Infant-nursing safety garment
AssigneeFashion Institute of Technology
InventorsLauren Zodel, Barbara Seggio
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an article of clothing that is worn by a person for preventing an infant from accidental falling while the person nurses the infant. The article may be a garment that includes an item of clothing to be worn by a person and a support garment panel attached to the item of clothing. The support garment panel is attached to the perimeter of the armholes of the item of clothing and defines a pocket between the support garment panel and the item of clothing. The pocket includes an opening for receiving an infant and a base for supporting the infant.
Claims20
An infant-nursing safety apparel comprising:
- an item of clothing comprising a shirt, a first armhole, a second armhole, and a waistline;
- a nursing panel made of a mesh material comprising:
- a first attachment along the waistline comprising an elastic band positioned along a bottom of the nursing panel under or behind which a portion of the shirt extends down from the elastic band to cover a wearer's body;
- second and third attachments comprising an elastic material, wherein the second and third attachments are each attached along a perimeter of the first armhole and second armhole and are adapted to be supported by corresponding shoulders of the wearer;
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- a pocket or receiving portion between the clothing and the nursing panel, wherein the pocket or receiving portion is attached from the perimeter of the first armhole to the elastic band and from the perimeter of the second armhole to the elastic band,
- wherein the elastic band is positioned at a location on the item of clothing configured to correspond to a portion of the wearer's rib section, natural waist line, or an area between the rib section and the natural waist line,
- wherein the pocket or receiving portion comprises a top opening for receiving an infant and a structure allowing the wearer to pull the pocket or receiving portion on one side for a first nursing position and on another side for a second nursing position, and
- wherein the first armhole and second armhole comprise an elastic material along the perimeter of each armhole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.