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A co-sleeper is convertibly adapted for use as a changing table. The invention includes a frame designed to support a mattress pad or an enclosure at a predetermined height. The enclosure is sized and shaped to fit over the frame. The surrounding walls of the enclosure are of a first height while th

A co-sleeper is convertibly adapted for use as a changing table. The invention includes a frame designed to support a mattress pad or an enclosure at a predetermined height. The enclosure is sized and shaped to fit over the frame. The surrounding walls of the enclosure are of a first height while the front wall is of a lower height. The floor of the enclosure is slightly lower that the top surface of a parental bed. A mattress pad fits within the enclosure. A strapping means holds the co-sleeper to the parental bed. Support means for the mattress pad or enclosure include support bars that attach to the frame, a series of hangers that support horizontal bars while hanging from top rails of the frame, and panels and support rods fitted into pockets on the underside of the enclosure. The co-sleeper is height adjustable for variations in parental bed height.

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1. A co-sleeper comprising:a frame, said frame having a support member at a first height; said first height being less than a height of a top surface of a mattress of a parental bed; an enclosure, said enclosure having an open top, a surrounding wall and a floor, said floor having an upper surface a

1. A co-sleeper comprising:a frame, said frame having a support member at a first height; said first height being less than a height of a top surface of a mattress of a parental bed; an enclosure, said enclosure having an open top, a surrounding wall and a floor, said floor having an upper surface and a lower surface; said upper surface of said floor enclosure being disposed above said support member; a mattress pad, said mattress pad being sized and shaped to fit slidably within the enclosure; said support member supporting said mattress pad; and a frame retention member, said frame retention member retaining said frame to the side of a parental bed, said frame retention member comprising a strap having first and second ends attached to said frame, a third end attached to a retention device, and an adjuster. 2. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1, wherein said lower surface of the floor is disposed above the support member.3. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1, wherein said support member is integral with said enclosure.4. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1, wherein the enclosure comprises:at least one floor panel; and at least one support bar, said support bar fitting within dimensions of the floor of the enclosure, such that when said floor panel is inserted into said enclosure, and said enclosure is installed on said frame said support bar is engageable to said frame to form at least a portion of said support platform. 5. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1 wherein the frame further comprises attachment connectors, and wherein the frame retention member further comprises:attachment fittings disposed at the first end and the second end of the strap for reversible connection to the attachment connectors; an adjuster for adjusting a length of the strap and tightening same after connecting the attachment fittings to the attachment connectors; and wherein, the strap is properly positioned when disposed under a mattress and above a surface on which said mattress rests and held in place by the retention device disposed at the side of the parental bed opposite placement of the co-sleeper and the adjuster is tightened so the co-sleeper is held fast to the parental bed. 6. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1, further comprising height adjusting extensions functionally linked to said frame.7. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1 wherein the mattress pad has a padded upper surface.8. The co-sleeper as described in claim 1, wherein the mattress pad further comprises mattress pad retainers.9. The co-sleeper as described in claim 8, wherein the mattress pad retainers are engaged to the support platform, and pass through an opening in the floor of the enclosure.10. A co-sleeper comprising:a frame; a frame retention member, said frame retention member retaining said frame to the side of a parental bed; an enclosure, said enclosure having an open top, a surrounding wall and a floor; and a support platform, said support platform being attached to said frame and supporting said enclosure, said support platform further disposed at a first height, said first height being less than a top surface of a parental bed; and a mattress pad, said mattress pad being disposed above said floor of said enclosure; wherein, said frame retention member comprises a strap having first and second ends attached to said frame, a third end attached to a retention device, and a strap length adjuster. 11. A co-sleeper as described in claim 10 wherein the frame retention member comprises:a Y-shaped strap member, said strap member having a leg end and first and second arm ends; a resistance device, said resistance device disposed at the leg end of the Y-shaped strap member; a pair of strap attachments, said strap attachments being connected to the frame of the co-sleeper. 12. A co-sleeper as described in claim 11, wherein the height of the support platform is adjustable.13. A co-sleeper as described in claim 12 wherein the support platform is fixed to the frame, and the height of the frame is adjustable to vary the height of the support platform.14. A co-sleeper as described in claim 11, wherein the adjuster comprises a buckle disposed on the leg end of the strap member.15. A co-sleeper as described in claim 11, wherein the adjuster comprises first and second buckles, the first and second buckles disposed on the first and second arm ends, respectively.16. A co-sleeper as described in claim 10, wherein the retention device comprises a resistance plate.17. A co-sleeper as described in claim 10, wherein the retention device comprises a hook for engagement to a parental bed.18. A co-sleeper as described in claim 10, further comprising a stiffener, said stiffener urging said mattress pad into a substantially planar condition.19. A co-sleeper as described in claim 18, wherein said stiffener is disposed between said enclosure floor and said frame.20. A co-sleeper as described in claim 18, wherein said stiffener is integrated with said mattress.21. A co-sleeper as described in claim 18, wherein said stiffener is integrated with said enclosure.22. A co-sleeper as described in claim 21, wherein said enclosure comprises at least one pocket formed between said top surface and said bottom surface of said enclosure floor, and wherein said stiffener comprises at least one rigid panel disposed within said pocket.23. A co-sleeper as described in claim 22, wherein said at least one pocket comprises a plurality of pockets, said pockets separated by engagement of the top surface of the enclosure to the bottom surface of the enclosure along a plurality of paths, and wherein said stiffener comprises a plurality of rigid panels disposed at least substantially within the plurality of pockets.24. A co-sleeper described in claim 23, wherein said engagement of said top surface of the enclosure to the bottom surface of the enclosure comprises stitching joining the top surface to the bottom surface along the path.25. A co-sleeper as described in claim 23, wherein said engagement of said top surface of the enclosure to the bottom surface of the enclosure comprises an adhesive bond formed between the top surface and the bottom surface along the path.