Sleeve and Pillow Combination For Infant Care

Abstract

A unit which includes a tubular sleeve to accommodate a part of the arm of a caretaker and a soft arcuate pillow that is releasably attached to the sleeve when desired by means, such as hook-and-loop fastening means, so the pillow can be used when desired and the sleeve by itself can be used when desirable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the general art of infants, and to the particular field of accessories used in the care of infants.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Rocking a child to sleep can be one of the most pleasurable and peaceful times for a new parent. This nighttime ritual can help to establish the parent-child bond while also creating a peaceful period of the day reserved solely for the child's relaxation, and the parents' as well.[0003]Physically, for the parent, holding their child and looking in their eyes can create a sense of enormous pride and responsibility. New parents may be afraid of hurting the child or not supporting their delicate neck and soft skull. Accordingly, many parents, especially new parents, desire to place some sort of support beneath an infant's head whenever the head is supported.[0004]Babies are cradled by caretakers, such as their mothers, during nursing or by any person when being held, carried, or rocked....

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Benefits of technology

[0009]These, and other, objects are achieved by a unit which includes a tubular sleeve to accommodate a part of the arm of a caretaker and a soft arcuate pillow that is releasably attached to the sleeve when desired by means, such as hook-and-loop fastening means, so the pillow can be used when desired and the sleeve by itself can be used when desirable. The material of the pillow and the sleeve are both yieldable to the touch, such as microfiber material. The pillow and the sleeve can be made of any suitable material which is soft and which preferably can be washed so that the elements of the unit can be used over and over again. It also is preferably of a non-slip material which will not cause skin problems on the baby's head or the caretaker's arm.

[0011]The pillow provides comfort to the caretaker in that it cushions the head of the baby so as to minimize the discomfort to the caretaker's arm and cushions the caretaker's arm against the arm of a chair in which the caretaker is sitting while holding the baby while the sleeve protects the caretaker's arm and the releasable connection between the pillow and the sleeve allows the caretaker to easily modify the unit in a manner which is beneficial to both the caretaker and the infant. Furthermore, as is sometimes the situation, the pillow becomes soiled while the sleeve does not. Since the pillow and the sleeve of the unit embodying the present invention are separable, the pillow can be laundered separately from the sleeve. This permits the pillow to be laundered without requiring simultaneous laundering of the sleeve, or laundering the two elements in separate procedures whereby laundering materials suitable for the infant can be used for the pillow and laundering materials suitable for the caretaker can be used for the sleeve.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, as is sometimes the situation, the pillow becomes soiled while the sleeve does not.

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