U.S. patent application number 10/751070 was filed with the patent office on 2004-07-22 for swaddling blanket.
Invention is credited to Damir, Jeff, Damir, Lynette.
Application Number | 20040139527 10/751070 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 32713243 |
Filed Date | 2004-07-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040139527 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Damir, Lynette ; et
al. |
July 22, 2004 |
Swaddling blanket
Abstract
A method and guide for instructing a person in swaddling an
infant in a blanket is provided. A first illustration for
positioning an infant on a blanket is provided. A second
illustration for a first fold of the blanket to cover the infant is
provided. A third illustration for a second fold of the blanket to
cover the infant is provided. A fourth illustration for a third
fold of the blanket to cover the infant is provided. The
illustrations are attached to a baby good, such as to the
blanket.
Inventors: |
Damir, Lynette; (Seattle,
WA) ; Damir, Jeff; (Seattle, WA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Mark L. Lorbiecki, Esq.
BLACK LOWE & GRAHAM PLLC
Suite 4800
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle
WA
98104
US
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Family ID: |
32713243 |
Appl. No.: |
10/751070 |
Filed: |
January 2, 2004 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60437868 |
Jan 3, 2003 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
2/83 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41B 13/06 20130101;
G09B 19/0076 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/083 |
International
Class: |
A41D 010/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method for instructing a person in swaddling an infant, the
method comprising: providing a second illustration for performing a
first fold of the blanket to cover the infant; providing a third
illustration for performing a second fold of the blanket to cover
the infant; and providing a fourth illustration for performing a
third fold of the blanket to cover the infant.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises
providing a first illustration for orienting an infant on the
blanket.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the second
illustration, the third illustration, and the fourth illustration
includes providing the second illustration, the third illustration,
and the fourth illustration as a single sequence.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence attached to a baby good.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein attached includes detachably
attached.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein a position at which the sequence
is attached to the baby good is used to orient the good.
7. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence printed on the baby good.
8. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence embroidered on the baby good.
9. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence woven into the baby good.
10. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence embossed on the baby good.
11. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence labeled on the baby good.
12. The method of claim 3, wherein providing as the single sequence
includes providing the sequence sewn onto the baby good.
13. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a
blanket.
14. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a diaper
bag.
15. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a
changing pad.
16. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a
changing table.
17. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a
crib.
18. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a
diaper.
19. The method of claim 3, wherein the baby good includes a burp
cloth.
20. A guide for swaddling an infant, the guide comprising: a second
illustration for a first fold of the blanket to cover the infant; a
third illustration for a second fold of the blanket to cover the
infant; and a fourth illustration for a third fold of the blanket
to cover the infant.
21. The guide of claim 20, wherein the guide further comprises a
first illustration for orienting an infant on the blanket.
22. The guide of claim 20, wherein the second illustration, the
third illustration, and the fourth illustration include providing
the first illustration, the second illustration, the third
illustration, and the fourth illustration are illustrated as a
single sequence.
23. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is attached
to a baby good.
24. The guide of claim 23, wherein attached includes detachably
attached.
25. The guide of claim 22, wherein a position at which the sequence
is attached to the baby good is used to orient the good.
26. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is printed
on the baby good.
27. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is
embroidered on the baby good.
28. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is woven
into the baby good.
29. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is embossed
on the baby good.
30. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is labeled
on the baby good.
31. The guide of claim 22, wherein the single sequence is sewn onto
the baby good.
32. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a
blanket.
33. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a diaper
bag.
34. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a
changing pad.
35. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a
changing table.
36. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a
crib.
37. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a
diaper.
38. The guide of claim 22, wherein the baby good includes a burp
cloth.
39. A blanket for swaddling an infant, the blanket comprising: a
second illustration for a first fold of the blanket to cover the
infant; a third illustration for a second fold of the blanket to
cover the infant; and a fourth illustration for a third fold of the
blanket to cover the infant.
40. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second illustration, the
third illustration, and the fourth illustration are integrated into
a sequence.
41. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the blanket further comprises
a first illustration for positioning an infant on the blanket.
42. The blanket of claim 40, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are attached to the blanket.
43. The blanket of claim 42, wherein attached includes detachably
attached.
44. The blanket of claim 42, where a position the second, third,
and fourth illustrations are attached to the blanket orients the
blanket to the infant.
45. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are printed on the blanket.
46. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are embroidered on the blanket.
47. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are embossed on the blanket.
48. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are labeled on the blanket.
49. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are appliqued on the blanket.
50. The blanket of claim 39, wherein the second, third, and fourth
illustrations are woven into the blanket.
Description
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional application
serial No. 60/437,868 filed on Jan. 3, 2003, and entitled
INSTRUCTIONAL SWADDLING BLANKET AND RELATED ITEMS. The provisional
application serial No. 60/437,868 is hereby incorporated by this
reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to graphic arts and, more
specifically, to swaddling technology.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] A dictionary defines the verb swaddle as "to bind as with a
bandage; to bind or wrap tightly with clothes; to swathe;--used
esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby." Many newborns enjoy being
swaddled, or wrapped tightly in a warm blanket, because it reminds
them of being in the womb. Often it helps to calm and comfort
them.
[0004] New parents have difficulty properly swaddling infants. Much
of the difficulty stems from the unfamiliarity with an effective
swaddling fold. Selecting blankets that are not suitable for
swaddling due either to their ratio of width to length or their
width to the length of the infant compounds the difficulty.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention comprises a swaddling guide
illustration for instructing in a method of swaddling an infant in
a blanket. The illustration may be advantageously placed on such
baby goods as would be in the proximity of the infant when the
infant might be swaddled. Such goods would naturally include a
swaddling blanket of suitable proportions or design. Other included
goods might be a layette pad, a bassinette, a changing mat, a
diaper bag, a crib or crib bumpers, a bath towel, a playpen, a
diaper hamper, pajamas, a sleeper, a gown, or a baby monitor. The
illustration may be advantageously imprinted upon diapers or on
burp cloth.
[0006] In accordance with further aspects of the invention, the
illustrations might be included in a tag sewn onto the baby good or
a detachably attached label. Other means of attachment that would
be suitable include the application of a decal or applique,
embossment, embroidery, paint, ink, dye, or thermal binding. The
illustrations might be woven into a label or even woven into the
fabric of the blanket, diaper, burp cloth, or other baby good.
[0007] In accordance with other aspects of the invention, the
swaddling guide illustration is advantageously included in a
repeating pattern on a baby good to form a pleasing element of a
design for application to textile fabric. Once applied to the
textile fabric, the fabric is advantageously used to fabricate baby
goods. Such goods would include a swaddling blanket of suitable
proportions. Other included goods might be a layette pad, a bath
towel, a changing mat, a diaper bag, crib bumpers, a playpen, a
diaper hamper, pajamas, a sleeper, a gown, or diapers or burp
cloth.
[0008] As will be readily appreciated from the foregoing summary,
the invention provides a method and guide for instructing a person
in swaddling an infant in a blanket is provided. A first
illustration for positioning an infant on a blanket is provided. A
second illustration for a first fold of the blanket to cover the
infant is provided. A third illustration for a second fold of the
blanket to cover the infant is provided. A fourth illustration for
a third fold of the blanket to cover the infant is provided. The
illustrations are attached to a baby good, such as to the
blanket.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are
described in detail below with reference to the following
drawings.
[0010] FIG. 1a is an illustrated guide to swaddling an infant;
[0011] FIG. 1b is a label including the illustrated guide to
swaddling an infant;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a drawing of a first swaddling blanket including
the illustrated guide to swaddling an infant;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a drawing of a second swaddling blanket including
an illustrated guide to swaddling an infant;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a drawing of a diaper bag including the
illustrated guide to swaddling an infant; and,
[0015] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for compiling an
illustrated guide to swaddling an infant.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] By way of overview, a method and guide for instructing a
person in swaddling an infant in a blanket is provided. A first
illustration for positioning an infant on a blanket is provided. A
second illustration for a first fold of the blanket to cover the
infant is provided. A third illustration for a second fold of the
blanket to cover the infant is provided. A fourth illustration for
a third fold of the blanket to cover the infant is provided. The
illustrations are attached to a baby good, such as to the
blanket.
[0017] FIG. 1a is an illustrated guide 10 to swaddling an infant 1.
The illustrated guide 10 is incorporated in labeling and design of
a number of baby goods to place the illustrated guide immediately
in front of the infant's caregiver during response to events, when
the response might be enhanced by including a swaddling of the
child. Such events include the infant soiling a diaper, the infant
going to sleep after a feeding, bathing the infant, or getting the
infant dressed for bed.
[0018] The illustrated guide 10 includes a first illustration 12.
The first illustration 12 portrays the infant 1 suitably positioned
upon a suitably folded blanket 11. The first illustration 12 of the
blanket 11 may optionally include reference numbers for each of the
remaining corners, corner 1 111, corner 2 112, and corner 3 113.
Additionally, the first illustration 12 may include the presence of
a tag 22. The tag 22 is portrayed in the first illustration 12, as
well as subsequent illustrations to orient the blanket 11 to the
infant 1 for the caregiver, especially where the blanket 11 may be
rectangular, asymmetric, or may include ties or Velcro.TM.
fasteners, for instance, thereby identifying an orientation of the
blanket 11 with respect to the infant 1.
[0019] The illustrated guide includes a second illustration 14
portraying the blanket 11 folded over the infant 1. To indicate the
movements that constitute a transition from the first illustration
12 to the second illustration 14, the second illustration 14
advantageously includes an arrow 115 to indicate a movement of
corner 1 111 over the infant 1 resulting in the configuration of
the blanket 11 portrayed in the second illustration 14. Corners 2
112 and 3 113 as well as the label 22 remain visible and unmoved
from their portrayed positions in the first illustration 12.
[0020] The illustrated guide further includes a third illustration
16. To indicate the movements that constitute a transition from the
second illustration 14 to the third illustration 16, the third
illustration 16 advantageously includes an arrow 116 to indicate a
movement of corner 2 112 up over the infant I resulting in the
configuration of the blanket 11 portrayed in the third illustration
16. Corner 3 113 remains visible and unmoved from its portrayed
positions in the first illustration 12 and the second illustration
14. The label 22 is portrayed above corner 3 113.
[0021] The illustrated guide further includes a fourth illustration
18 showing the penultimate configuration of the blanket 11. To
indicate the movements that constitute a transition from the third
illustration 16 to the fourth illustration 18, the fourth
illustration 18 advantageously includes an arrow 117 to indicate a
movement of corner 3 112 over the infant 1 and further under the
infant 1 resulting in the configuration of the blanket 11 portrayed
in the fourth illustration 18. A second arrow 118 indicates a final
movement of the corner 3 113 portraying the tuck of corner 3 113
into the blanket 11 to secure the swaddled blanket 11 around the
infant 1.
[0022] In the presently preferred embodiment, the illustrated guide
10 comprises the sequence of the first illustration 12, the second
illustration 14, the third illustration 16, and the fourth
illustration 18. Where, due to considerations of space or other
issues warrants, the illustrated guide 10 may consist of as few as
the second illustration 14, the third illustration 16, and the
fourth illustration 18 portraying three principal folds for
swaddling a child. Where, due to the configuration of the blanket
11, for instance where additional flaps (not pictured) are placed
on the blanket 11 to engage the infant's arms, legs or head,
distinct illustrations serve to appropriately instruct the
caregiver according to the configuration of the blanket 11.
[0023] FIG. 1b is a label 20 including the illustrated guide 10 to
swaddling an infant 1. The label 20 advantageously places the
illustrated guide 10 in a manner to assure the visibility of the
first illustration 12, the second illustration 14, the third
illustration 16, and the fourth illustration 18 in a serial
order.
[0024] In a presently preferred embodiment, the label 20 is
configured to be folded along a fold 25 to allow attachment at the
time of sewing a garment, pad cover, bag, or other such sewn baby
good. In such an embodiment, the label includes a field 21 to add
length sufficient to preserve the visibility of the first
illustration 12, the second illustration 14, the third illustration
16, and the fourth illustration 18 in a serial order on one aspect
of the label. The field 21 may be blank as shown or may contain
suitable additional information about the baby good or such
information as may be advantageously included. Margins 23 are
included at the top and bottom of the label for insertion into the
seam to assure secure attachment.
[0025] FIG. 2 is a drawing of a first embodiment of swaddling
blanket assembly 24 including the illustrated guide 10 to swaddling
an infant 1. The swaddling blanket assembly 24 includes a blanket
26 and a tag 22. The tag 22 bears the illustrated guide 10 and is
advantageously sewn on an edge of the blanket 26 above corner 3 113
to assure that the illustrated guide 10 is visible for the greatest
duration in the swaddling process. Rather than sewing the
illustrated guide 10 onto the blanket 26 with a tag 22, the tag 22
may be detachably attached, as by Velcro.TM. hook and loop
fasteners or even tied or printed on. Placement of the tag 22
serves not only to instruct the caregiver but also to orient the
blanket with reference to the infant 1.
[0026] FIG. 3 is a drawing of a second swaddling blanket assembly
24 including an illustrated guide 10 to swaddling an infant 1.
Placement of the illustrated guide 10 onto the fabric of the
blanket 26 as a pleasantly repetitive pattern assures visibility at
all steps in the swaddling. Because of the nature of the swaddling,
the illustrated guide 10 is advantageously portrayed with
illustrations 12, 14, 16, and 18 (FIG. 1a) that are suitably cute
and pleasant to view. The illustrated guide 10 is therefore readily
incorporated in repetitive patterns that are suitably arranged on
the blanket to assure its dual purposes of containing the infant 1
and instructing the caregiver.
[0027] FIG. 4 is a drawing of a diaper bag 30 including the
illustrated guide 10 to swaddling an infant 1. A vast number of
baby goods may receive the illustrated guide 10 to supplement the
utility of the illustrated guide 10 by placing the illustrated
guide 10 in the presence of the caregiver during response to
events, when the response might be enhanced by including a
swaddling of the child. Such events include the infant soiling a
diaper, the infant going to sleep after a feeding, bathing the
infant, or getting the infant dressed for bed.
[0028] One such advantageous placement of the illustrated guide 10
is to place the guide on a diaper bag 32. Diaper bags typically
contain supplies for feeding and for diapering an infant 1. The
infant's experience of either event is enhanced by advantageously
swaddling the infant 1 before or after feeding or after diapering.
While any portion of the diaper bag may bear the illustrated guide
10, or may be detachably attached to the illustrated guide 19, or
may contain (as in the case of a separate placard contained in a
pocket of the diaper bag 32) the illustrated guide 10, one
advantageous placement is to print, apply, weave, or embroider the
illustrated guide 10 onto the flap 34 of the diaper bag 32. An
interior side of the flap 34 additionally assures that the
illustrated guide 10 is only visible when it would be useful but
hidden when the diaper bag 32 is only carried rather than
accessed.
[0029] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method 40 for compiling an
illustrated guide to swaddling an infant. In the presently
preferred embodiment, the method 40 includes providing a first
illustration at a first block 42, providing a second illustration
at a second block 44, providing a third illustration at a third
block 46, and providing a fourth illustration at a fourth block
48.
[0030] At the first block 42, the first illustration is provided.
As discussed above with reference to FIG. 1a, the first
illustration portrays the positioning of the infant on a suitably
folded blanket. The remaining corners of the suitably folded
blanket are appropriately identified for ready reference for
orienting the infant on the blanket. Optionally, a location of a
tag may advantageously be shown to orient the blanket to the
infant.
[0031] At the second block 44, the second illustration is provided.
As discussed above with reference to FIG. 1a, the second
illustration portrays the portraying the first remaining corner of
the blanket, that at the infant's right hand when suitably
positioned on the blanket, then folded over the infant.
[0032] At the third block 46, the third illustration is provided.
As discussed above with reference to FIG. 1a, the third
illustration portrays the second of the remaining corners of the
blanket folded upward; the second remaining corner being that near
the feet of the infant on the suitably folded blanket.
[0033] At the fourth block 42, the fourth illustration is provided.
As discussed above with reference to FIG. 1a, the fourth
illustration portrays the final folding of the third remaining
corner of the blanket wrapped over the infant and the first and
second corners of the blanket around the infant and suitably tucked
between the infant and the blanket to hold the blanket in place
snuggly around the infant.
[0034] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been
illustrated and described, as noted above, many changes can be made
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For
example, the illustrated guide might be imprinted upon a baby bath
towel to allow swaddling after a bath. Accordingly, the scope of
the invention is not limited by the disclosure of the preferred
embodiment. Instead, the invention should be determined entirely by
reference to the claims that follow.
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