BED ENCLOSURE

• US 20090025766A1
• Filed: 06/02/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TIDI Products LLC (TIDI Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: JT Posey Company (TIDI Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Kline, Charles R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,905,242 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 135/96
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/08 Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable sidewalls for children's beds A47D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 10/005 Isolators, i.e. enclosures generally comprising flexible walls for maintaining a germ-free environment
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0526 Restraining enclosures side-rails A61G7/0507; enclosures for maintaining a germ-free environment A61G10/005; restraining device for the body or for body parts A61F5/37

Abstract

A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover for preventing access to a mattress from the interior of the tent.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A structure supported by a frame for restricting egress from a bed comprising:

a) a tent comprising opposed side walls, opposed end walls, an open bottom, wherein each wall of the tent has a lower edge on the bottom; and

b) a mattress cover with an upper edge, wherein the lower edge of each wall of the tent is removably connected to the upper edge of the mattress cover along the length of the lower edge of each wall, the mattress cover having a side wall with a closeable opening outside the tent that permits removal and insertion of the mattress.

17. The structure of claim 16 wherein the lower edge of at least one wall of the tent is removably connected with one half of a first mated zipper connector to the upper edge of the mattress cover with the other half of a first mated zipper connector.

18. The structure of claim 17 wherein the closeable opening comprises a second mated zipper connector.

19. The structure of claim 24 further comprising a third mated zipper connector between material covering the upper support bar and the tent, and a fourth pair of mated zipper connectors and fifth pair of mated zipper connectors between material covering the upright end members and adjoining material on the side walls and end walls of the tent.

24. The structure of claim 16, wherein the frame comprises:

i) first and second opposed upright end members; and

ii) an upper support bar extending between and connected to the upright end members.

25. The structure of claim 24, wherein the upper support bar comprises telescoping bars.

26. The structure of claim 16, wherein the walls of the tent comprise panels that allow access to the interior of the tent.

20-23. -23. (canceled)