Patent ID: 7415739

Claim:
A co-sleeper for positioning adjacent a parental bed, said co-sleeper comprising: a frame, said frame having a rear upper rail and first and second upper side rails, said rear upper rail and said first and second upper side rails being disposed substantially horizontally, said frame further comprising front vertical rails and rear vertical rails, said front vertical rails and said rear vertical rails supporting said rear upper rail and said first and second upper side rails at a first height, said first height being greater than the top surface of a parental bed to which said co-sleeper has been positioned adjacent; an enclosure, said enclosure having an open top, a surrounding wall and a floor, said floor having an upper surface and a lower surface, said enclosure having an open top, a surrounding wall, and a floor, said surrounding wall comprising a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, said front wall having a front wall height, said first side wall and said second side wall having a side wall height, said second side wall having a second side wall height, and said rear wall having a rear wall height; wherein said front wall height is less than said first side wall height and said second side wall height; a mattress pad, said mattress pad being sized and shaped to fit slidably within the enclosure, said mattress pad having a water resistant covering; a floor support, said floor support supporting said mattress pad at a second height, said second height being lower than the top surface of a parental bed to which said co-sleeper has been positioned adjacent; and a frame retention member, said frame retention member retaining said frame adjacent the side of a parental bed.