Crib and cradle sleep system

Abstract

A bedding assembly for use with a mattress, the assembly including a circumscribing padding sized and shaped to extend from or rest on top of a top perimeter surface of the mattress, the padding having one or more contiguous sections, each section having a vertical outer surface positioned adjacent to sidewalls of the mattress, a horizontal bottom surface adjacent the top surface of the mattress, and an angled surface extending from the outer surface to the bottom surface, and a cover sized and shaped to secure the padding sections together in a shape that circumscribes a central portion of the mattress, and a fitted sheet sized and shaped to hold the padding and cover on the mattress.

1 . A padding system for use with a mattress, the mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, a circumscribing sidewall defining a thickness, and a top surface perimeter, the system comprising:
 a padding assembly sized and shaped for placement on the top surface of the mattress, including:
 a bottom padding surface; 
 a back padding surface; and 
 an angled padding surface extending from the bottom padding surface to the back padding surface; 
   a padding cover having a continuous top surface, the padding cover sized and shaped to at least partially cover the padding assembly, the padding cover including a central cover portion sized and shaped to cover the angled padding surface and at least a portion of the top surface of the mattress that is not covered by the padding assembly; and   a fitted sheet sized and shaped to completely cover the padding assembly and the padding cover and to hold the padding assembly and the padding cover to the mattress.   
     
     
         2 . The padding system of  claim 1 , wherein the fitted sheet includes:
 a padding covering portion sized and shaped to cover the padding cover; and   a mattress covering portion having a first sheet part extending from the padding covering portion and sized and shaped to cover the top surface of the mattress, and a second sheet part extending from the first sheet part, the second sheet part having an elastic portion sized and shaped to at least partially cover the bottom surface of the mattress and to urge the padding assembly and the padding cover onto the top surface of the mattress   
     
     
         3 . The padding system of  claim 1  wherein the padding cover is configured to hold the padding assembly in a geometric shape. 
     
     
         4 . The padding assembly of  claim 1  wherein the padding cover further includes:
 a side cover portion connected to and circumscribing the central cover portion and sized and shaped to at least partially wrap around the padding assembly; and 
 releasable cover fasteners structured to releasably fasten the side cover portion directly to the padding assembly 
 
     
     
         5 . The padding system of  claim 1 , wherein the padding assembly further comprises:
 a first padding portion configured to be positioned on a first edge of the top surface of the mattress;   a second padding portion configured to be positioned on a second edge of the top surface of the mattress, the second padding portion lying adjacent to the first padding portion;   a third padding portion being configured to be positioned on a third edge of the top surface of the mattress, the third padding portion lying adjacent to the second padding portion; and   a fourth padding portion being configured to be positioned on a fourth edge of the top surface of the mattress, the fourth padding portion lying adjacent to the third padding portion and the first padding portion.   
     
     
         6 . A bedding assembly for a mattress having a top surface, comprising:
 a padding sized and shaped to rest on the top surface of a mattress; and   a cover sized and shaped to enclose the padding and cover the top surface area of the mattress, the cover including a center section sized and shaped to cover a portion of the top surface of the mattress that is not covered by the padding.   
     
     
         7 . The bedding assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a fitted sheet sized and shaped to completely cover the padding and the cover and to hold the padding and the cover to the top surface of the mattress.   
     
     
         8 . The bedding assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the padding is sized and shaped to rest on the top surface of a mattress and be secured around the perimeter of the mattress, the padding having first, second, third, and fourth padding sections;
 the first padding section having a bottom surface, a back surface, an angled surface extending from the bottom surface to the back surface, a first side surface and a second side surface;   the second padding section having a bottom surface, a back surface, an angled surface extending from the bottom surface to the back surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface of the second padding section being configured to be positioned adjacent to the second side surface of the first padding section;   the third padding section having a bottom surface, a back surface, an angled surface extending from the bottom surface to the back surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface of the third padding section configured to be positioned adjacent to the second side surface of the second padding section;   the fourth padding section having a bottom surface, a back surface, an angled surface extending from the bottom surface to the back surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface of the fourth padding section configured to be positioned adjacent to the second side surface of the third padding section, and the second side surface of the fourth padding section configured to be positioned adjacent to the first side surface of the first padding section;   wherein the first, second, third, and fourth padding sections define a raised perimeter circumscribing a planar central section to create a completely padded environment for an infant or a child.   
     
     
         9 . The bedding assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the fitted sheet includes:
 a center portion sized and shaped to completely cover the top surface of the mattress;   a raised perimeter portion connected to the center portion and sized and shaped to lie adjacent to and on top of the padding; and   a sidewall portion configured to enclose the padding, the cover and a portion of the bottom surface of the mattress and to hold the padding and the cover to the top surface of the mattress.   
     
     
         10 . A bedding system, comprising:
 a mattress having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall;   a padding assembly configured to be positioned on the top surface of the mattress; and   a cover having a continuous top surface and sized and shaped to lie on top of and enclose the padding assembly and to cover the top surface of the mattress.   
     
     
         11 . The bedding system of  claim 10 , wherein the sidewall of the mattress defines a perimeter of the mattress, and the padding assembly includes:
 a back surface substantially parallel to the sidewall surface of the mattress;   a bottom surface perpendicular to the back surface and extending inward from the back surface toward a center of the top surface of the mattress.   an angled surface extending from the back surface to the bottom surface, the angled surface extending inward from the back surface toward the center of the top surface of the mattress; and   an open center region defined by the connection of the angled surface and the top surface around the perimeter of the mattress.   
     
     
         12 . The bedding system of  claim 10 , wherein, the cover includes:
 a first padding wrap sized and shaped to enclose a first section of the padding;   a second padding wrap sized and shaped to enclose a second section of the padding;   a third padding wrap sized and shaped to enclose a third section of the padding;   a fourth padding wrap sized and shaped to enclose a fourth section of the padding; and   a center section connected to the first padding wrap, the second padding wrap, the third padding wrap and the fourth padding wrap, the center section sized and shaped to securely hold the first padding wrap, the second padding wrap, the third padding wrap and the fourth padding wrap together, the center section covering a portion of the top surface of the mattress that is not covered by the padding assembly.   
     
     
         13 . The bedding assembly of  claim 10 , further comprising a fitted sheet sized and shaped to enclose the padding assembly and the mattress and to tightly fit over and conform to the padding assembly and the mattress, and to hold the padding assembly to the top surface of the mattress. 
     
     
         14 . The bedding system of  claim 13 , wherein the fitted sheet further comprises:
 a center portion sized and shaped to cover the open center region;   a raised perimeter portion surrounding the center portion and sized and shaped to cover the padding assembly; and   a side portion connected to the raised perimeter portion and configured to fit over and at least partially enclose the mattress.