Patent ID: 6938286
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A47D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheel chair accessible crib permitting access by a wheel chair bound care giver, the wheel chair having a conventional maximum width and seat height, said crib comprising a) at least two end supports spaced by a width greater than the maximum width of the wheel chair; b) a central bed extending between said at least two end supports, said central bed portion having a lowermost extent which exceeds the seat height of the wheel chair by an amount sufficient to accommodate a lap of the care giver; c) two side frame members for restraining an infant; d) at least one of said side frame members having a pair of bi-fold access doors which pivotally retract out of the way in opposite lateral directions in a manner to permit said wheel chair bound care giver to access the infant without interfering with the approach of the wheel chair; e) latch means securing said pair of bi-fold doors, said latch means including first and second vertically aligned, independently operated pivoting latches wherein each said latch comprises a first portion mounted along a lateral edge of a first bi-fold door and a second portion mounted along an end surface of a second bi-fold door, each said second portion forming a slot, each said first portion having a tang which fit in said slot in said second portion.