Sleep aid

Abstract

A cushion for supporting an infant on a support surface includes a reticulated foam pad having a base surface and an upper surface that extends upwardly therefrom, the pad being fluid permeable. The cushion also includes a covering surrounding the pad that includes an upper layer constructed, at least partially, from a breathable polyester sandwich fabric confronting the upper surface whereby fluid introduced onto the covering permeates through the covering and through the pad to the support surface. The reticulated foam has a porosity of between 5 and 20 pores per cubic inch, thereby being sufficiently resilient to support the infant above the support surface and sufficiently permeable to allow fluid to move through the pad.

1 . A cushion, comprising in combination:
 (A) a fluid permeable reticulated foam pad having a base and an upper surface; and   (B) a layer of breathable polyester sandwich fabric covering at least a portion of said upper surface.   
     
     
         2 . A cushion according to  claim 1  wherein said pad is resilient. 
     
     
         3 . A cushion according to  claim 1  wherein said pad is sized as a standard crib pad. 
     
     
         4 . A cushion for supporting an infant on a support surface, comprising:
 (A) a reticulated foam pad having a base surface and an upper surface that extends upwardly therefrom, said pad being fluid permeable; and   (B) a covering surrounding said pad that includes an upper layer constructed, at least partially, from a breathable polyester sandwich fabric confronting said upper surface whereby fluid introduced onto said covering permeates through said covering and through said pad to the support surface.   
     
     
         5 . A cushion according to  claim 4  wherein said reticulated foam has a porosity of between 5 and 20 pores per cubic inch, thereby being sufficiently resilient to support the infant above the support surface and sufficiently permeable to allow fluid to move through said pad. 
     
     
         6 . In a cushion for supporting an infant upon a support surface, wherein said cushion includes,
 a pad having a lower surface adapted to confront the support surface and an upper surface opposite the lower surface and oriented at an acute angle from a first end portion to a second end portion such that the upper surface inclines upwardly relative to the support surface along an axis extending between said first and second end portions, said pad having a width extending transversely of said axis; and   a top panel disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of said pad, the improvement comprising:   (A) said pad constructed from fluid permeable reticulated foam; and   (B) said top panel is comprised of polyester sandwich fabric.   
     
     
         7 . A formable sleep positioner, comprising;
 (A) an outer covering comprising a breathable polyester sandwich fabric;   (B) an inner pad formed, at least partially, of reticulated foam and received in said outer covering, said inner pad, including:
 (i) an upper surface; 
 (ii) a bottom surface; and 
 (iii) a forming member embedded in said pad between said upper surface and said bottom surfaces, said forming member manually conformable into a formed state so that side portions of said positioner flare upwardly to form a trough-shaped channel for placing an infant; and 
   (C) a head portion selectively conformable to change the elevation of the infant's head.   
     
     
         8 . A formable sleep positioner according to  claim 7  wherein said outer covering and inner pad of said head portion are in close confronting relation to one another. 
     
     
         9 . A formable sleep positioner according to  claim 8  wherein said reticulated foam has a porosity of between 5 and 20 pores per cubic inch. 
     
     
         10 . A bedding system for supporting an infant in a dry environment, comprising:
 (A) a mattress having a lower surface and an upper surface defining a support surface;   (B) a cushion supported upon said support surface, said cushion including a reticulated foam pad having a base surface and an upper surface, said pad having a porosity of between 5 and 20 pores per cubic inch, thereby to allow fluid permeation through said pad; and   (C) an absorbent layer interposed between said support surface and said cushion operative to collect fluid permeating through said pad.   
     
     
         11 . A bedding system according to  claim 10  including a barrier layer interposed between said support surface and said absorbent layer. 
     
     
         12 . A bedding system according to  claim 10  wherein said mattress is a crib mattress.