Abstract: A nursing shawl for use by mothers who nurse their infant. The shawl comprises two opposed panels joined together at the adjacent top corners by a neck band to provide a unitary shawl which can easily be placed about the mother and infant while the mother is seated. The panels drape over the shoulders and hang in front to conceal the nursing infant and the entire front of the mother from the neck to the waist. The confronting edges of the panels are fastened together by hook and loop fasteners. The shawl enables the mother and infant to view each other while the infant is nursing, and preserves their privacy.

Abstract: A security bar maintaining the closure of a hinged door has telescoping inner and outer sections, with the opposite ends of this assembly engaging receptacles in a door jamb or the wall structure adjacent the door opening. Aligned transverse holes in the inner and outer sections are engaged by a release pin to maintain the bar in engagement with the receptacles to prevent unauthorized opening of the door. A spring pulls the bar sections to a shorter overall length on removal of the release pin to permit the bar to fall away from the receptacles for emergency exit.