Method of adapting an easy-access bassinet

Abstract

An adapter for and method for converting a bassinet that enables a mother to easily access an infant therein and provides a safety feature to prevent the infant from falling out. The bassinet has a plurality of enclosure walls surrounding a floor, and one of the walls is convertible between the raised configuration and a lowered configuration. The bassinet adapter has a generally planar main platform that fits within the bassinet walls and is supported by a floor of the bassinet. A partial barrier wall extends vertically upward from a front edge of the main platform which is located just inside the convertible wall. The partial barrier wall projects upward from the lowered convertible wall to present a barrier to the infant rolling out of the bassinet. The bassinet adapter may be clipped onto a fixed front lip of the bassinet extending parallel to the convertible wall and lower than the convertible wall in the raised position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of improving the safety of an easy-access bassinet having a plurality of enclosure walls mounted around a periphery of a floor for supporting a mattress, the enclosure walls presenting a complete barrier to a baby rolling off the mattress when in a raised configuration, at least one of the enclosure walls being a convertible wall configured to move from a raised position to a lowered position at or below the level of the mattress, the adapter comprising:
 positioning a partial barrier wall between the convertible wall and the mattress, the partial barrier wall extending upward from the convertible wall in the lowered position to present a partial barrier to a baby on the mattress rolling out of the bassinet and formed with gentle curves and no sharp edges.