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US 2013/0091633 A1Published application
Infant bonding lap seat
OwnerAnthony Garofaloinventor
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Abstract
A lap seat that allows for the comfortable and safe securement of an infant on its cover overlay in resting its inserted base support either forwardly along the upper thigh areas of a caregiver facing the infant, or across the upper thigh areas of the caregiver in facing the infant sideways, as a means of enhancing bonding with the infant while reducing the possibilities of colic and reflux development.
Claims19
A base within a cover overlay to support an infant lying on its back, comprising:
- a first section extending horizontally from front to back;
- a second section extending upwardly from the back of said first section at a forward angle with respect thereto;
- first and second substantially semicircular channels at an underside of said first section extending from the front thereof towards the back thereof;
- a third substantially semicircular channel at an underside of said first section extending from side to side thereof perpendicular to the first and second channels;
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- a fourth substantially semicircular channel at an underside of said second section extending from side to side thereof perpendicular to the first and second channels;
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- with an arc radius of said first and second semicircular channels being substantially equal and with an arc radius of said third semicircular channel being less than the arc radius of said first, second and fourth semicircular channels.
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A base and cover overlay system to support an infant lying on its base comprising:
- a base having a first section extending horizontally from front to back, a second section extending upwardly from the back of said first section at a forward angle with respect thereto, first and second substantially semicircular channels at an underside of said first section extending from the front thereof towards the back thereof, a third substantially semicircular channel at an underside of said first section extending from side to side thereof perpendicular to the first and second channel, a fourth substantially semicircular channel at an underside of said second section extending from side to side thereof perpendicular to the first and second channels, and with an arc radius of said first and second semicircular channels being substantially equal and with an arc radius of said third semicircular channel being less than the arc radius of said first, second and fourth semicircular channels;
- and a cover overlay having an open bottom end into which the base is upwardly inserted, a closed top end, and a detachably connectable multi-strap-and-buckle securement extending from an upper surface of said cover overlay to hold an infant in place when laid on said cover overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.