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US 4,901,371 AGranted
Infant bag garment
OwnerBonnie S. Christiansinventor
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Abstract
A baby bag garment is provided which comprises a tubular body portion having a front and rear body panel which is longer at its sides than at its central portion with an elastic insert panel secured to the lower ends of the front and rear panels to substantially enclose the bottom of the garment. The garment can be worn by an infant secured in an infant carrier by a three or multipoint harness safety restraint having a center strap, such that the child's legs and feet can hang comfortably on opposite sides of the center strap.
Claims8
A garment for a child comprising:
- a substantially tubular member to enclose the child's torso and lower extremities and having a front, a back, lateral sides with a medial plane intermediate therebetween, an upper end at least partially open and a bottom edge, said bottom edge being closer to said upper end at said medial plane of said garment and extending downwardly and outwardly toward said lateral sides of said garment, to define elongated lower ends on said opposite lateral sides, a line extending between said elongated lower ends defining the bottom of said garment;
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- elastic panel means joined to said tubular member along the entire length of said bottom edge and substantially completely closing said tubular member at said bottom end, said panel means being a unitary elastic piece of fabric beginning at the front of said garment and extending outwardly of either side of the medial plane of said garment and downwardly toward said opposite lower end of said garment, around the bottom of said garment an upwardly and inwardly to a corresponding point on the back of said garment, such that said panel means can be distended upwardly to accommodate placement of a strap between the legs and feet of said child.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.