# US 9,872,523 B2 · Piece of clothing for supporting sleep

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- Number: US 9,872,523 B2
- Document ID: US9872523B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/154,391
- Filed: 2016-05-13
- Published: 2017-11-16
- Granted: 2018-01-23
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-13
- Applicants: Elvis Salkovic; Sadat Salkovic; Dariusch Feizollahi
- Inventors: Elvis Salkovic; Sadat Salkovic; Dariusch Feizollahi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9872523B2

## CPC

- A41B 13/065: {with sleep positioning feature}
- A41B 13/00: Baby linen ({patients' garments specially adapted for babies A41D13/1272;} babies' napkins or holders therefor A61F13/15)
- A41B 13/005: {Babies overalls, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls}
- A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20)
- A61B 5/6805: {Vests, e.g. shirts or gowns}
- A61B 2503/04: Babies, e.g. for SIDS detection
- A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

The invention relates to a piece of clothing (1), in particular to a bodysuit or overall for infants and young children, made from an elastic material for variably wrapping up and for supporting the sleep of an infant or young child, which can be used to cover up at least the torso and at least partially the arms of the body of the infant or young child, comprising a torso section (2) and a sleeve section (3), wherein the torso section (2) is connected to the sleeve section (3) and the sleeve section (3) has at least two regions (4) for variably fixing the arms of the infant or young child, and fastening means (5) for variably wrapping up the infant or young child, wherein the fastening means (5) are at least partially attached in the two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A piece of clothing, in particular a bodysuit or overall for infants and young children, made from an elastic material for variably wrapping up and supporting the sleep of an infant or young child, which can be used to cover up at least the torso and at least partially the arms of the body of the infant or young child, comprising:
a torso section (2) and two sleeve sections (3), wherein the torso section (2) is connected to the sleeve sections (3) and the sleeve sections (3) have at least two regions (4) for variably fixing the arms of the infant or young child, and fastening means (5) for variably wrapping up the infant or young child, wherein the fastening means (5) are at least partially attached in the two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3), so that the piece of clothing (1) can be adapted to the body size and the body shape of the infant or young child in the region of the arms and/or of the torso.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means (5) and the fastening means (5) formed to be complementary thereto are attached in a distributed manner in the torso section (2) and/or over the sleeve section (3), so that an effective width of the piece of clothing can be variably adjusted by fastening the one or more fastening means (5) to the one or more fastening means (5) formed to be complementary thereto.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3) have a rail-like shape and the fastening means (5) and/or the fastening means (5) formed to be complementary thereto are slidable on the rail-like regions in a vertical direction in the torso section (2), so that the desired position of the arms of the infant or young child can be adjusted.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3) have a strip-like shape and the fastening means (5) or the fastening means (5) that are formed to be complementary thereto can be fixed to the strip-like regions in the vertical direction in the torso section (2), so that the desired position of the arms of the infant or young child can be adjusted.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a temperature sensor (6) is provided that is integrated at least partially in the elastic material and is suitable for measuring the temperature within the piece of clothing (1).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a pressure sensor (7) is provided in the sleeve section (3) or in the torso section (2), which is at least partially integrated into the elastic material and is suitable for measuring the force acting on the infant or the young child.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 5, wherein a display (8) is provided on the surface of the elastic material, which display (8) is coupled with the temperature sensor (6) and is suitable for indicating the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (6).

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 6, wherein a display (8) is provided on a surface of the elastic material, which display (8) is coupled with the pressure sensor (7) and is suitable for indicating the force measured by the pressure sensor (7) in the sleeve section (3) or in the torso section (2).

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A wristband (9) for fastening to a sleeve section (3) of the piece of clothing (1) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wristband (9) includes an elastic material and fastening means, wherein the fastening means (5) are attached to a surface of the elastic material, so that the arms of the body of the infant or young child can be completely covered up.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A method for producing a piece of clothing (1), in particular a bodysuit or an overall for infants and young children as claimed in claim 1, comprising the following steps:
attaching (10) the at least two regions (4) for variably fixing the arms of the infant or the young child in a sleeve section (3) of the piece of clothing (1) and connecting a torso section (2) to the sleeve section (3), wherein the torso section (2) and the sleeve section (3) include an elastic material; and
attaching (11) fastening means (5) at least partially in the two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3).

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening means (5) formed to be complementary thereto are attached in a distributed manner in the torso section (2) and over the sleeve section (3), so that an effective width of the piece of clothing can be variably adjusted by fastening the one or more fastening means (5) to the one or more fastening means (5) formed to be complementary thereto.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two regions (4) of the sleeve section (3) have a strip-like shape and the fastening means (5) that are formed to be complementary thereto can be fixed to the strip-like regions in the vertical direction in the torso section (2), so that the desired position of the arms of the infant or young child can be adjusted.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 1, wherein a pressure sensor (7) is provided in the sleeve section (3) and in the torso section (2), which is at least partially integrated into the elastic material and is suitable for measuring the force acting on the infant or the young child.

### Claim 14 (depends on 7)

The piece of clothing as claimed in claim 7, wherein a display (8) is provided on a surface of the elastic material, which display (8) is coupled with the pressure sensor (7) and is suitable for indicating the force measured by the pressure sensor (7) in the sleeve section (3) and in the torso section (2).
