POCKET SWADDLE
A baby swaddle fashioned from breathable mesh material has a pocket for receiving a baby. The swaddle may also include a left and right outer wing for wrapping around the baby. One or more of the wings are cinched and released through a non-hook and loop closure apparatus to avoid waking up a sleeping baby.
1 . A baby swaddle comprising:
a rear garment section having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the rear garment comprises a breathable mesh material;
a front garment section having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein a portion of the front garment is stitched to a portion of the rear garment to create a pocket for receiving a baby, in which the pocket comprises a upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge and a right edge, wherein the upper and lower edges have no seams,
and wherein the swaddle comprises a stitched seam along the left edge of the pocket in which the stitched seam has a length shorter than the length of the left edge of the pocket, and a stitched seam along the right edge of the pocket in which the stitched seam has a length shorter than the length of the right edge,
and wherein the stitched seam along a left or right edge of the pocket extends further away from the lower edge of the pocket than the stitched seam along the opposite edge, and
and wherein at least a portion of the front garment comprises breathable mesh material.
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7 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , wherein the rear garment section is triangular in shape.
8 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , wherein the rear garment further comprises:
a left outer wing; and
a right outer.
9 . The baby swaddle of claim 8 , wherein the left outer wing is shorter than the right outer wing.
10 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , wherein inner surfaces of the rear garment section and the front garment section are brushed.
11 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , further comprising a closure apparatus.
12 . The baby swaddle of claim 11 , wherein the closure apparatus is selected from the group consisting of a button hole, a D-ring strap, a loop closure, two slits, and breathable mesh ring.
13 . The baby swaddle of claim 11 , wherein the closure apparatus is relocatable.
14 . The baby swaddle of claim 13 , further comprising a closure apparatus relocation apparatus selected from the group consisting of buttons, snaps, and hook and loop material.
15 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , further comprising at least one dart along the upper edge of the rear garment section.
16 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , wherein the breathable mesh material has a suffocation resistance level of less than about 15 cm H 2 O as determined by RAM Consulting Virtual Child Suffocation Hazard Assessment Model.
17 . The baby swaddle of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the breathable mesh material is water resistant.
18 . The baby swaddle of claim 17 , wherein the at least a portion of water resistant breathable mesh material is located near where the baby's bottom would be placed.
19 . A baby swaddle comprising:
a rear garment section having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the rear garment comprises a breathable mesh material;
a front garment section having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the front garment comprises breathable mesh material,
and wherein a portion of the front garment is stitched to a portion of the rear garment to create a pocket for receiving a baby, a stitching located along a left side of the pocket and along a right side of the pocket so that a stitching does not extend along the entire length of the left or right side;
and wherein the stitching along a left or right edge of the pocket extends further away from the lower edge of the pocket than the stitching along the opposite edge, and
a left outer wing;
a right outer wing; and
a closure apparatus.