Integral polyethylene rotation molded children's cot

• US 5,303,438 A
• Filed: 02/23/1993
• Issued: 04/19/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leon Walker
• Original Assignee: Leon Walker
• Inventors: Walker, Leon
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US08/024,747
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 5/8, 5/110, 5/308, 5/400, 5/652, 5/655, 4/530, 4/584, 4/585, 4/589, 4/593
• US Class Current: 5/652
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/008 in beds, play-pens or cradles
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 7/00 Children's beds

Abstract

A strong, lightweight, one-piece rotation molded children'"'"'s cot having a base, four side walls, and a cot surface. The cot surface contains grooves which serve to collect liquid waste from a child'"'"'s bed-wetting accident, so as to sanitarily separate the child from the waste. The cot also is provided with a storage compartment as well as hand grips for easy moving and cleaning. The cots may be stacked for storage.

Claims

1. A one piece children'"'"'s cot comprising:

a base;

a surface parallel to the base and supported above the base;

four side walls forming a substantially rectangular structure having rounded corners with flared supports; and

said surface containing at least one groove.

2. The cot of claim 1, wherein said four side walls are defined as having an exterior face, an interior face, and a top surface.

3. The cot of claim 2, wherein said top surface is flat so as to allow for stacking.

4. The cot of claim 1, wherein said side walls extend higher than said surface, thereby defining a shallow recess.

5. The cot of claim 1, wherein one of said flared supports breaks away from said side walls to form a storage compartment.

6. The cot of claim 1, wherein a plurality of hand grips are provided in said side walls.

7. The cot of claim 1, wherein said cot is constructed from polyethylene plastic.

8. The cot of claim 1, wherein said cot is rotation molded.

9. A one piece children'"'"'s cot comprising:

a planar base;

four side walls extending up from said base defining a substantially rectangular structure having rounded corners, said side walls having an exterior face, an interior face, and a flat top surface;

a planar surface supported parallel to said base by said side walls; and

means for collecting liquid in said planar surface.

10. The cot of claim 9, wherein said means for collecting liquid is a plurality of grooves.

11. The cot of claim 10, wherein said side walls are further defined by flared supports at said corners, said flared supports slope downward and outward to said base.

12. The cot of claim 9, wherein said cot is rotation molded from polyethylene plastic.

13. The cot of claim 9, wherein said side walls extend higher than said planar surface so as to define a shallow recess capable of receiving accessories.

14. The cot of claim 9, wherein a storage compartment is formed in one of said flared supports, said compartment and two of said side walls containing hand grips.

15. A one piece children'"'"'s cot comprising:

a planar base;

two parallel longitudinal side walls;

two short side walls;

a planar cot surface supported by said side walls;

said longitudinal side walls connect to said short side walls at rounded corners to form a substantially rectangular shape, said side walls defined by an exterior face, an interior face, and a flat top surface, said side walls extending higher than said cot surface thereby forming a shallow recess, said side walls further defined by flared supports at said corners;

a plurality of grooves deposed in said cot surface to collect liquid from a child'"'"'s bed-wetting accident, so as to sanitarily separate the liquid from the child and to provide strength to said planar cot surface;

a storage compartment formed in one of said flared supports; and

hand grips formed in said storage compartment and said longitudinal sides.

16. The cot of claim 15, wherein said cot is rotation molded from polyethylene plastic.