Crib Bumper Assembly

Abstract

A crib bumper assembly for reducing potential for impact injury to a child in a crib includes a set of pads. Each pad comprises a shell that defines an interior space. A panel that is positioned in and substantially occupies the interior space comprises a shock absorbing material so that the panel is configured to absorb an impact. Each of a plurality of connectors that is coupled to a circumference of the shell is configured to selectively couple to a crib to removably couple the shell to the crib so that the shell covers a portion of a siderail of the crib. The panel is configured to protect a child who is positioned in the crib from injury due to impact with the portion of the respective siderail.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A crib bumper assembly comprising a set of pads, each pad comprising:
 a shell defining an interior space;   a panel positioned in and substantially occupying the interior space, the panel comprising a shock absorbing material wherein the panel is configured for impact absorption; and   a plurality of connectors, each connector being coupled to a circumference of the shell wherein the plurality of connectors is configured for selectively coupling to a crib for removably coupling the shell to the crib such that the shell covers a portion of a siderail of the crib wherein the panel is configured for protecting a child positioned in the crib from injury due to impacting the portion of the respective siderail.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the shell comprising fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 2 , further including the shell comprising cotton. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the panel comprising at least one of viscoelastic polymer, rubber, neoprene, silicone, and foamed elastomer. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the panel being elongated rectangularly shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , further including the plurality of connectors comprising a set of first couplers and a set of second couplers, each first coupler being coupled to a respective opposing end of the shell such that the first coupler is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective corner post of the crib for removably coupling the shell to the respective corner post, each second coupler being coupled to a respective opposing edge of the shell such that the second coupler is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective slat of the siderail for removably coupling the shell to the siderail. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6 , further including the set of first couplers comprising four first couplers positioned singly proximate to corners of the shell, each first coupler comprising a first strap such that the first strap is positioned for knotting with an associated first strap positioned on an adjacent shell such that the shell and the associated shell are mutually coupled adjacent to the respective corner post, the set of second couplers comprising two second couplers, each second coupler being positioned on a respective opposing edge of the shell substantially equally distant from the opposing ends, each second coupler comprising a pair of second straps wherein the pair of second straps is configured for loopedly positioning around the respective slat of the siderail and for knotting for removably coupling the shell to the siderail. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including a plurality of apertures, each aperture extending through the shell and the panel wherein the plurality of apertures is configured air to flow through the shell and the panel. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 8 , further including the apertures being circularly shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 8 , further including the apertures being positioned in a plurality of rows. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 10 , further including each row extending from proximate to opposing ends of the panel. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 10 , further including the plurality of rows comprising four rows. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 1 , further including the set of pads comprising four pads. 
     
     
         14 . A crib and crib bumper assembly combination comprising:
 a crib; and   a set of pads, each pad comprising:
 a shell defining an interior space, 
 a panel positioned in and substantially occupying the interior space, the panel comprising a shock absorbing material wherein the panel is configured for impact absorption, and 
 a plurality of connectors, each connector being coupled to a circumference of the shell wherein the plurality of connectors is configured for selectively coupling to the crib for removably coupling the shell to the crib such that the shell covers a portion of a siderail of the crib wherein the panel is configured for protecting a child positioned in the crib from injury due to impacting the portion of the respective siderail. 
   
     
     
         15 . A crib bumper assembly comprising a set of pads, each pad comprising:
 a shell defining an interior space, the shell comprising fabric, the shell comprising cotton;   a panel positioned in and substantially occupying the interior space, the panel comprising a shock absorbing material wherein the panel is configured for impact absorption, the panel comprising at least one of viscoelastic polymer, rubber, neoprene, silicone, and foamed elastomer, the panel being elongated rectangularly shaped;   a plurality of connectors, each connector being coupled to a circumference of the shell wherein the plurality of connectors is configured for selectively coupling to a crib for removably coupling the shell to the crib such that the shell covers a portion of a siderail of the crib wherein the panel is configured for protecting a child positioned in the crib from injury due to impacting the portion of the respective siderail, the plurality of connectors comprising a set of first couplers and a set of second couplers, each first coupler being coupled to a respective opposing end of the shell such that the first coupler is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective corner post of the crib for removably coupling the shell to the respective corner post, each second coupler being coupled to a respective opposing edge of the shell such that the second coupler is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective slat of the siderail for removably coupling the shell to the siderail, the set of first couplers comprising four first couplers positioned singly proximate to corners of the shell, each first coupler comprising a first strap such that the first strap is positioned for knotting with an associated first strap positioned on an adjacent shell such that the shell and the associated shell are mutually coupled adjacent to the respective corner post, the set of second couplers comprising two second couplers, each second coupler being positioned on a respective opposing edge of the shell substantially equally distant from the opposing ends, each second coupler comprising a pair of second straps wherein the pair of second straps is configured for loopedly positioning around the respective slat of the siderail and for knotting for removably coupling the shell to the siderail; and   a plurality of apertures, each aperture extending through the shell and the panel wherein the plurality of apertures is configured air to flow through the shell and the panel, the apertures being circularly shaped, the apertures being positioned in a plurality of rows, each row extending from proximate to the opposing ends of the panel, the plurality of rows comprising four rows.   
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 15 , further including the set of pads comprising four pads.