Patent ID: 7827631
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
1. A baby crib comprising; a frame movably supported by posts; a mattress supported on the frame, the frame being adjustably movable to intermediate positions between a raised position and a lowered position; a protective enclosure surrounding the frame and mattress, having at least one portion adjustably movable to intermediate positions between a raised position and a lowered position; a first elevation mechanism for adjustably moving the frame between the lowered position and the raised position, and a second elevation mechanism for adjustably moving the enclosure portion between the raised position and the lowered position; a controller responsive to a user's inputs to selectively activate the first elevation mechanism and the second elevation mechanism simultaneously for moving the frame with the mattress upwardly or downwardly and the movable enclosure portion in a direction opposite thereto to positions selected by the user between their respective raised and lowered positions thereby to ease placement into or removal of a baby from the crib when the mattress is in a raised position with the enclosure portion in a lowered position, and then to return the mattress to the lowered position and the enclosure portion to the raised position after the baby is placed in the crib.