Patent ID: 6957455

Claim:
A safety bumper for use with a child's bed, the safety bumper being receivable by, and placeable on a mattress having an upper surface, an underside surface, first and second opposed side surface and first and second opposed end surfaces, the safety bumper comprising a fitted mattress engaging portion; an elastic member, and a bumper portion, (1) the mattress engaging portion including: (a) a ring-like underside surface engaging portion for engaging the underside surface of the mattress, the mattress engaging portion defining an opening; and (b) an endless side surface engaging portion for engaging each of the first and second opposed side surfaces and the first and second opposed end surfaces; and (2) the elastic member being capable of extending chordally along the underside surface of the mattress between a pair of opposed points of the mattress engaging portion; and (3) the bumper portion comprising an endless ring capable of being disposed adjacent to the first and second opposed side surfaces and the first and second end surfaces, the safety bumper being configured for extending in planes generally coplanar with the first and second opposed side surfaces and the first and second end surfaces, above the upper side surface of the mattress, the bumper portion including a generally horozontally extending divider for defining at least two pockets for containing a cushioning material, the at least two pockets being configured for providing a substantially endless upstanding cushioning bumper.