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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Rebecca U Ruefer, Bozeman, MT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An infant swaddling apparatus is formed of a back panel (16) presenting an upper edge (24), a lower edge (26), and opposed side edges (28, 30) that are tapered toward one another between the upper and lower edges, and a front panel (18) presenting a lower edge (36) and opposed side edges (38, 40) that extend along and are secured to the lower and side edges of the back panel to define a pocket that is closed on the sides and bottom. The front panel (18) also includes an upper edge (42) that is spaced from the upper edge (24) of the back panel (16) in a direction toward the bottom of the pocket, and a hood (32) International Searching Authority secured to the upper edge of the back panel. The length of the pocket is adjustable to accommodate infants of various sizes, and a pair of pieces (46, 48) of hook-and-loop material are provided for this purpose. In addition, other pieces of hook-and-loop material (52, 54) may be provided for closing the pocket around an infant to retain body heat.