an infant bed construction for co - sleeping in the same bed as an adult is comprised of a frame that includes a head end wall , two side walls , and a base panel . a safety bar to protect the area of the head of the infant includes an arched member having opposed ends secured in a pair of mounting brackets on opposed side walls . the legs of the safety bar are releasably joined to the mounting brackets , and the safety bar may be pivoted from a generally vertical protective placement over the head of the infant , to a forward storage position that is adjacent to the head end wall of the infant bed . a safety bar key / keyway mounting arrangement is oriented so that the safety bar will pull out of the mounting brackets if the safety bar is pulled upwardly . as a result , the construction of the infant bed prevents using the safety bar as a handle for lifting the infant bed .