Pocket swaddle

Abstract

A baby swaddle fashioned from breathable mesh material has a pocket for receiving a baby. The swaddle may also include a left and right outer wing for wrapping around the baby. One or more of the wings are cinched and released through a non-hook and loop closure apparatus to avoid waking up a sleeping baby.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The instant disclosure relates to apparatuses with improved air flow and comfort. In particular, the instant disclosure relates to baby swaddles with improved air flow, comfort, and securement.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present disclosure relates to baby swaddles and other child usable objects. Swaddling refers to the practice of wrapping infants in blankets or fabrics to restrict the movement of the infant's limbs. Many parents find swaddling to have a calming effect on the baby, and therefore employ swaddling as a means to reduce crying and to assist the baby in sleep. In addition, swaddling can be used to keep the baby in the supine position during sleep to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).[0003]Conventional swaddle techniques utilize a square blanket folded into triangular shapes to hold the baby within. The blanket is folded into a triangular shape and the baby is positioned near the center of the triangle long edge. The tria...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]The swaddle, according to the present disclosure may contain a left outer wing and a right outer wing. One embodiment has the left outer wing shorter than the right outer wing. Both wings can be triangular in shape, with the right outer wing having a more acute angle. The right outer wing, therefore, is well suited for drawing through a closure apparatus, which is provided in one embodiment. The closure apparatus can take several forms, such as a button hole, a D-ring strap, a loop closure, or a two-slit design. One embodiment has multiple closure apparatuses to allow for better fit of different size babies. In another embodiment, the D-ring strap or the loop closure is relocatable, for example by buttons, snaps, or hook and loop.

Problems solved by technology

There are several issues in properly swaddling a baby.

If the agent of suffocation is not removed, the incident may be fatal after two or three minutes.

Further, breathing CO2 or other dangerous gases may be a possible cause of SIDS.

Conventional swaddle designs may attempt to keep extraneous portions of the swaddle garment away from the baby's face, but even they do not adequately address mechanical resistance and buildup of CO2.

Although the exact causes of SIDS remain unconfirmed, overheating is another suspected cause.

Overheating may be caused by over-bundling, too much bedding material, or the wrong kinds of materials in an infant's bedding.

Additionally, some infants sweat heavily during the deepest part of their sleep cycles and can wake up wet from the accumulation of sweat.

Babies spend more time in the deepest part of the sleep cycle than do children or adults, and are therefore more susceptible to waking up wet.

Heat coupled with accumulated moisture can be a cause of heat rash and / or prickly heat.

Currently available swaddle garments do not adequately address overheating and sweating.

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