Infant wrap including body padding

Abstract

A kite shaped infant wrap includes a padded central section for supporting an infant and a padded head support roll. This kite shaped infant wrap can include a primary restraint for securing the infant's torso within the kite shaped wrap and a secondary restraint for securing the blanket portion of the wrap around the infant. Alternate versions of the primary restraint include a belt, a seat belt and a vest. An adjustable hood can also permit the hood to be drawn away from the infant's face. The infant wrap is adjustable and can be folded in a manner so that the wrap is suitable both for an infant of normal size and for a smaller infant, such as a premature infant.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This application is related to infant wraps or swaddling blankets that can be used to bunt an infant.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The current children's market worldwide provides a variety of blanket and bath products to care for newborns through toddler age children. The majority of these products are made either out of some kind of terry or looped pile fabric in the bath products or some kind of blanket / fleece material for the blanket products. These materials world wide are available and plentiful. These products are referred to as bed and bath products and they cover a range of hooded towel and blanket designs and a range of bathrobe designs with and without the hoods. This field would also encompass sleepers.[0003]For newborns and infants, one usually anticipates that they will need at least one blanket to wrap the baby in for warmth and at least one towel or hooded towel product for after bathing the child. The shape of these products have consi...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"This patent describes an infant wrap that can be used to securely restrain an infant and prevent breathing difficulties. The wrap has a central padded section and flexible wings that can be folded over the section to cover the infant. The lower section of the wrap can also be folded upwardly over the infant. The invention also includes a curved infant head support roll to ensure the wings do not restrict the infant's breathing. The invention can be used with infants of varying sizes, including premature infants. The technical effects of this invention are improved safety and comfort for infants during transportation or other activities."

Problems solved by technology

A newborn baby's head will fit further into the hood than is safe because this configuration may interfere with breathing.

However, these alternative products typically are much more complicated than the simple rectangular hooded towels that dominate the market.

However, this cap does not appear to fit snugly around the infant's head and would not appear to provide sufficient warmth.

This design also includes an arrow shaped configuration, which would not appear to minimize scrap.

Although conceptually interesting, designs of this type would be difficult and costly to produce, and may not be suitable for use with toddlers or older infants, because the hood and booties would most likely be sized for newborns.

Other designs, such as those shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,034,132; U.S. Pat. No. 4,897,885; U.S. Pat. No. 4,897,885; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,640,340 also appear to involve intricate shapes, which would not use material as economically as the conventional hooded towels, but also may not be easy for the inexperienced caregiver to use.

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