Combination mattress with a removable baby-carrying piece

• US 7,716,765 B1
• Filed: 04/17/2009
• Issued: 05/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter L. Lakov
• Original Assignee: Peter L. Lakov
• Inventors: Lakov, Peter L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trettel; Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/425,801
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 570/1, 572/2, 572/3, 573/0, 569/4, 565/5
• US Class Current: 5/655
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/083 Baby feeding cushions
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/001 Mattresses
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/008 in beds, play-pens or cradles

Abstract

A combination mattress for putting babies to sleep without disturbing the babies and waking them up includes a platform piece and baby-carrying piece. When the baby-carrying piece is placed in the platform piece, the two form a complete sleeping surface for a baby. When the caregiver needs to put the baby to sleep, the caregiver removes the baby-carrying piece from the platform piece, puts the baby on top of the baby-carrying piece, and cuddles the baby to sleep. When the baby is asleep, the caregiver moves the baby-carrying piece with the baby lying on top of the baby-carrying piece into the platform piece, where the baby continues to sleep. By avoiding touching the baby or creating pressure points with the baby'"'"'s body, the caregiver avoids waking up the baby while transporting the baby to the platform piece.

Claims

1. A combination mattress for babies, comprising:

a platform piece having a top surface, and a recess with a side surface formed from the top surface down; and

a removable baby-carrying piece having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein

the baby-carrying piece is capable of fitting closely in the recess of the platform piece such that the top surface of the platform piece and the top surface of the baby-carrying piece are at a substantially same level; and

the side surface of the baby-carrying piece is slanted at an angle such that the side surface is increasingly smaller in circumference from the top surface to the bottom surface of the baby-carrying piece.

2. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform piece and the baby-carrying piece each comprise a flexible case filled with springs, straws, cottons, downs, feathers, foam rubber, or a combination thereof.

3. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side surface of the baby-carrying piece has a concave portion, for allowing a caregiver to hold the baby-carrying piece closely towards his or her body via the concave portion, and the side surface of the recess of the platform piece has a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion of the baby-carrying piece.

4. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform piece and the baby-carrying piece have a water impenetrable surface.

5. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top surface of the platform piece is formed of a water impenetrable material and the top surface of the baby-carrying piece is formed of a water impenetrable material.

6. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform piece and the baby-carrying piece are each wrapped in a fitted sheet.

7. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the baby-carrying piece comprises a first piece with a recess formed from top down and a removable second piece which is capable of fitting closely in the first piece.

8. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side surface of the recess of the platform piece or the side surface of the baby-carrying piece is contoured in such a way that two opposite gaps are formed between the side surface of the recess and the side surface of the baby-carrying piece, for allowing a caregiver'"'"'s hands to access the side surface or the bottom surface of the baby-carrying piece in order to lift the baby-carrying piece from the recess of the platform piece.

9. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a belt having two ends removably attached to two opposite points, respectively, on the side surface of the baby-carrying piece, for attaching the baby-carrying piece around a caregiver'"'"'s body.

10. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side surface of the recess of the platform piece and the side surface of the baby-carrying piece are smooth with each other, for allowing the baby-carrying piece to easily slide in and out of the recess of the platform piece.

11. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side surface of the recess of the platform piece and the side surface of the baby-carrying piece are coated with polyester.

12. A combination mattress for babies, comprising:

a platform piece having a top surface, and a recess with a side surface formed from the top surface down; and

a removable baby-carrying piece having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein

the baby-carrying piece is capable of fitting closely in the recess of the platform piece such that the top surface of the platform piece and the top surface of the baby-carrying piece are at a substantially same level; and

a firm layer is formed under the baby-carrying piece.

13. A combination mattress for babies, comprising:

a platform piece having a top surface, and a recess with a side surface formed from the top surface down;

a removable baby-carrying piece having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface; and

a strap having one end fixedly attached to the side surface of the baby-carrying piece and another end attachable to an opposite point on the side surface of the baby-carrying piece, for strapping a baby in place on the top surface of the baby-carrying piece, wherein

the baby-carrying piece is capable of fitting closely in the recess of the platform piece such that the top surface of the platform piece and the top surface of the baby-carrying piece are at a substantially same level.

14. A combination mattress for babies, comprising:

a platform piece having a top surface, and a recess with a side surface formed from the top surface down; and

a removable baby-carrying piece having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein

the baby-carrying piece is capable of fitting closely in the recess of the platform piece such that the top surface of the platform piece and the top surface of the baby-carrying piece are at a substantially same level; and

the baby-carrying piece further comprises two flexible flaps extending from the side surface or the top surface of the baby-carrying piece, for allowing a caregiver to lift the baby-carrying piece from the recess of the platform piece via the two flexible flaps.

15. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 14, wherein the two flexible flaps are attachable to the top surface of the platform piece.

16. The combination mattress for babies as claimed in claim 15, where the two flexible flaps are each attachable to the top surface of the platform piece by a hook and loop fastener.

17. A portable sleeping pad for babies, comprising

a pad having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the side surface of the pad has a concave portion, for allowing a caregiver to hold the pad closely towards his or her body via the concave portion of the pad;

a belt having two ends removably attached to two opposite points, respectively, on the side surface of the pad, for attaching the pad around a caregiver'"'"'s body, and

a strap having one end fixedly attached to the side surface of the pad and another end attachable to an opposite point on the side surface of the pad, for strapping a baby in place on the top surface of the pad.