Having Means To Engage Body Of User Or Bed Structure To Insure Proper Covering Of Body Patents (Class 5/494)
  • Patent number: 7263730
    Abstract: The sleeping bag is an insulated bag for covering and protecting the body of a user when the user is seated. The bag is formed from front and rear fabric sheets joined to one another and sized and shaped to receive the body of the user. At least one pair of slots is formed through the front fabric sheet to receive a seatbelt attached to a chair, such as an airplane seat, thus selectively securing both the user and the insulating bag to the seat. Alternatively, or in addition to the seatbelt slots, a pair of slots may be formed through the front fabric sheet for providing the user's hands free access to the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Darlisa Y. Crawford
  • Patent number: 7260858
    Abstract: A bed safety sheet for use on mattresses and particularly beneficial for use on a toddler bed is disclosed. The bed safety sheet includes a securement pocket at one end and side flaps along opposed sides which drape down over opposed sides of the mattress. The side flaps may include a fold to provide hospital corner looking appearance when the bed safety sheet is installed on a mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Cheryl J. Cushing
  • Patent number: 7225484
    Abstract: For use on a bed mattress, a baby protector having a mounting sub-assembly and a baby holding sub-assembly. The mounting sub-assembly has a central portion adapted to overlie the mattress, and adjustable length straps extending from the central portion on opposite sides down to fasteners (preferably snap hooks) for attachment to the bed rail. The baby holding sub-assembly has a short fabric strap affixed at one end to the central portion of the mounting sub-assembly, a snap hook on the free end of this strap, and a self-contained fastener (preferably a safety pin) on this snap hook for attachment to the baby's diaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventor: Hector F. Ortiz
  • Patent number: 7181789
    Abstract: A swaddling blanket to alleviate colic has a back panel long enough to support a child from neck to feet, a leg pouch to loosely contain the child's legs, arm restraints to hold the child's arms against and parallel to the child's torso, a tapered short blanket arm to wrap over the child, and a tapered long blanket arm to wrap around the child more than once from the opposite direction to provide comforting pressure around the child's arms and torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Dean Gatten
  • Patent number: 7150054
    Abstract: Body orienting harnesses and associated structures are disclosed, along with methods of use. The body orienting harness can position a body, such an infant, with respect to the associated structure, such as a bed, bed frame or crib, a sheet, or a blanket for example. The harness may be integrated with a sheet or blanket in order to secure not only a body in position but also secure the sheet or blanket in position with respect to the body. The sheet, blanket, or other cover, can provide a slip cover for an underlying support surface, such as a mattress for example. Alternatively, the cover can be secured in other ways to form a pocket in association with other structure, such as a bed sheet for example. The harness can be mounted in association with the pocket to secure a body in position with the respect to the pocket and associated structure, such as a mattress, crib, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Mommy's Little Helpers, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Byrne, Carol A. Betz, Nicola D. Pieters
  • Patent number: 7111344
    Abstract: A crib sheet with attachment points used to attach to the crib rails or bed frame. The crib sheet is used in combination with an infant sleep garment that attaches to the crib sheet by hook and loop mechanism. Attachment to the crib frame or bed frame, rather than the mattress, eliminates the risk that the infant's movements can cause the crib sheet to move or shift. Two points of attachment lie on either side of the shoulders or upper torso of the infant. The sleep garment has a arm restraint mechanism that acts to prevent movement of the infant's arms so that the infant cannot use its arms to escape the garment or to move itself about the crib or bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventor: Darcie Marie French
  • Patent number: 7086102
    Abstract: A unitized bedclothes assembly simplifies bed making operations and prevents loosening and disarrangement of bed coverings while a person is sleeping and when the bed is unoccupied. Elastic bands clasp a fitted sheet to an underlying mattress. A fabric top covering is permanently fastened to the fitted sheet at the foot region of the bedclothes assembly. Fastener elements extend along at least one side of the top covering and are selectively engageable with additional fastener elements which extend along the corresponding side of the fitted sheet. The top covering has skirt flaps which hang down at opposite sides of the bedclothes assembly and give the assembly the neat appearance of a bed which has been made in the traditional manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Frazier
  • Patent number: 7076819
    Abstract: A swaddling blanket for easily and swiftly swaddling an infant keeps the infant tightly bundled for security and warmth. This blanket helps calm the infant and prevents the infant from being awakened from the startling response. Safety and emotional well-being are thus promoted for both the infant and the parent. The infant looks cute and loveable when wrapped in this blanket. The blanket may be made of cotton fabric material and may be tied or tucked for size and tightness adjustments without the use of added fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventors: Katerina R. Trani, Sid Trani
  • Patent number: 7065810
    Abstract: A reversible blanket (with attached pants) can be made of fleece, terry towel, or any material that is comfortable to the touch. The reversible blanket (with attached pants) is shaped like a flat baby blanket with hole in the middle with a pair of pants attached. The pants are permanent attached to the hole in the middle of the blanket. The pants acts like a sack with legs, which the baby/child/adult can be, place inside. The blanket is reversible and can be designed with/without detachable booties/feet. Only the detachable booties/feet are not reversible, the rest of the blanket is reversible. The reversible blanket (with attached pants) is designed for easy access “just put baby/child/adult inside the pants and you're ready to go. Reverse the blanket by simply turning inside out. Measurements referred to are comprisable to an infant child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventor: Barbara A. Robinson
  • Patent number: 7043783
    Abstract: A swaddling blanket to alleviate colic has a back panel long enough to support a child from neck to feet, a leg pouch to loosely contain the child's legs, arm restraints to hold the child's arms against and parallel to the child's torso, a tapered short blanket arm to wrap over the child, and a tapered long blanket arm to wrap around the child more than once from the opposite direction to provide comforting pressure around the child's arms and torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Dean Gatten
  • Patent number: 7013507
    Abstract: A slumber bag for a small child is provided having a quilted fabric front and back panel which are preferably connected to form a bag, and preferably at least two straps at or near an upper opening in the bag. The straps act to hold the bag in place on the child. Preferably, the straps extend from one panel to the other, around the sides of the slumber bag, and preferably, the straps are adjustable and are releasable connected using parachute clips. The slumber bag effectively covers the legs and lower torso of the child, and while easily removable by a care-giver, resists inadvertent removal by the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Teresa Cook
  • Patent number: 7003825
    Abstract: A blanket construction (10) primarily designed for airline passengers wherein, the construction (10) includes a blanket member (20) having a vertical stem portion (23) including a criss-cross pocket arrangement (27) on its lower end (25) that is adapted to receive a liner element (50) and a horizontal cross-arm portion (22) wherein, the stem portion (23) is adapted to receive the legs and lower torso of the user and the cross arm portion (22) is adapted to surround the upper torso and arms of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventor: James Levings
  • Patent number: 6948200
    Abstract: A blanket to wrap around a user in a sitting or semi-prone position, the blanket including a lower portion and a top portion, the lower portion having a pouch to cover feet and legs of the user and the top portion to wrap around the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Inventor: Loran Lewis Wyman
  • Patent number: 6931680
    Abstract: A sleeping bag comprising an elongate shell defining a volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The shell has an inner layer, an outer layer, insulation between the inner layer and the outer layer, an overlying portion, an underlying portion, a head end, a foot end and left and right lateral sides. The outer layer has stretchable and non-stretchable panels. The stretchable panels are of resilient sheet material and are located in areas of the outer layer corresponding to the shoulders, elbows and knees of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: American Recreation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Bellick, Linda S. Baugh, John H. Wright, Alain R. Denis
  • Patent number: 6928674
    Abstract: A swaddling blanket is provided which includes a tri-fold fabric sheet having a middle section with a pocket secured to an inner side of the fabric sheet on two adjacent sides to form a pouch for receiving an infant feet-first, the pouch being open on two other adjacent sides, and left and right sections bordering the middle section on opposite sides thereof and being of width sufficient to overlap an infant in the middle section pocket. The left and right sections carry cooperating fasteners arranged to releasably secure the left and right sections to each other when overlapped about an infant in the middle section pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Nijole Blackburn
  • Patent number: 6907628
    Abstract: A bedsheet retainer system consisting of a plurality of clips grappling a single latte around which the bedsheets are wrapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Mustapha El Guermaai
  • Patent number: 6868566
    Abstract: A swaddling blanket to alleviate colic has a back panel long enough to support a child from neck to feet, a leg pouch to loosely contain the child's legs, arm restraints to hold the child's arms against and parallel to the child's torso, a tapered short blanket arm to wrap over the child, and a tapered long blanket arm to wrap around the child more than once from the opposite direction to provide comforting pressure around the child's arms and torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Dean Gatten
  • Patent number: 6857146
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of elastic straps may extend across the bottom of the fitted sheet and be removably secured to the side of the sheet with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain the sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Safety Roo Inc.
    Inventor: Jo-Ann Landry
  • Patent number: 6848131
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface, the back surface of the sheet portion being disposed adjacent to a mattress. A blanket attached to the sheet portion, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of straps extend across the bottom of the mattress, are attached to, or threaded through a spacer, and are removably secured to the side of the sheet portion with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Jo-Ann C. Landry
  • Patent number: 6839924
    Abstract: An infant swaddle blanket having a central receiving section with a fitted upper edge for engaging the infant's neck and shoulders; a first flap from one side of the central section; a tongue extending from the upper portion of the first flap; and a second flap extending from the opposite side of the central section, a skid-resistant material on its bottom surface. An improved fit is provided through the infant's shoulders with curved shoulder seams and long elastic seams on the top edge of the blanket. The infant is placed backside down on the central section with a first arm against its side; the first flap is wrapped over the infant's right arm and torso; the tongue is tucked around the infant's second side, under the armpit and across the infant's back; the infant's second arm is placed next to its side; the second flap is wrapped over the second arm, torso, and first flap and secured to the first flap with hook and loop fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Simple Swaddle LLC
    Inventor: Henley Green Sims
  • Patent number: 6837880
    Abstract: A combination diaper and holder secures a baby in a safe and comfortable position while unattended by an adult. The holder is formed of a sheet large enough to fit about a crib mattress or, at least one end of the mattress. The holder has elongated straps for placement about the mattress. A diaper having front and back waistband portions connected by a crotch section is attached to the middle portion of the holder by fastening through one of the waistband portions. The waistband portions each have cooperating fasteners on the ends. The crotch section and the other unattached waistband portion is folded through the baby's legs and the cooperating fasteners are secured to fix the baby within the diaper and on the sheet. A wedge shaped pillow may be provided for elevating the baby. The holder is attached to the wedge shaped pillow by the straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Lynn Trimble
  • Patent number: 6834405
    Abstract: A securing mechanism for securing an infant in the supine position includes a supporting pad having a top surface for supporting said infant in the supine position, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The securing mechanism further includes a securing harness for securing said infant to said supporting pad, said securing harness being secured onto said infant's body, said securing harness including a securing pad for covering part of the back side of said infant's body, said securing pad being attached to said top surface of said supporting pad for securing said infant to said top surface of said supporting pad in the supine position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventor: Edward Allen Hillstead
  • Patent number: 6817048
    Abstract: A device and method for restraining the movement of an infant within a crib significantly reduces the risk of accidental injury or death of a child. An infant is placed within the sleeping pouch which is then attached to the mattress or a cover on the mattress. The device allows an infant to lie on it's back and roll from side to side. The device and method prevents an infant from rolling over on its stomach and from placing limbs between crib rail slots and between the crib frame and the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Inventor: Penilopee Lee LaRosa
  • Publication number: 20040199999
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet and separable blanket with a sheet portion for selectively removing at least the blanket from the sheet, when the sheet is attached to a sleep surface. The separable blanket defining at least two edges for wrapping the blanket about an infant. The blanket may be removed from the sheet by separating the blanket, or by separating a sheet material portion attached to the blanket, from the sheet covering the sleep surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Jo-Ann Landry
  • Publication number: 20040158925
    Abstract: An infant swaddle blanket having a central receiving section with a fitted upper edge for engaging the infant's neck and shoulders; a first flap from one side of the central section; a tongue extending from the upper portion of the first flap; and a second flap extending from the opposite side of the central section, a skid-resistant material on its bottom surface. An improved fit is provided through the infant's shoulders with curved shoulder seams and long elastic seams on the top edge of the blanket. The infant is placed backside down on the central section with a first arm against its side; the first flap is wrapped over the infant's right arm and torso; the tongue is tucked around the infant's second side, under the armpit and across the infant's back; the infant's second arm is placed next to its side; the second flap is wrapped over the second arm, torso, and first flap and secured to the first flap with hook and loop fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: Henley Green Sims
  • Patent number: 6739002
    Abstract: A bedding system is provided which includes a mattress and a sheet, wherein the sheet is adjustably securable to the mattress using opposing hook and pile fastener strips. A continuous hook and pile fastener strip is affixed to the peripheral edge of the mattress and is engaged by sets of opposing hook and pile fastener strips affixed to the bed sheet. The hook and pile fastener strips releasably secure the bed sheet to the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Jaswant Singh Pannu
  • Patent number: 6718578
    Abstract: A blanket providing enhanced ventilation and preventing a person from inadvertently removing the blanket from the person's body. The blanket includes a sheet of material having a reinforcing section embedded within a perimeter of the sheet of material. The reinforcing section may be a tube containing trapped air. In addition, the blanket may include supports connected to a collar section. The supports allow the blanket to be raised a specified distance above the person lying under the blanket. When the person releases the blanket, the blanket returns to its original position, lying over the person. The blanket may also includes several apertures allowing air to pass through the blanket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: Hongbiao Li
  • Publication number: 20040060113
    Abstract: A restraint for bed covers serves to pull an upper bedsheet or cover taut laterally across a bed and person confined therein. The present restraint assists in preventing a confused or restless bedridden patient from dislodging or pulling at dressings, catheters, IV tubes, and the like, thus assuring that proper treatment is provided for the patient. The present restraint comprises a relatively short elastic strap having a bed cover attachment end with a garter-type fastener extending therefrom, i.e., a button and clasp assembly. The opposite end portion of the strap includes complementary portions of hook and loop fastener material (e.g., Velcro®) disposed thereon, with the strap looping about a portion of the bedframe structure and securing back to itself. A preferred embodiment includes a D-ring or the like extending from the button and clasp attachment, through which the strap is drawn for greater leverage before being secured to itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventor: Lynda D. Lantagne
  • Patent number: 6708356
    Abstract: A bedding article includes a bottom panel and a top panel for receiving a baby. A plurality of fasteners secure the top and bottom panels and define a openings for receiving the lower torso and legs of the baby. A plurality of fasteners are spaced about the periphery of the bottom panel to releasably secure the bottom panel in a fixed position on a sleeping surface. In another aspect, the bedding article includes additional leg openings to allow selective placement of the child in a prone, supine, or side position. In further aspects, a pouch for receiving a portion of the baby and a garment worn by the baby for attachment to the bottom panel are provided. The bedding articles herein are advantageously used in conjunction with a mattress which is inclined to prevent the subject from sliding down the incline under the influence of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Laura A. LaValle
  • Publication number: 20040019970
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of elastic straps may extend across the bottom of the fitted sheet and be removably secured to the side of the sheet with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain the sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Jo-Ann Landry
  • Patent number: 6681422
    Abstract: A crib safety sacklike device is provided, having one open end adapted to removably contain a mattress or the like. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the sacklike device, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Safety Roo, Inc.
    Inventor: Jo-Ann Landry
  • Patent number: 6631528
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a fitted sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of elastic straps may extend across the bottom of the fitted sheet and be removably secured to the side of the sheet with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain the sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Jo-Ann C. Landry
  • Publication number: 20030154549
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of elastic straps may extend across the bottom of the fitted sheet and be removably secured to the side of the sheet with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain the sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Jo-Ann Landry
  • Publication number: 20030154548
    Abstract: A crib safety sheet/blanket with a fitted sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halves. Mating strips of hook and loop fastening material are attached to the two halves of the blanket, so that an infant may be placed on the blanket with the two halves of the blanket wrapped around the infant and fastened to retain the infant in a supine position. A plurality of elastic straps may extend across the bottom of the fitted sheet and be removably secured to the side of the sheet with mating strips of hook and loop fastening material to retain the sheet on the mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Jo-Ann C. Landry
  • Patent number: 6560797
    Abstract: A disposable blanket includes a cover body having a size adapted for covering at least a body portion of a user so as to provide an insulating purpose. The cover body includes a plurality of cover sheets overlappedly attached together in an edge to edge manner, wherein a positioning opening having a predetermined length is formed on a side portion of the cover body for wearing the cover body in front of the user. Therefore, the user is able to wear the disposable blanket on his or her neck such that the entire disposable blanket can maintain its position on the user's body so as to prevent the disposable blanket from being unfolded unintentionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Thawatchai Maturaporn
  • Patent number: 6523196
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing shibori clothes of the desired form and hue in a secure and stable manner by application of measures taken to intentionally leave relief-like shapes called “shibo” (crimps) in the clothes and to provide new types of shibori clothes with unique forms, stretchability, handling and draping qualities, comfort when worn, etc. In a shibori clothing manufacturing method[, comprising] that includes at least a “shibori (binding) process,” in which numerous portions of a dyed and sewn cloth are bound partially with a thread, a “setting process,” which has at least a “steam setting process” by which the shibori cloth, obtained by the “shibori (binding) process” is exposed to steam in order to maintain the shibori (bound) shapes, and a “thread removal process,” in which the abovementioned thread is removed after the “setting process”, and shibori clothes made by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Aramido Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kuno, Hideo Saito
  • Patent number: 6490741
    Abstract: A bed covering system for assisting in the making of a bed and for securing the bedding upon a bed. The bed covering system includes a lower cover having an upper portion and a side wall positionable about a mattress, an upper cover having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a zipper having a lower track attached to the lower cover and an upper track attached to the upper cover for selectively securing the upper cover to the lower cover. The zipper is preferably comprised of a structure that allows opposing ends of the zipper to be partially removed depending upon the end of the mattress the individual sleeps upon. The zipper is attached to a longitudinal side of the upper cover and the lower cover which is preferably adjacent an obstruction such as a wall. A middle cover is preferably permanently attached to the lower cover positioned beneath the upper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Inventor: Peggy A. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 6457193
    Abstract: A baby blanket preventing a baby from removing the blanket from the body of the baby. The baby blanket includes a sheet of material having a reinforcing section embedded within a lower portion of a perimeter of the sheet of material. The reinforcing section tapers to an upper portion of the sheet of material to accommodate the shoulders of the baby. The baby blanket also includes a vertically raised section which is located above the neck of the baby. The baby is placed underneath the blanket. The baby is unable to move the blanket away from his body or to move the blanket onto his head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Inventor: Hongbiao Li
  • Patent number: 6453492
    Abstract: An expandable sheet for use on hospital beds, examination tables and stretchers/gurneys. The expandable sheet comprises a sheet having a length and width adapted to accommodate and be placed on the surface of an examination table, hospital bed or portable gurney/stretcher. The sheet has a width dimension and a length dimension where at least one end of the width dimension is pleated such that it is held adjacent to the surface of the examination table, hospital bed or gurney/stretcher and can be expanded over the entire examination table hospital bed or portable gurney/stretcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Sheldon B. Sturrock
  • Patent number: 6427266
    Abstract: A bedding ensemble including a fitted sheet portion, a flat sheet portion and a comforter portion that eliminates a number of the steps necessary to make a bed is disclosed herein. This non-binding solution provides the fitted sheet portion which overlies a mattress. The flat sheet portion covers the fitted sheet portion, coupling to a right side, a left side and a lower end of the fitted sheet portion. The comforter portion overlies the flat sheet portion and couples to a lower end, a right side and a left side of the flat sheet portion. The comforter portion, the flat sheet portion, and the fitted sheet portion securely couple at a predetermined position between the head end and the foot end to form a opening between each portion for free and easy movement of the flat sheet portion and the comforter portion away from the fitted sheet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventor: Kelli C. Talley-Williams
  • Patent number: 6301729
    Abstract: A crib safety sack made of thin blanket fabric is provided. The sack is pocket-shaped to cover an end of a crib mattress. The top panel of the sack secures an infant in a back sleeping position on the surface of the crib mattress, which is the sleeping position recommended by experts for the prevention of SIDS. The sack acts as a blanket and also as a safety restraint keeping the infant securely in position through gentle force. The sack may be reversible, in that either a top or bottom panel of the sack may be positioned on top of the mattress. The sack preferably has at least one flap providing easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Hotel & Leisure Living Services Ltd.
    Inventor: Maureen Hall
  • Patent number: 6272683
    Abstract: A bunting which attaches to a seat and a bunting that protects a child from the elements is disclosed. The bunting may be used on the seat of a stroller but not limited thereto. The bunting, fabricated from a material blank for wrapping about the child, has a draft shield attached to a first edge on a front of the material blank, a hood attached to a top edge of the material blank, a back having disposed thereon slots for receiving straps attached to the seat therethrough and means for fastening the first edge and a second edge of the material blank for closing the material blank about the child, such as a zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventors: Tracy M. Symms, Steven S. Walbridge
  • Patent number: 6253380
    Abstract: An apparatus for irradiating an infant includes a frame for supporting the infant, and a source of radiation positioned below the frame and the infant. The frame includes a fully transparent section for allowing the radiation to pass therethrough to the infant. The apparatus further includes a therapy blanket detachably connected to the frame to cover the infant. The therapy blanket includes a transparent section through which radiation can pass to the infant. The therapy blanket forms a restraining garment and defines a pouch having a pair of sleeves for passively restricting the infant to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Medela Holding AG
    Inventors: Michael Larsson, Hans R. Kunzler
  • Patent number: 6189166
    Abstract: A miniature baby blanket for comforting a child. The blanket has a small slit in one corner for attaching the blanket to a button or a snap on the child's clothing. The slit can also be used with a strap to attach the blanket to the child's car seat, high chair, or crib. The blanket is of flannel and has a satin edging to make it attractive to babies. The invention includes a kit of three blankets to be used in rotation. A method of comforting a child by attaching the blanket to the child's clothing is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Inventors: Kimberly Braine, Penelope Ann Schindel
  • Patent number: 6185766
    Abstract: The bed covering anchor system in the preferred configuration has a pair of adjustable length crossing support straps to allow attachment to the area of the corners of a variety of sizes of bed covering placed on bed mattresses. Elastic straps are engaged at the ends of the crossing straps and have a grasping device at one or both ends of each elastic strap to grasp the covering and provide a retracting force to keep the covering taut on the mattress. One or more lateral support straps may also be attached to the cover to keep the longitudinal edges of the covering taut at the points of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: Dorothy J. Farrugia
  • Patent number: 6145932
    Abstract: A baby blanket adapted for use in a child car seat having a restraint system. The blanket has a receiving compartment located on its front surface, for receiving and holding the legs and torso of an infant or small child. The blanket comprises a front sheet and a rear sheet, sewn together to form the compartment. The rear sheet has three to five apertures located to permit the straps or restraining harnesses of a child car seat to pass through the rear sheet and buckle around the child. The front sheet is sewn to the rear sheet along three sides to form an open-topped compartment for receiving and holding the child. The front sheet may additionally have a recloseable opening for further aiding insertion of the child into the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventors: Paulette Hamel-Nyhus, Doreen Jean Hamel
  • Patent number: 6122783
    Abstract: A bedding apparatus includes a top cover for a mattress that is removably securable to a mattress band. The mattress band is, in turn, removably securable to the mattress without physical connection. The connections between the top cover and the mattress band may be zippers that allow them to be connected along three sides. The zipper portions on the mattress band and the top cover are complementary, allowing the two components to be zipped together. The two zipper portions on the top cover are also complementary with each other, allowing the top cover to be zipped together into a self-contained sleeping enclosure. The mattress band may encircle the mattress, and can be mounted over an underlying mattress covering, such as a sheet. When the top cover is secured to the mattress band, and there is no person located between the top cover and the mattress, the top cover drapes over the sides of the mattress to a vertical position lower than that of the securing connections between the top cover and the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventors: Tyrone Herndon, Mark Fortes
  • Patent number: 6122782
    Abstract: A fitted sheet includes a sheet body portion made of a flexible sheet material. The body is generally rectangular in shape, defining a first end, two sides and a second end opposite to the first end. A pair of generally triangular slots is formed in the first end. The triangular slots being disposed substantially symmetrically either side of a longitudinal axis (12) passing through the center of the first end and the center of the second end, and they are spaced apart a distance X. The triangular slots define an open end and two opposite sides, each side having an approximate length Y wherein the length Y is the same order of magnitude as length X. The opposed sides of each triangular slot (28A, 28B), (30A, 30B) are stitched to provide an engagement with the end of a suitably sized mattress. The area of sheet adjacent the engaged mattress end is not held against the upper surface of the mattress, so that the sheet can pivot away from the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: Katie Chedid
  • Patent number: 6098219
    Abstract: A new bed sheet attachment system for facilitating bed making. The inventive device includes a plurality of sheet members including a bottom sheet member, a top sheet member, and a first middle sheet member. Each sheet member has upper and lower surfaces, opposite head and foot ends and a pair of sides extending between the head and foot ends. The bottom sheet member is adapted for covering a mattress while the lower surface of the top sheet member is designed for resting on the upper surface of another sheet member. The first middle sheet member is designed for interposing between the top sheet member and the bottom sheet member. The upper surface of the bottom sheet member is attachable by zippers to the lower surface of another sheet member. The lower surface of the top sheet member is attachable to the upper surface of another sheet member by zippers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Diane Milber
  • Patent number: 6055686
    Abstract: A baby bunting which enables a shoulder harness to be fit snug against the infant's clothing to thereby hold the infant securely in the infant carrier, without having to remove the infant from the bunting, wherein the bunting has a contoured shape which enables the shoulder harness to fit closely on top of the infant's shoulders, and has a drawstring through an integral hood of the bunting which draws the hood around the infant's face so as to fit snugly while preventing the drawstring from getting near to the infant's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Kathryn Knight