Pediatric crib

Claim 2

A crib which comprises in combination: a. a mattress support means; b. upright safety end and side wall elements to define a peripheral restraining safety crib wall about the support means, at least one of such wall members adjustably movable between one closed upright position and another open lower position to permit access to the crib area; c. a vertical frame member at each end of the crib; d. a security top support means; and e. a first and second security top element hingedly secured to the support means, the security top elements defining in combination in a closed position an enclosure about the top of the crib when the safety end and side walls are in a closed upright position, the security top elements secured to the support means, whereby the security top elements are adapted to be positioned in a closed restraining position which encloses the top portion of the crib in a closed relationship with the end and side wall elements and about the end and wall elements and selectively to an open position when the top security elements are hingedly movable outwardly and upwardly from the central support means to an open raised position to provide access to the crib area.

Claim 3

The crib of claim 1 wherein the security top elements are composed of a transparent plastic material.

Claim 4

The crib of claim 1 wherein the security top elements comprise in the closed position a box-like enclosure of transparent panels on a frame support.

Claim 5

The crib of claim 1 wherein the support means includes a central frame support extending from one to the other end between the vertical end frame members, and longitudinally across the crib, and includes a spring-balancing means, whereby the spring force aids in the movement of each security top element from the closed to the open position.

Claim 6

The crib of claim 1 which includes locking means to secure the security top elements in a closed position while the end and side safety walls are in a raised upper position, and whereby the security top elements can be placed in the opened raised position only when the safety end and wall elements are placed in the lower open position.

Claim 7

The crib of claim 1 wherein the end and wall safety elements comprise a pair of first and second generally U-shaped elements, each of which comprises a side wall element and one-half of each end element, which first and second elements together enclose the periphery of the crib.

Claim 8

The crib of claim 6 wherein the frame elements at each end include a guide means, and the first and second end and wall elements are adapted selectively to move between the closed upper and lower open positions in combination with the first and second security top elements on the same corresponding side.

Claim 9

The crib of claim 1 which includes release means for the end and side wall elements, whereby the elements may be moved on actuation of the release means from an upper closed to a lower open position.

Claim 10

The crib of claim 1 wherein the mattress support means is hingedly movable at the upper or lower position thereof to adjust the position of the patient in the crib.

Claim 11

The crib of claim 1 which includes a pair of first and second end and wall safety elements, each extending along the one wall and one-half of each end of the crib, and characterized by a plurality of vertical side members secured to bottom and top rail members, and release means to adjust the first and second elements selectively or in combination between upper closed position and a lower closed position, wherein the upper rail member of the safety element is adjacent or below the mattress support means in the lower position.

Claim 12

The crib of claim 1 which includes a pair of first and second end and wall safety U-shaped elements which, in a closed upper position, surround the crib periphery, which release means includes foot pedals at each lower end of the crib, and which are adapted on actuation of the foot pedals at the one lower end of the crib to release the end and wall elements at each end for movement from the closed to a lower open position.

Claim 13

The crib of claim 1 which includes first and second security top elements, each box-like and having frame members with transparent plastic sheet members secured to the frame members to form a box-like enclosure, with the top of the end and wall members in the closed position, each security top element hingedly secured by a pivot mount at each end of the central support means, and with a pair of springs tensioned to provide assistance to the upward movement of the top elements to the open position, and including locking means to secure the security top elements in the closed position so long as the end and wall safety elements are in the raised position.

Claim 14

The crib of claim 1 which includes: a release means at each end of the crib which comprises: i. a foot-actuated pedal adjacent the lower end of the vertical end frame element at each end of the crib, ii. a spring-tensioned actuator rod adapted to be moved vertically by depressing the foot pedal, iii. a cranking element with a protruding locking tab element adapted for pivotable movement on actuation of the actuator rod between a locked and unlocked position, iv. a locking recess adapted to receive the lockiNg tab to place the locking tab and the end and side wall safety elements in a locking upper closed position, and v. a transfer rod means whereby movement of the actuator rod between the locking and unlocking positions rotates the rod and places the release means at the opposite end of the crib in the same locked or unlocked position, whereby the end and wall safety elements may be adjusted from either end of the crib.

Claim 15

A pediatric crib which comprises in combination: a. a mattress support means; b. first and second safety elements, each of which comprises a wall element along the length of the crib and two end elements along one-half of the width of the end of the crib, the first and second safety elements in combination in an upper closed position defining a peripheral restraining safety wall about the crib periphery, and selectively adapted to be placed in a lower open position to permit access to the crib area; c. upright first and second vertical end frame elements, one at each end of the crib; d. a central support frame means extending between the first and second frame elements; e. first and second transparent security top elements hingedly connected to the support means; f. spring means between the support means and each of the security top elements to aid in raising the top elements, the security top elements adapted to be placed in a closed position wherein the elements form a restraining enclosure with the raised upper first and second safety elements, and in an open position in combination with the corresponding lowered open safety element on the same side by upward and outward hinged movement of the security top element about the support means; g. locking means to permit the security top elements to be retained in a closed position until the corresponding safety element is moved to a lower open position; and h. release means for the first and second safety elements to permit the safety elements to move selectively between a locked closed upper position and an unlocked lower open position, the release means adapted to be actuated at one end of the crib for each safety element to the locked and unlocked positions.

Claim 16

A pediatric crib which comprises in combination: a. a mattress support means; b. first and second safety elements, each of which comprises a wall element along the length of the crib and two end elements along one-half of the width of the end of the crib, the first and second safety elements in combination in an upper closed position defining a peripheral restraining safety wall about the crib periphery, and selectively adapted to be placed in a lower open position to permit access to the crib area; c. upright first and second vertical end frame elements, one at each end of the crib; d. a central support frame means extending between the first and second frame elements; e. first and second transparent security top elements hingedly connected to the support means; f. spring means between the support means and each of the security top elements to aid in raising the top elements, the security top elements adapted to be placed in a closed position wherein the elements form a restraining enclosure with the raised upper first and second safety elements, and in an open position in combination with the corresponding lowered open safety element on the same side by upward and outward hinged movement of the security top element about the support means; g. locking means to permit the security top elements to be retained in a closed position until the corresponding safety element is moved to a lower open position; and h. release means for the first and second safety elements to permit the safety elements to move selectively between a locked closed upper position and an unlocked lower open position, the release means adapted to be actuated at one end of the crib for each safety element to the locked and unlocked positions.

Claim 17

A crib which comprises in combination: a. a mattress support means to define a crib area; b. a pair of first and second upright safety wall elements, each element comprising a side wall extending the length of the crib and first and second adjoining end walls extending about one-half the width of the crib, the safety wall elements in combination in a closed upright position defining a peripheral restraining wall about the crib periphery, and at least one safety wall element adapted to be moved to a lower position to permit access to the crib area; c. a vertical frame member at each end of the crib and positioned intermediate of the ends of each of the safety wall elements; d. means to guide the safety wall elements between the upper and lower positions; and e. release means to permit at least one of the safety wall elements to move between locked closed upper position and an open lower position to permit access to the crib area.

Claim 18

A crib which comprises in combination: a. a mattress support means to define a crib area; b. a pair of first and second upright safety wall elements, each element comprising a side wall extending the length of the crib and first and second adjoining end walls extending about one-half the width of the crib, the safety wall elements in combination in a closed upright position defining a peripheral restraining wall about the crib periphery, and at least one safety wall element adapted to be moved to a lower position to permit access to the crib area; c. a vertical frame member at each end of the crib and positioned intermediate of the ends of each of the safety wall elements; d. means to guide the safety wall elements between the upper and lower positions; and e. release means to permit at least one of the safety wall elements to move between locked closed upper position and an open lower position to permit access to the crib area.

Claim 19

The crib of claim 15 which includes: a. first and second security top elements adapted in a closed position to fit over the crib periphery and to enclose the top of the crib, and at least one adapted to be placed in open position, whereby access to the crib area is provided; and b. means to provide for movement of the first or second, or both, security top elements from a closed to an open position.

Claim 20

A crib which comprises in combination: a. mattress support means to define a crib area; b. upright end and side wall elements which define an upright closed peripheral restraining wall in a closed position about the periphery of the crib area, at least one of which end or side wall members is adapted to be moved between a locked closed position and an open lower position to permit access to the crib area; and c. release mEans to provide for movement of the movable member between the upper closed and lower open positions which comprises: i. a foot-actuated pedal adjacent the lower end of the vertical end frame element at each end of the crib, ii. a spring-tensioned actuator rod adapted to be moved vertically by depressing the foot pedal, iii. a cranking element with a protruding locking tab element adapted for pivotable movement on actuation of the actuator rod between a locked and unlocked position, iv. a locking recess adapted to receive the locking tab to place the locking tab and the end and side wall safety elements in a locking upper closed position, and v. a transfer rod means whereby movement of the actuator rod between the locking and unlocking positions rotates the rod and places the release means at the opposite end of the crib in the same locked or unlocked position, whereby the end and wall safety elements may be adjusted from either end of the crib.

Claim 21

A crib which comprises in combination: a. mattress support means to define a crib area; b. upright end and side wall elements which define an upright closed peripheral restraining wall in a closed position about the periphery of the crib area, at least one of which end or side wall members is adapted to be moved between a locked closed position and an open lower position to permit access to the crib area; and c. release mEans to provide for movement of the movable member between the upper closed and lower open positions which comprises: i. a foot-actuated pedal adjacent the lower end of the vertical end frame element at each end of the crib, ii. a spring-tensioned actuator rod adapted to be moved vertically by depressing the foot pedal, iii. a cranking element with a protruding locking tab element adapted for pivotable movement on actuation of the actuator rod between a locked and unlocked position, iv. a locking recess adapted to receive the locking tab to place the locking tab and the end and side wall safety elements in a locking upper closed position, and v. a transfer rod means whereby movement of the actuator rod between the locking and unlocking positions rotates the rod and places the release means at the opposite end of the crib in the same locked or unlocked position, whereby the end and wall safety elements may be adjusted from either end of the crib.