fig. 1 a first embodiment of a cot according to the invention is shown. The cot according to the invention in this case has a rectangular in plan bedframe of side rails 4 and 5, which are connected to each other on the narrow side of the bed via horizontal cross members 29. The side rails 5 and 6 are connected to each other on the longitudinal sides via corresponding longitudinal members 9. The cot has on three sides rigid walls, which are formed by bars. The bars are arranged vertically between the transverse or longitudinal members of the cot. The fourth side surface of the cot according to the invention, however, is formed by a flexible wall 1 according to the invention. This is formed from a flexible material, in particular from a textile material or from fabric. Alternatively, however, other flexible materials, such. B. a tarpaulin conceivable.

The flexible wall 1 is in a lower mounting portion with a lower longitudinal spar 9 of the bed frame in conjunction, and in an upper mounting portion with an upper longitudinal spar 9 of the bed frame. The flexible wall 1 is so securely held between the upper and lower longitudinal spar 9 on the bed frame. The upper and lower attachment area extend over the entire length of the bed.

The bed also has a bed base, on which z. B. a mattress can be placed. The bed base 2 in the exemplary embodiment is a slatted frame. In order to prevent a gap between the flexible material of the wall 1 and the bed base 2 may arise through which a child placed in the bed could fall or slip or in which a child could pinch, a retaining element 20 is provided according to the invention, which holds the flexible material of the wall 1 at the bottom of the bed. The holding member 20 comprises a horizontally arranged retaining strip, which is arranged at the level of the bed base 2 on the bed frame. The flexible material of the wall 1 is thereby guided by a gap between the externally arranged holding element 20 and the inner bed base and is thus held on the bottom of the bed. The holding element extends over the entire length of the flexible wall 1 and thus over the entire length of the cot.

The retaining element is arranged in the height direction between the lower and the upper mounting portion of the flexible wall with the bed frame on the bed frame. Both the bed base 2 and the support member 20 are adjustable in height. For this purpose, the bed base 2 and the holding element 20 can be connected in different high positions with the side rails 6 and 5 respectively. The connection is advantageously carried out by screws. The connection of bed base and retaining element with the bed frame and the height adjustment is still with respect to Fig. 3 and 4 shown in more detail.

Since the holding member 20 holds the flexible wall only from the outside and is not fixedly connected to this, only the position of the holding element and the bed base on the bed frame must be changed for height adjustment, without the flexible wall would be affected. This then runs in the new position through the gap between the bed base 2 and retaining element 20 and is thus held on the bottom of the bed.

Left and right, the flexible wall 1 is attached to the side rails 5 of the bed frame. In this case, an upper part 15 and a lower part 16 of the fastening region are provided, between which a recess is arranged. In this area, the support member 20 is in communication with the side rails 5, as well as the bed bottom 2. The recess is chosen so large that it allows height adjustment of the bed base and the side rails without changing the attachment of the flexible wall to the side rails would have to be.

On the holding element 20 hooks 25 are arranged, through which the cot can be attached to a parent bed, so that it can not slip when used as a bedside. The hooks are adjustable in length on the retaining element arranged and allow an adaptation to different beds. In the orientation shown, the hooks point from top to bottom and can be hooked from above onto the parent bed. By turning the retaining element and the hooks can be rotated and then show from bottom to top, so that they can be hooked from the bottom of the parent bed.

In the flexible material of the wall, a closable opening is further arranged, which allows lateral removal of the child from the bed. The closable opening is formed by a flap-shaped or tab-shaped region of the flexible material, which is detachable from the remaining wall at least on three sides along an opening line. Along the opening line, a closure means is provided, in particular a zipper 11. On its underside 12, the flap-shaped region 10 is advantageously firmly connected to the rest of the flexible wall. In particular, it may be a coherent piece of material. By opening the zipper 11, the flap-shaped portion 10 can be opened downwards, so that the interior of the bed is accessible from the side and the child can be taken out laterally from the bed.

The zipper 11 in this case has two slides, so that it can be opened by an arbitrary distance from a top arranged closing area on both sides. In this way, the size of the flap-shaped region, which is opened to open the opening 10, be adjusted by appropriate arrangement of the slide. This allows an adaptation of the opening to the height of the bed base at a height adjustment. As in Fig. 1 recognizable, the bed base 2 and the holding member 20 are at least in the highest adjustment position higher than the lowest point of the opening line 11 of the opening 10th

Alternatively to the in Fig. 1 Embodiment shown in which the hinged area remains firmly connected to the rest of the flexible wall, embodiments are also conceivable in which the entire opening area of the remaining flexible wall can be separated, z. B. by one or more circumferential zippers.

The flexible side wall 1 also has a tab 18, through which the closing area of the zipper 11 can be covered. The tab 18 extends in the embodiment horizontally below the mounting portion with the upper longitudinal spar 9. The tab 18 can be folded over the zipper and z. B. be fixed by Velcro. In this way, the two slides of the zipper 11 can be moved to close the opening 10 in the closed area and the tab 18 are folded over the slider, so that the slide for a child in bed are no longer accessible. This can prevent the child from opening the opening 10.

The attachment of the flexible side wall 1 to the bed frame and the mounting of the cot according to the invention according to the Fig. 1 shown first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the representations A to D in Fig. 2 explained in more detail.

In Fig. 2A Initially, two variants for the side rails are shown. In the first variant 5, the height adjustment of the bed base and the retaining element is thereby made possible by a plurality of superimposed holes 7 and 8, as will be described later with respect to Fig. 3 is shown in more detail. In the second variant 5 ', however, the height adjustment is made possible by two vertically extending slots 7' and 8 ', as will be described later with reference to FIG Fig. 4 is shown in more detail.

For fastening the wall 1 to the side rails 5 and 5 'are here lateral fastening tunnel 15 and 16 are provided, through which extend the side rails. Between the upper fastening tunnel 15 and the lower fastening tunnel 16, a recess is provided, which is arranged in the mounted position in the region of the bores 7 and 8 or the slots 7 'and 8'. As a result, these holes or slots are accessible without changing the attachment of the wall 1 to the side rails to mount the bed base and the support member to the holes or slots and optionally to change in height.

In the embodiment shown, the attachment tunnels 15 and 16 are designed so that they can not be opened. The flexible material is thereby folded and firmly connected in its folded area with the wall, in particular sewn, so that there is a tunnel. As a result, accidental lateral loosening of the wall of the side rails can be prevented. For mounting, however, the side rails must be pushed through the fastening tunnel 15 and 16.

In Fig. 2B the attachment of the wall 1 to the longitudinal beams 9 is shown. The upper and lower mounting portions with the longitudinal beams also consist of fastening tunnels 13 and 14, respectively. Again, these are fixed mounting tunnels which can not be opened. The fastening tunnels run over the entire length of the bed at the upper edge or at the lower edge of the wall 1. The mounting on the longitudinal beams takes place here, as in Fig. 2B shown by inserting the longitudinal beams 9 in the attachment tunnel 13 and 14th

The sidewall will then, as in Fig. 2C shown, assembled by bolting the longitudinal side rails with the side rails. The sidewall is then placed on the remainder of the bed frame by connecting the crossbars to the side rails.

The retaining strip 20 is arranged on the outside of the flexible wall and attached to the side rails 5 and 5 '. The attachment takes place via the bore 8 and the slot 8 ', through which in each case a screw goes into the retaining strip 20. The retaining strip is placed at the same height as the bed base, so that the wall through a gap between the bed base and Retaining element passes and is held by the holding element on the bottom of the bed. An additional fixation of the wall to the support member is not necessary because the flexible material is held in the lower and upper mounting portion of the bed frame and so can not be pulled out of the slot.

The height adjustment of bed base and retaining element is now in a first variant based on Fig. 3 shown. In the overall view, the bed frame is shown without the flexible wall 1, in contrast, with. To attach the bed base 2 to the side rails 4 and 5 holes 6 and 7 are provided in the side rails, through which fastening screws can be screwed into the bottom of the bed to attach the bottom of the bed to the side rails. For attachment of the retaining strip 20 holes 8 are provided through which also fastening screws are passed, which set the retaining strip 20 on the side rails 5. Here, in the side member 5, the hole 7 for fixing the bed base and the bore 8 for fixing the retaining strip 20 in pairs are arranged side by side so that the retaining strip 20 is at the same height as the side edge of the bed base 2. The distance between the two Holes 7 and 8 are each chosen so that a gap between the side edge of the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20 is formed, through which the flexible wall 1 can be performed.

In order to enable a height adjustment, a plurality of pairs of holes 7 and 8 are provided, which are arranged in the side rail 5 with a certain distance one above the other. Depending on which pair of holes the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20 are arranged, so a corresponding height for the bed base and the retaining strip 20 can be selected.

At the side rails 4, which are arranged on the opposite side of the flexible wall 1 of the cot, are also provided with a certain distance one above the other arranged holes 6 for fixing the bed base. These are according to the pairs of holes 7 and 8 at the Side rails 5 arranged to allow the height adjustment on both sides evenly.

In Fig. 4 is a second variant of the height adjustment shown, in which a continuous adjustment is possible. In this case, two vertically extending slots 7 'and 8' for fixing the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20 are provided in the side rails 5 '. Through the slot 7 ', a clamping screw is passed, which engages the bottom of the bed. By the parallel to the slot 7 'extending slot 8', a further clamping screw is passed, which engages the retaining strip 20. By opening the clamping screws, the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20 along the slot in height can be adjusted. By tightening the clamping screws of the bed base 20 and the retaining strip 20 are fixed to the side rails 5 '. On the opposite side rails 4 'is in each case a slot 6' is provided, on which the opposite side of the bed base can also be secured by a clamping screw.

The first variant, as in Fig. 3 is shown, thus allowing a height adjustment in fixed predetermined levels. In the Fig. 4 illustrated second variant, however, allows a stepless height adjustment.

In Fig. 5 Now another embodiment of the cot according to the invention is shown, which differs from the first embodiment but only in terms of attachment of the flexible side wall 1 to the side rails. The flexible wall 1 has in its side areas tabs 30 which can be placed around the side rails and closed by fastening means 31 to a mounting tunnel. The fastening means 31 are in the in Fig. 5 embodiment shown Velcro fasteners. This design also allows the side attachment tunnel 30 to open again.

As in the first embodiment, in each case two superimposed lateral attachment regions are provided, between which a recess in the region of the bores 7 and 8 or slots 7 'and 8' is arranged.

The lateral attachment tabs have the advantage that for securing the flexible wall 1 to the side rails, the side rails no longer need to be pushed through the attachment tunnel. As a result, the flexible wall 1 "can be secured to the side rail 5", although this is already in communication with the transverse spar 29. For mounting the flexible wall 1, therefore, only the longitudinal bars 9 must be pushed through the upper and lower fastening tunnels of the flexible wall and with the already mounted side rails 5 "and the cross bars 29 'are connected. The lateral connection of the wall 1 is then via the tabs 30th

In Fig. 6 is shown a further embodiment of such a releasable attachment to the side rails, in which a first tab 33 z. B. can be attached via buttons on the flexible wall. This attachment of the first tab 33 is then protected by a second tab 32, which can be folded over the first tab and attached via Velcro fasteners on the wall. In this way it can be prevented that the child can open the connection of the first tab 33 and the fastening tunnel formed thereby.

At the in Fig. 7 shown embodiment, two tabs are also provided, wherein, in contrast to the in Fig. 6 embodiment shown, the first tab 33 has eyelets, which can be suspended in metal connecting elements 34 on the flexible wall 1. This attachment is in turn protected by a second tab 32, which folded over the first tab 33 and the connection areas and z. B. can be fixed via Velcro.

In Fig. 8 is a further embodiment of the present invention is shown, which is characterized by the previously illustrated embodiments by the differently shaped lateral attachment of the flexible wall 1. However, the attachment to the longitudinal beams 9 of the bed frame continues to be as in Fig. 2 shown first embodiment of an upper fastening tunnel 13 and a lower fastening tunnel 14, in which the longitudinal beams 9 are inserted laterally.

For lateral attachment, the flexible wall again has lateral attachment tunnels, which have a recess in the attachment region of the bed base 2 and of the holding element 20 on the side rails, so that the lateral attachment tunnels each have an upper part 51 and a lower part 50. The lateral attachment tunnel can not be opened as in the first embodiment.

For fixing the flexible wall to the side rails 5 '', the side rails 5 "'in the region of the upper part 51 and the lower part 50 of the fastening tunnel each have a vertical slot 41 and 40, through which the fastening tunnel as in Fig. 8C be shown pushed through for mounting. As in Fig. 8D shown, a fuse strip 45 is further provided, which is then pushed from below through the lower part 50 and in the upper part 51 of the Befestigungsstunnel. The upper part 51 is closed at the top, so that the fuse strips 45 hold the flexible wall in the height direction. The fuse strips are then screwed through holes 46 on the fuse strips 45 and holes 47 on the side rails 5 "'with these.

For the in Fig. 8F shown height adjustment of the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20, the fuse strips 45, however, must be removed again, so that the mounting area with the holes 7 and 8 is accessible again. Alternatively, two separate securing strips for the upper part 50 and the lower part 51 of the fastening tunnel could be provided for each side, which leave the mounting area for the bed base 2 and the retaining strip 20 in the assembled state.

The present invention represents a significant improvement in the utility of a cot. The cot can for example be rectangular and have one of the cot dimensions 60x120 cm or 70x140 cm. In order to the child can sleep in this bed up to an age of at least two years and is protected by the inventive design safely against falling out.

At least one side of the bed, in particular its longitudinal side, is formed by the flexible wall 1, which z. B. can be performed as Stoffeinhang. The flexible wall is fastened at the top and bottom of the struts of the bed frame and guided at the level of the bed base between the bed base and a retaining strip, so that the child can not slip in between the bed base and the flexible wall.

The flexible wall has a closable opening through which the child can be taken out of bed laterally. When the opening is closed, the cot can be used as a normal, free-standing bed.

The bed can also be provided as an extra bed next to the parents' bed. In this case, fastening means are provided with which the cot can be fixed to the parent bed. As fasteners are in the embodiment on the retaining strip z. B. arranged in the two end portions hooks 25, which are adjustable in length. These hooks can be used to fix the bed to the parents' bed.

The opening allows a lateral removal of the child, without the need for the entire flexible wall should be removed. Rather, this only the zipper, with which the opening can be closed, must be opened.

So the child can be easily brought into the parents' bed at night when needed, without them having to get up. On the other hand, if the child sleeps in the cot, the opening can be closed, preventing the child from accidentally crawling into the parent's bed or falling out of bed.

Here, a simple height adjustment is given by a corresponding arrangement of bed base and retaining strip on the bed frame.

The bed allows a more than triple or continuous height adjustment of the bed base. To ensure the safety of the bed, the retaining strip is in each case arranged at the same height as the bed base on the bed frame.

Claims (14)

1. A crib having a bed base (2) and a peripheral wall which prevents the child from falling out of the bed, wherein the peripheral wall comprises a wall (1) of a flexible material, in particular of a fabric, in at least one section, wherein the flexible wall is held at the bed base by a holding element (20), and wherein the flexible wall is led through a slit between the bed base and the holding element and is thus held at the bed base from the outside by the holding element.
2. A crib in accordance with claim 1, wherein the flexible wall has a closable opening (10) which allows a removal of the child from the side.
3. A crib in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the bed base (2) and/or the holding element (20) are vertically adjustable.
4. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding element is formed by a horizontally extending rail.
5. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the flexible wall (1) is connected or connectable to the bed frame in a lower fastening region and in an upper fastening region, and wherein the holding element (20) is arranged between the upper fastening region and the lower fastening region.
6. A crib in accordance with claim 5; wherein the wall (1) has a fastening tunnel (13, 14) in the upper fastening region and/or lower fastening region through which fastening tunnel a horizontally extending rail of the bed frame is led, wherein the fastening tunnel (13, 14) can advantageously not be opened and is in particular formed by folding over and a firm connection of the flexible wall.
7. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims, having fastening means (25), in particular having hooks (25), for fastening the crib to a parental bed, wherein the fastening means are or can be advantageously arranged at the holding element.
8. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims 2-7, wherein the closable opening (10) in the wall is formed by a flap-like section of the flexible material which can advantageously be flipped open downwardly.
9. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims 2-8, wherein the closable opening (10) in the flexible wall can only be opened from the outside.
10. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims 2 - 9, wherein the closable opening (10) can be closed via a zip (11) which can be closed and opened via two sliders.
11. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims 2-10, wherein the closable opening can be closed via a zip, and wherein the wall has a tab (18) by which a closing region of the zip can be covered.
12. A crib in accordance with claim 11, wherein the tab which can be folded over a closing region of the zip can be fixed in this position via releasable connection means, in particular via a hook and loop fastener, at the wall.
13. A crib in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the wall (1) is connected or connectable to the bed frame in a left hand fastening region and in a right hand fastening region, wherein the wall advantageously has a fastening tunnel (15, 16) in the left hand fastening region and/or in the right hand region, through which fastening tunnel a vertically extending rail of the bed frame is led, wherein the fastening tunnel can advantageously be opened and closed and is formed in particular by folding over and by a releasable connection of the wall.
14. A crib in accordance with claim 13, wherein the left hand fastening region and the right hand fastening region have a cut-out which allows a vertical adjustment of the bed base and of the holding element.

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