Patent ID: 8209798

Claim:
A crib comprising: a base and a plurality of sides containing flexible and breathable material, at least one of the sides being flexible and vertically retractable, the vertically retractable side including first and second edges, the first edge being continuously captured within a first track and the second edge being continuously captured within a second track, the first and second tracks curving under the base whereby the vertically retractable side is partially under the base when it is fully retracted, a mattress supported by the base, and a plurality of outer rigid panels affixed around the perimeter of the crib that extend upwardly to just below the top of the mattress, whereby the flexible and breathable material of the sides abuts the top of the mattress around its perimeter such that there are no gaps existing between the mattress and the plurality of sides into which a baby could fall or become trapped, and such that there are no hard surfaces existing along the sides of the mattress with which a baby could come into contact.