Baby garment with integrated front covering
A protective front surface of a baby's garment is integrated into a one piece garment for a young child. The protective surface does not dangle in front of the garment. The protective covering is made of a lightweight and flexible material for a young child to wear.
1. Field
The present disclosure relates to a protective front covering for a baby garment. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a protective front covering of a baby's garment that is integrated into the garment, does not dangle in front of it and is made of a lightweight and flexible material for a young child to wear.
2. The Related Art
US Patent Publication No. 2007/0250978 discloses a child's garment suitable for infants and toddlers that includes an exterior fabric shell for drooling protection. The bib or exterior fabric shell can be of the same material as the garment but contains extra layers of fabric to absorb drool without it soaking through to the child's skin (see Paragraph 0011). This reference disclosed making a bib out of cloth material.
U.S. Design Pat. No. D288022 disclosed a bib with long sleeves which effectively shows an integrated bib and garment. This reference differs from your invention in that the bib is part of the initial garment and not added onto top of the garment chest area.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,608,092 discloses an infant's garment with a bib formed of a layer of synthetic plastic sheet material bonded onto the garment by a layer of thermoplastic filler material. The bib is formed of more than one layer and has a layer of synthetic plastic sheet material and a foam padding. This thick and inflexible bib material can be uncomfortable for a young child to wear.
US Patent Publication No. 2005/0235394 disclosed a child's garment with a removable front protective panel. This reference teaches or suggests the removable bib feature of your invention.
It would be desirable to provide a protective covering for a piece garment such as “ONESIES” that is integrated into the fabric garment so as not to dangle but that is made of a lightweight and flexible material that is comfortable for a young child to wear.
SUMMARYThe present disclosure provides for a garment with an integrated protective covering or protective front surface for a front surface of the garment where the protective covering is flexible and lightweight to be comfortable for a baby or a young child to wear. The garment is preferably made of fabric material. The protective front surface is preferably made of a urethane material and sewn into the front surface of the garment.
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The protective surface 5 is thus integrally connected with the garment 1. The protective surface 5 is located on and thus protects the front surface area of the garment 1 where spit ups, spills and food staining conditions are mostly likely to occur on the garment 1 worn by a young child.
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While presently preferred embodiments-have been described for purposes of the disclosure, numerous changes in the arrangement of method steps and apparatus parts can be made by those skilled in the art. Such changes are encompassed within the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A one piece garment with a protective covering, comprising:
- a one piece garment made of fabric material having a front surface;
- a single layer protective surface that is sewn onto to said front surface of said one piece garment, said single layer protective surface being made of urethane material and being sufficiently thin so as to be flexible and lightweight for a young child to wear so that the protective surface protects the garment by providing water proofing from spills, is easy to clean and prevents dampness of the garment.
2. The garment according to claim 1 wherein said protective surface is sewn into said front surface of said garment.
3. The garment according to claim 1 wherein said protective covering covers approximately 30 to 40 percent of the front surface of said front surface of said garment.
4. The garment according to claim 1 wherein said protective covering is approximately 1 mm thick.
5. The garment according to claim 1 said garment has a pocket located below said protective surface to catch food droppings therein.
6. The garment according to claim 5 wherein said pocket is sufficiently wide to span said protective surface.
7. The garment according to claim 1 wherein a strip of material is located below said protective surface to absorb or wipe spills from said garment.
8. The garment according to claim 7 wherein said strip of material is made of terry cloth material.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 20, 2008
Publication Date: May 20, 2010
Inventor: Lenore Sender (New York, NY)
Application Number: 12/313,438
International Classification: A41B 13/00 (20060101); A41D 11/00 (20060101);