A cover of a conventional type, in particular for beds, which has at least one flexible layer of a light, insulating material and which is designed to the desired heat retention in the bed, is equipped in view of an improved moisture regulation and a dissipation of the moisture released by the body as well as excess heat in such a manner that the layer is provided with ventilation openings.
A thermally-adaptive comforter which gives the user a greater amount of control over the temperature of their sleeping environment. The invention accomplishes this objective by providing a comforter with hatches which allows the user to vary the thermal conductivity of the comforter in certain areas. The comforter includes a plurality of hatch covers, having different colors or designs, which are placed over hatch openings. The hatch covers are detachably fastened to the comforter so that the hatch covers may be rearranged to change the appearance of the comforter. This feature of aesthetic design variability allows the user to change the appearance of the comforter as desired.
A crib shield system includes one or more panels to be used with crib. The panels are formed, at least in part, of a mesh-type material (e.g., an integrated padded mesh material) that includes openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe therethrough. Further, the integrated padded mesh material may be used with one or more other apparatus (e.g., a blanket, a toy, etc.).
