Melissa S Wolf

US Patent:

20110283457, Nov 24, 2011

Filed:

May 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/113836

Inventors:

Ernest Son - Atlanta GA, US
Matthew Rivera - Mableton GA, US
Melissa Wolf - Roswell GA, US
Brandon Burkholder - Atlanta GA, US
James Dorsey - Smyrna GA, US

Assignee:

Graco Children's Products Inc. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

A47D 7/00

US Classification:

5690

Abstract:

A mattress pad assembly for use with a child containment area is disclosed. The mattress pad assembly includes a mattress pad having a plurality of panels each of which is coupled to at least one other panel along a flexible seam, wherein the mattress pad is reconfigurable between a non-planar configuration and a planar configuration defined by the cooperation of the plurality of panels to form a flexible top surface and a substantially rigid bottom surface. The mattress pad assembly further includes a support assembly coupled to the bottom surface of the mattress pad when the mattress pad is in the planar configuration, the support assembly having one or more support connectors coupled to at least two of the plurality of panels, and a brace configured to removably cooperate with the one or more support connectors, wherein the brace is configured to engage each of the plurality of panels to prevent bending along the flexible seam.