Baby monitor light
OwnerAlissa Arndt, Michael Arndtinventors
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Abstract
A baby monitoring light system includes a light body having a bottom portion and a top portion, the light body having a height generally shorter than the light body width and length, the light body comprising a light source oriented upwardly from the top portion, the light body adapted to project a light beam upwardly onto a surface approximately 5 to 15 feet away. The system may include a blanket having a pocket, the light body positionable in the pocket, the pocket having a space through which the light source projects when the light body is in the pocket. The light body may include one or more releasable fasteners.
Claims16
A baby monitoring light system comprising
- a passive visual monitor for confirmation of a baby's breathing motion, the passive visual monitor including:
- a blanket including an inside surface facing toward the baby and an outer surface facing away from the baby;
- a means for releasably attaching a light to the blanket in a location configured to be arranged on or near the baby's chest or stomach area;
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- the light releasably attached to the blanket, the light comprising:
- a light body having a bottom portion and a top portion, the light body having a height generally shorter than at least one of the light body width and length,
- the light body including a light source oriented outwardly from the top portion,
- the light body adapted to project a light beam outwardly from the outer surface of the blanket and onto a surface approximately 5 to 15 feet away for directing the light outwardly to a ceiling or wall and monitoring movement of the light beam on the ceiling or wall due to the baby's breathing motion.
A method of monitoring a baby comprising:
- passive visual monitoring for confirmation of a baby's breathing motion, the passive visual monitoring including:
- wrapping a baby in a blanket, the blanket including an inside surface facing toward the baby and an outer surface facing away from the baby;
- positioning the baby on its back;
- attaching a light to the blanket, in a location configured to be arranged on or near the baby's chest or stomach area, the light comprising:
- a light body having a bottom portion and a top portion;
- the light body including a light source oriented outwardly from the top portion;
- the light body adapted to project a light beam outwardly from the outer surface of the blanket and onto a surface approximately 5 to 15 feet away, directing the light outwardly to a ceiling or wall;
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- monitoring movement of the light beam on the ceiling or wall due to the baby's breathing motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.