Infant wedge sleep positioner
OwnerMariann Straubinventor
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Abstract
An infant wedge sleep positioner comprising a cushion, a covering means for the cushion, one supporting pillow that is fixedly secured to the covering means, and another opposed supporting pillow that is releaseably secured to the covering means for laterally moving this pillow in relation to the other pillow. This combination creates a cradle for positioning an infant within the device and accommodating a growing infant or different sized infants. In an alternate embodiment, the infant wedge sleep positioner further provides ventilating channels in one or both of the supporting pillows for regulating the temperature of the infant while the infant rests or sleeps, thereby, further reducing the risk of the infant becoming overheated.
Claims29
A device for holding an infant, comprising:
- a cushion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a back surface, and opposed side surfaces, the top surface and the bottom surface sharing an edge at one end of the cushion;
- means for covering the cushion;
- two opposed pillows placed adjacent to one another,
- means for fixedly securing the one opposed pillow to the means for covering the cushion;
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- means for releasably securing the other opposed pillow to the means for covering the cushion for providing lateral movement of the pillow between the opposed side surfaces in relation to the other opposed pillow, the lateral movement of the pillow covering less than one-half of the distance between the opposed side surfaces.
The device of claim 10 wherein the cover is made from a material selected from the group consisting of flannel and terry cloth.
A device for holding an infant on their back or side, comprising:
- a first wedge shaped section having a top side, a bottom side, a back side, and a proximal end and a distal end, the first wedge shaped section made of a first material;
- a second wedge shaped section having a top side, a bottom side, a back side, and a proximal end and a distal end, the second wedge shaped section made of a second material that is different from the first material;
- the bottom side of the first wedge shaped section engagedly situated adjacent to the top side of the second wedge shaped section with the proximal ends and distal ends of each being aligned for forming a unified wedge shaped cushion having an inclined surface and opposed side surfaces;
- means for covering at least one of the wedges;
- two opposed pillows placed adjacent to one another, one opposed pillow fixedly secured to the means for covering at least one of the wedges, the other opposed pillow releasably secured to the means for covering at least one of the wedges for providing lateral movement of the pillow between the opposed side surfaces in relation to the one opposed pillow;
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- a cradle formed between the combination of the unified wedge and the opposed pillows, the cradle engagedly holding the infant.
A device for holding an infant, comprising:
- a cushion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a back surface, and opposed side surfaces, the top surface and the bottom surface sharing an edge at one end of the cushion;
- means for covering the cushion;
- means for positioning the infant in a position relative to the cushion;
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- a ventilation channel formed in the means for positioning the infant, the ventilation channel enabling the transfer of air through the means for positioning the infant to and from the infant held by the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.