Baby pod

A baby pod is a hollowed-out circular shaped structure used to house new-born infants up to a year and a half age babies and other essential features associated with infant-to-toddler care in its interior shell. The outer and inner surface of the baby pod is smooth leaving the surface without any crevices to the outer shell or inner walls. The baby mattress is located in the cavity of a mattress box located at the bottom-center of the baby pod's interior. Baby pod has an outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom to provide a secure and sturdy foundation to minimize unwanted sliding and movement and avoid tip overs. Towards the back of the baby pod just above the head of the baby mattress is a 180 degree-view viewing window. Towards the front of the baby pod just above the foot of the baby mattress is a huge entry opening that will allow for entry of an infant-to-toddler to be placed on the baby mattress. Starting from the top-center of the baby pod going towards the back in the direction of the 180 degree-view viewing window, is a ceiling window.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

To my knowledge there are no existing provisional or non-provisional co-pending patents that this existing patent application can claim the benefit of priority.

BACKGROUND

Baby pod is an alternative sleeping platform for infants up to one and a half age babies.

The present invention relates to baby cribs and bassinets.

For many years infants and toddlers have been traditionally placed in a crib to keep them safe from rolling and falling out while they are sleeping. Cribs, Ref. (US 2013/0000037 A1, Tabbia), also provide an enclosed play area to put infants and toddlers in when parents have their attentions turned away.

unfortunately, baby cribs have also been at the center of many incidents involving infant injuries and deaths according to Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), “Statistical Data on Crib-Related Deaths Report.”

Baby pod is utilized as a sleeping platform for infants up to toddler age babies. The only similarity baby pod has to the traditional baby crib is the baby mattress. Because of baby pod's unique hollowed-out smooth circular-structure shape, it does not have the parts and components Ref. (US 2012/0137429 A1, Aaron), and the defects and potential hazards that are associated with the traditional baby crib.

keeping in mind the defects and potential hazards of the traditional baby crib, when drafting this present invention, safety was not the only philosophical concern. Replacing the “squared prison cell-like shape” of the traditional baby crib to an circular shape is not only ideal for aesthetic pleasure but also for the environmental energy-flow of the infants and toddlers.

SUMMARY

The present application describes a baby pod. In one embodiment, the baby pod includes a hollowed-out circular structure with an outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base of the baby pod, a mattress box located at the bottom-center; a back lower panel located at the head of the mattress box and a front lower panel located at the foot of the mattress box; arching side walls located on both the right and left side of the mattress box; a baby mattress located in the cavity of the mattress box; a 180 degree-view viewing window is located above the back lower panel; a ceiling window located just above the 180 degree-view viewing window atop of the hollowed-out circular structure; a huge entry opening starting at the top-center of the hollowed-out circular structure making its way all the way from the sides to the front of the hollowed-out circular structure.

Because of baby pod's unique hollowed-out smooth circular structure it does not have the defects and potential hazards of the traditional squared-shaped baby cribs. It is one single structure without parts needed to be attached to the structure; no bars or cross-sections that may create potential hazards to life or limb of infants and toddlers associated with traditional baby cribs.

The unique hollowed-out smooth circular structure of baby pod gives the parents, infant and toddler an aesthetic appeal, one that is not provided by the “squared prison cell-like shape” traditional baby cribs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT

Turning now to figures,FIG. 1is a perspective view of a baby pod10; Included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base30; a mattress box50located at the bottom-center interior, and a baby mattress40located in the cavity of the mattress box50; a back lower panel90connected to the head of the mattress box50and rises up to connect to the back portion of the 180 degree-view viewing window20; a arching left side wall80connects to the mattress box and rises up to support the left side portion of the 180 degree-view viewing window pane20and encompass the left side portion of the huge entry opening70; a huge entry opening70; a 180 degree-view viewing window20located at the back, and a ceiling window60located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures,FIG. 2is a side profile view of a baby pod10; Included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base30, an exterior arching right side wall80rising up to support the right side portion of the huge entry opening70; a side-view of the huge entry opening70; a right-side view of the 180 degree-view viewing window20located at the back, and a right-side view of the ceiling window60located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures,FIG. 3is a transparent side profile view of a baby pod10; Included is a mattress box50located in the bottom-center interior and a baby mattress40located in the cavity of the mattress box50; a back lower panel90connected at the head of the mattress box50; a front lower panel100connected to the foot of the mattress box50; a right-side view of 180 degree-view viewing window20, and a right-side view of the ceiling window60located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures,FIG. 4is a back view of a baby pod10; included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base30; a view of the font lower panel100from the back of the baby pod; a back view of the 180 degree-view viewing window20from the exterior of the baby pod, and a back view of the ceiling window60from the exterior of the baby pod.

Turning now to figure,FIG. 5is a front view of a baby pod10; Included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base30; a frontal view of the huge entry opening70; a front view of the 180 degree-view viewing window20from the interior of the baby pod; and a slight front view of the ceiling window60from the interior of the baby pod.

Turning now to figures,FIG. 6is a transparent top/aerial view of a baby pod10; Included is a view of the baby mattress40from the interior of the “Baby Pod;” a partial top/aerial view of the right and left arching side walls80; a top/aerial view of the huge entry opening70; a top/aerial view of the 180 degree-view viewing window20; and a top/aerial view of the ceiling window60.

Because of baby pod's unique singular hollowed-out circular structure, it does not require tools to assemble. An ideal way of going about manufacturing a baby pod will take multiple steps to complete. First step would be to utilize baby pod's patent illustrations and computer-aided design (CAD) software to assist in rendering an accurate and technical 3 dimensional (3-D) drawing (blueprint) of a baby pod.

Once an accurate and technical 3-D drawing (blueprint) of a baby pod is attained for mechanical engineering the second step can be accomplished in two methods. The 1stmethod is utilizing 3-D printing/additive manufacturing to make a 3-D solid structure of the baby pod using the 3-D drawings (blueprint) and a technique called additive process, where successive layers of materials are laid down in different shapes. Depending on what 3-D printing machine is used, material or binding material is deposited on the build bed or platform of the machine until material/binder layering is complete and the final 3-D structure has been printed.

The 2ndmethod and a more conventional way, would be a mold/moulding process, where the manufacturing of a baby pod is accomplished by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern.

The third step would be concerning the manufacturing of the 180 degree-view viewing window20, and the ceiling window60of a baby pod. Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), popularly known as Plexiglas, is an excellent choices given the desired safety for the infants and toddlers and the potential hazards of using glass. Plexiglas is a transparent thermoplastic, often used as a lightweight and shatter-resistant alternative to glass.

The fourth step would be acquiring the actual raw material components that will make up the hollowed-out circular shape structure of a baby pod10.

The fifth step would be acquiring a standard size baby mattress40that fits the measurement and depth of the baby pod's mattress box50.