Orthopedic support apparatus for infants
OwnerStewart A. Rostoninventor
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Abstract
A support apparatus for infants is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a planar sheet fabricated from a relatively high pile material to which a Velcro fastener can be secured. Located on the planar sheet is a pillow member having a central aperture and a dependent outer flange which angularly slopes towards the central aperture. The bottom surface of the pillow has a central section for accommodating the neck of a child. The underside of the pillow has a Velcro fastener to enable positioning of the same on the surface of the planar member. Also included are left and right lateral support members which are emplaced at the sides of an infant when his head is emplaced within the pillow. The lateral support members also have Velcro backings to enable them to be selectively positioned on the planar sheet.
Claims9
Orthopedic support apparatus for infants, comprising:
- (a) a planar sheet member fabricated from a fabric like material having a top and bottom edge and two side edges;
- (b) a pillow member removably positioned near the top edge of said planar sheet, said pillow member having a curved top edge contiguous with relatively parallel right and left sides and a relatively flat bottom edge, with a peripheral upwardly extending flange directed from said side surfaces and about said top surface with said flange having sloping sidewalls directed from said side surfaces and said top edge towards a central depression with said central depression having a flat central portion extending from the bottom of said pillow to said central depresion for accommodating the neck of said infant when the head of said infant is emplaced in said depression with the bottom edges between said flat central portion and said right and left sides forming a shoulder support for said infant, and
- (c) first and second selectively postionable lateral support members positioned beneath said pillow for providing lateral support for the body sides of said infant when emplaced therein, whereby said infant can assume a desired postural position when accommodated by said apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.