Crawling encouragement garment
OwnerLaura A. Wallaceinventor
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Abstract
A crawling encouragement garment is configured to train a child to support himself on hands and knees in a crawling position. The crawling encouragement garment includes front and rear panels with one or more pockets configured to receive pressure generating members such as hollow plastic balls or elongate foam-like members. The pressure generating members apply gentle pressure to the child laying on his front side or on his rear side such that the child is encouraged to roll onto his front side and to climb up on hands and knees and thereby learn to crawl in this position. The crawling encouragement garment is provided with adjustable coupling mechanisms to reliably secure the garment to children of various sizes. One or more of the pockets may be removable when not in use.
Claims20
A crawling encouragement garment for a child, comprising:
- a front panel including at least one pocket, the front panel configured to be positioned along a front side of the child;
- a rear panel configured to be positioned along a rear side of the child, the front and rear panels being configured to be coupled to retain the garment on the child;
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- a plurality of pressure generating members positioned in the at least one pocket, the pressure generating members configured to apply pressure to the child when the child is laying on his front side so as to encourage the child to climb into a crawling position on hands and knees to reduce the pressure applied to the child.
A crawling encouragement garment for a child, comprising:
- a front panel including at least one pocket, the front panel configured to be positioned along a front side of the child;
- a rear panel including at least one rear pocket, the rear panel configured to be positioned along a rear side of the child;
- an adjustable coupling mechanism configured to couple the front and rear panels for securing the garment on the child, the adjustable coupling mechanism enabling retention of the garment on children of various sizes;
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- a plurality of pressure generating members positioned in the at least one pocket and in the at least one rear pocket, the pressure generating members configured to apply pressure to the child when the child is laying on his front side or on his rear side so as to encourage the child to roll onto his front side and to climb into a crawling position on hands and knees to reduce the pressure applied to the child,
- wherein each rear pocket includes a plurality of side edges having a removable coupling material for engaging the rear panel, and wherein each rear pocket is removable from the rear panel by disengaging the removable coupling material from the rear panel when the rear pocket is not in use.
A method of training a child how to crawl on hands and knees, the method comprising:
- positioning a crawling encouragement garment onto the child, the crawling encouragement garment including a front panel with at least one pocket positioned along a front side of the child and a rear panel positioned along a rear side of the child;
- placing a plurality of pressure generating members into the at least one pocket, the pressure generating members configured to apply pressure to the child when the child is laying on his front side;
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- laying the child on his front side;
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- placing a toy or other desirable object in front of the child to encourage the child to move to the toy or object, the pressure generating members encouraging the child to climb into a crawling position on hands and knees to reduce the pressure applied to the child as the child moves towards the toy or object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.