CRIB SAFETY SHEET/BLANKET
A crib safety sheet and separable blanket with a sheet portion for selectively removing at least the blanket from the sheet, when the sheet is attached to a sleep surface. The separable blanket defining at least two edges for wrapping the blanket about an infant. The blanket may be removed from the sheet by separating the blanket, or by separating a sheet material portion attached to the blanket, from the sheet covering the sleep surface.
1 . A combination safety sheet and blanket for infants, comprising:
at least one mating fastener pair, said pair includes a first portion and a second portion;
a sheet designed and configured to be secured to a sleep surface, said sheet having at least a top surface and a bottom surface;
said first portion of said fastener pair being attached to at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said sheet;
a sheet material portion having a top surface and a bottom surface;
said second portion of said fastener pair being attached to at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said sheet material portion;
a blanket having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least two edges, said blanket being attached to the top surface of said sheet material portion;
wherein said blanket, attached to said sheet material portion, being removably attached to said sheet by said first and second portions of each of said at least one mating fastener pair;
whereby said at least two edges are overlapped so that said blanket may be wrapped about an infant in order to retain the infant in a supine position while sleeping.
2 . The combination safety sheet and blanket for infants as in claim 1 , wherein said sheet defines a opening therein;
whereby said sheet material portion being disposed so as to extend through said opening, so that the at least one mating fastener pair secures the top surface of the sheet material member to the bottom surface of said sheet, and said blanket being disposed on the top surface of the sheet.
3 . The combination safety sheet and blanket for infants as in claim 1 , wherein said sheet defines a opening therein;
whereby said sheet material portion being disposed on the top surface of the sheet, so that the at least one mating fastener pair secures the bottom surface of said sheet material member to said top surface of said sheet, and said blanket being disposed on the top surface of the sheet material portion.
4 . The combination safety sheet and blanket according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include hook and loop fastening members, respectively.
5 . The combination safety sheet and blanket according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include button and buttonhole, respectively.
6 . The combination safety sheet and blanket according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include first and second snap fastener members, respectively.
7 . The combination safety sheet and blanket according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include a grommet and resilient grommet pin, respectively.
8 . The combination safety sheet and blanket for infants as in claim 1 , wherein said sheet comprises a fitted sheet having a top surface, bottom surface, a first side and an opposing second side, and two opposing ends, and wherein said means for attaching comprises:
a pair of pockets defined by the opposing ends of said fitted sheet, the pockets being adapted for snugly fitting about opposing ends of a mattress;
a plurality of straps, each strap having a first end fixedly attached to the first side of said fitted sheet and having a second end;
strap fastening means for removably attaching the second end of each said strap to the second side of said fitted sheet, said strap fastening means comprises mating strips of hook and loop fastening material disposed on the second side of said fitted sheet and the first end of each said strap;
whereby said fitted sheet may be secured to a mattress and the left and right sides of said blanket may be wrapped about an infant and secured by said blanket fastening means in order to retain the infant in a supine position while sleeping.
9 . The combination safety sheet and blanket according to claim 8 , wherein said straps are made from an elastic material.
10 . The combination safety sheet and blanket of claim 1 , wherein said sheet and said blanket are made of materials selected from the group consisting of cotton, wool, polyester, silk and nylon.
11 . The combination safety sheet and blanket of claim 1 , wherein said sheet defining a case having at least one opening for receiving a sleeping surface therein;
wherein said top surface of said sheet being an outside surface of said case, and said bottom surface of said sheet being an inside surface of said case.
12 . A combination safety sheet and separable blanket for infants, comprising:
at least one mating fastener pair, said pair includes a first portion and a second portion;
a sheet designed and configured to be secured to a sleep surface, said sheet having a first surface and a second surface;
said first portion of said fastener pair being attached to at least one of said first surface and said second surface of said sheet;
a blanket having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least two edges;
said second portion of said fastener pair being attached to said bottom surface and said second surface of said sheet;
wherein said blanket being removably attached to said sheet by said first and second portions of each of said at least one mating fastener pair;
whereby said at least two edges are overlapped so that said blanket may be wrapped about an infant in order to retain the infant in a supine position while sleeping.
13 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket according to claim 12 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include hook and loop fastening members, respectively.
14 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket according to claim 13 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include button and buttonhole, respectively.
15 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket according to claim 12 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include first and second snap fastener members, respectively.
16 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket according to claim 12 , wherein said first and second portions of each at least one said mating pair of fasteners selectively include a grommet and resilient grommet pin, respectively.
17 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket of claim 12 , wherein said sheet further includes a flat sheet having two opposing ends;
end attaching means for attaching one said opposing end to the other said opposing end;
a plurality of apertures disposed in said flat sheet; and
a plurality of straps looped through said apertures;
wherein said end attaching means comprises mating strips of hook and loop fastening material attached to the opposing ends of said flat sheet.
18 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket of claim 12 , wherein said sheet further includes a flat sheet having two opposing ends, and having a plurality of hook and loop material pieces disposed along the opposing ends of said flat sheet;
said means for attaching includes a plurality of straps adapted for wrapping around a sleeping surface, each strap having a top surface, bottom surface and two opposing ends, at least one of the ends of each said strap having a strip of hook and loop material attached thereto for releasable attachment to said flat sheet;
a plurality of rings disposed along the opposing edges of said sheet; and
a flat spacer, each said strap being attached to or threaded through said spacer.
19 . The combination safety sheet and separable blanket of claim 12 , wherein said sheet defining a case adapted for receiving a sleeping surface;
wherein said top surface of said sheet being an outside surface of said case, and said bottom surface of said sheet being an inside surface of said case. wherein said sheet defining a case adapted for receiving a sleeping surface;
wherein said top surface of said sheet being an outside surface of said case, and said bottom surface of said sheet being an inside surface of said case.