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US 2026/0033557 A1Published application
Infant Positioning Swaddle
AssigneeTortle Products LLC
InventorsJane Scott, Brendan Fitch
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Abstract
A positioning swaddle includes positioning rolls secured to a swaddle blanket. The positioning rolls maintain an infant's torso in a desired position. The swaddle blanket wraps an infant. Securing straps may be used to secure the positioning swaddle to an infant. An optional apron covers the infant's legs and feet. Optional support rolls support the neck or legs for improved health outcomes. Optional pockets receive pillows or pads for increased versatility of the positioning swaddle.
Claims27
A positioning swaddle comprising
- a substantially rectangular fabric swaddling blanket comprising two lateral ends;
- and
- a cylindrically shaped, compression-resistant positioning roll attached to each lateral end of the swaddling blanket,
- wherein the swaddling blanket comprises a center section secured at a juncture to an at least one flap and to an at least one wing, wherein the wing is secured to the positioning roll.
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A positioning swaddle comprising
- a swaddle blanket comprising
- a center section comprising two lateral ends,
- two flaps each comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and
- two wings each comprising a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein each lateral end of the center section is secured to the proximal end of a respective flap at a juncture, and to the proximal end of a respective wing at the juncture;
- and
- wherein a respective cylindrically shaped positioning roll is secured to the distal end of each wing.
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A positioning swaddle kit comprising
- a positioning swaddle comprising
- a substantially rectangular fabric swaddling blanket comprising two lateral ends;
- and
- a cylindrically shaped, compression-resistant positioning roll attached to each lateral end of the swaddling blanket,
- wherein the swaddling blanket comprises a center section secured at a juncture to an at least one flap and to an at least one wing, wherein the wing is secured to the positioning roll;
- at least one support roll;
- and
- a launderable bag.
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A method of positioning an infant in a supine or side-lying position comprising
- placing the infant in the supine or side-lying position on a positioning swaddle comprising
- a swaddle blanket comprising
- a center section comprising two lateral ends;
- two flaps each comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- and
- two wings each comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- wherein
- each lateral end of the center section is secured to the proximal end of a respective flap at a juncture, and to the proximal end of a respective wing at the juncture;
- and
- a respective cylindrically shaped positioning roll is secured to the distal end of each wing;
- wrapping each wing around the respective positioning roll from the distal end to the proximal end of the wing;
- securing each flap to the respective wing wrapped around the respective positioning roll to form a positioning wrap;
- and
- rolling the positioning wrap towards the infant until the positioning wrap is positioned adjacent to the infant.
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A method of swaddling an infant comprising
- placing the infant in a supine position on a positioning swaddle comprising
- a substantially rectangular fabric swaddling blanket comprising
- a center section comprising two lateral ends,
- two flaps,
- two wings, and
- at least one securing strap, wherein
- each wing is adjacent to one flap, and
- each lateral end of the center section is secured at a juncture to the adjacent flap and the adjacent wing;
- and
- a cylindrically shaped, compression-resistant positioning roll attached to each wing at an end distal from the juncture at which the wing is attached to the center section and the respective flap;
- drawing each positioning roll and respective wing towards the infant until each roll is adjacent to the infant;
- drawing one of the two flaps across the infant and securing the flap under the opposing positioning roll;
- drawing the other of the two flaps across the infant and securing the flap under the opposing positioning roll;
- and
- securing the positioning swaddle to the infant by wrapping the at least one securing strap around the swaddled infant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.