US2563501A

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Publication number: US2563501A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1951-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 1968-08-07

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Aug. 7, 1951 M. sPERLlNG INFANT'S SLEEPING ACCESSORY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 17, 1947 adaooooo INVENTOR .Map/ws SPE/w. /NG

BY r z M ATTORNEYS Aug. 7, 1951 M. SPERLING INEANT'S SLEEPING ACCESSORY Filed Jan 17, 1947 2 Shee'cs-Sheell 2 i l2.. 1:1121. i 4 :i EN a lNvENToR MoH/ws SPERMA/6 ATTORNEYS Patented ug. 7, T951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC Application January 17, 1947, Serial No. 722,695

(Cl. 12S-134) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to infants sleeping accessories, and more particularly to such an accessory which is adjustable for growth of the child.

Sleeping accessories which may be used on a childs crib or bed for confining the child and keeping it covered, are already known. The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve such sleeping accessories. Some objects of the present invention, in common with other known sleeping accessories, are to keep the child covered during sleep; to eliminate danger of the child rolling off the bed when an open bed is used; and to prevent wetting of the mattress. A more particular object is to provide for changing the dimension of the accessory to accommodate growth of the child from birth to an age of several years.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing general objects and other more speciiic objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the sleeping accessory elements and their rela.- tion one to the other as arehereinafter more particularly described in the following specification. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspectiveview showing the accessory in use;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the pocket or bag portion of the accessory at minimum length; i

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the pocket at medium length; Y

Fig. 4 is a similar View showing the addition of a panel to provide a pocket of maximum length;

Fig. 5` is a fragmentary transverse section drawn to enlarged scale in the plane of the line 5--5 of Fig. 3; L

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line 6--6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 'I is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line T-'I of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section taken approximately in the plane of the line 88 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of an edge of the bag portion 'of the accessory drawn to smaller scale. showing one arrangement of the snap fasteners;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10, and shows the relation of the snap fasteners when the pocket is of minimum dimensiones shown in Figs. 2 and 6; and

Figs. 12, 13 and 14 areschematic views drawn to greatly reduced scale and explanatory of a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, and in particular to Figs. 1 and 2, the sleeping accessory comprises a base sheet I2 dimensioned to substantially cover the mattress I4 of a'childs crib I6. There are tapes'l for fastening the base sheet I2 in position. There is also a bag generally designated 2|! secured to the base sheet I2. This bagi is made up of a second sheet 22 one end portion 24 of which is secured to the base sheet at a point displaced inwardly somewhat from the end of the base sheet. The remaining edges of the second sheet 22 are free of the base sheet, the side edges being provided with fasteners 26 whereby the free end portion 28 of the second sheet may be folded over the secured end portion 24 with the side edges held together by the fasteners 26 in order to provide a pocket which is open at the top, and closed at the sides and bottom.

In the preferred arrangement shown, the tapes I8 are located at the corners of the base sheet, and may in turn be connected to the corner posts of the crib. The second sheet 22 is long'but preferably narrower than the base sheet I2'. The fasteners 26 may be snap fasteners of standard type. Either the base sheet I2, or the second sheet 22, or both, may be made of water-proof material. Any of the modern transparent webs of synthetic plastic material may be employed, but in such cases the edges are preferably piped with a fabric piping, indicated at 30 for sheet I2, and at 32 for sheet 22. The sheets may also be woven fabric sheets suitably processed to water-proof the same.

If desired, the sheet 22 may be made up of a main center portion 34 and two narrow side .portions 36, the side portions being secured to the center portion by means of piping 38 so arranged as to facilitate a vertical expansion of the bag portion as is best shown in Fig. 5. This, in addition `to the fact'that the second sheet is prferably secured to the first sheet along only the top edge, avoids unduly confining the baby.

I n accordance with the present invention, the side edges of the bag portion are provided with additional fasteners such that a .part of the top of the bag may be folded downwardly and secured in folded-down position, as is shown at 40 in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. This provides a pocket of minimum length for a small or newborn infant. The section of Fig. 6 shows how the upper portion` 4U .is reversibly folded to shorten the pocket. This is useful whenever the desiredlength of pocket is less than half the length of the second sheet.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, which show the second sheet opened out flat, it will 'be seen that K ll the said fasteners are shown interengaged.

In Fig. 9 these fasteners face upwardly.

As the child grows and it is desired to provide a pocket of medium length, it is merely necessary to unfasten the

snap fasteners

44, 46 and to put into use the remaining` ones of the normal fasteners, or more specifically, the male fasteners 52 and the female fasteners 54.

As the child grows still,` further, it may be desired to still further lengthen the pocket. ,Ref ferring -to Figs. 7 and 8, for this purpose the up. per` edge, 69 of the pocket is dropped from the positionY shown in Fig. 7 to the position s hown inA Fig. 8, andan extra panel G2 is added to complete the pocket. By dropping the edge 69 as shown, the bottom end or fold 64 of the pocket is lowered substantially. vDue to space limitations on the drawings, this drop is only partly indicatedin Fig. 8. However, by comparing Figs. Y

3 and 1, it will be seen that the bottom end or fold 34 of the pocket h as been dropped a Ysubstantial distance, making room for the addition ofthe panel 52.

Reverting to Figs. 9 and l0, it may be explained that the male fasteners 66 are extra fasteners provided between some ofthe regular female fasteners. When the female fasteners near the free end of Ythe sheetV are employed with the lextra male fasteners Se, the edge 50 of the sheet 22 is brought down to the desired lowV point. Referring now to Fig. 4, the panel 92 has, female fasteners 6:8 at its side edges which may be used ywith the regular vmale fasteners of the portion of sheete that is used as the lower half of the pocket. If desired, a few extra fasteners 70 may befprovidedat the bottom edge of the panel 62 indicated. It is reversely folded for a substanr tial distance, as shown at S9 and 8,2 in Fig. 1,2, for a pocket of minimum length. For a pocket of medium length it is folded at 80 and 84 as shown in Fig. 13, and for a pocketof maximum lngth it is folded at 86, as shown in Fig. 14. The side edges are, of course, provided with fasteners appropriate to establish at least the three main lengths of pocket shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, and if desired, additional intermediate lengths.

The `attachment of the top edge of the upper sheet or pocket to the lower sheet may be releasable, as bythe use of a row of snap fasteners, instead of bythe use of the permanent stitching shown. This is desirable when using widely different materials for4 the base sheet and for the pocket. For example, one may use a wateren-roof and washable material for the pocket, and an expensive silk material for the base sheet. Y

It will be understood that the infant may be and ordinarily will be wrapped in appropriate blankets or covers, inside the pocket of the accessory.

It is believed that the construction and method of use of my improved infants sleeping accessory, as wel] as the'advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will also be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in several preferred forms, changes may be made in the structures shown without departing from the spirit of the invention, as sought to lbe del-ined in the following claims.

I claim:

l. An infants sleeping accessory comprising a base sheet for use on a crib mattress, means on the base sheet'for fastening the sheet in position, and a bag secured to the'base sheet, said bag comprising a second sheet having its upper edge secured nearan upper edge of the base sheet, fastening means on the upper surface of' the second sheet adjacent the side edges thereof whereby the free end portion of the second sheet may be folded over with the side edges held together' by the fastening means in order to provide a pocket `of desired length which is open at the top and closed at the sides, and-fastening means on the lower surface of the second sheet adjacent the sid-e edges thereof whereby a part of the upwardly folded portion of the second sheet may be reversely folded downwardly and secured-in folded-down position when the desired length of pocket is less than half the length of the second sheet. f

e 2. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim 1, in which the second sheet is narrower and longer than the base sheet.

3. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim l, in which the second sheet is attached to the base sheet solely at the upper edge of the base sheet.

4. An infants sleeping accessory as defined in claim 1, inwhich the second sheet is made up of a main center portion and two narrow side portions, said side portions being secured tp said center portion by hems which tend to dispose ythe side portions inwardly, but said side Vportions. ,being bent'out'wardly, whereby the parts are so arranged as to facilitate a vertical expansion of the bag portion,

MORRIS SVPEIRLING.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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