IP Library Granted Patent US 11,147,319
Granted Patent B2
US 11,147,319 · App. 17/002,325 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Infant swaddle sack with harness

Inventors: Harvey Neil Karp (Los Angeles, CA); Nina Montée Karp (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: HB Innovations, Inc.
A41B13/065A47D9/02A47D15/008
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Patent No.
US 11,147,319
App. No.
17/002,325
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A swaddle garment may include a body having a back side and a front side that together define an interior space for swaddling an infant. The front side may include a first side and a second side that are selectively couplable to enclose the interior space. A harness is attached or attachable within the interior space along the backside of the body of the swaddle garment. The harness includes a back side, a torso wrap, and a diaper flap. The back side positions along a portion of the back side of the body. The torso wrap is configured wrap around a torso of an infant and may include a first side and a second side extendable from the back side of the torso wrap. The diaper flap is configured to wrap around a crotch of the infant and may be extendable from the back side of the harness from an anchor end to a securing end.

Claims (33)

1. A swaddle garment comprising:

a body having a back side and a front side that together define an interior space for swaddling an infant, wherein the front side includes a first side and a second side that are selectively couplable to enclose the interior space; and

a harness attached or attachable within the interior space along the backside of the body of the swaddle garment, the harness comprising:

a back side positioned along a portion of the back side of the body,

a torso wrap to wrap around a torso of an infant, the torso wrap comprising a first side and a second side extendable from the back side of the harness, wherein the torso wrap has a vertical length that extends between a lower extent and an upper extent when wrapped around the torso of the infant, and wherein an attachment structure along an underside of the first side of the torso wrap couples to a corresponding attachment structure along an upper side of the second side of the torso wrap to couple the first side to the second side of the torso wrap, and

a diaper flap to wrap around a crotch of the infant, the diaper flap extendable from the back side of the harness from an anchor end to a securing end, wherein, when the diaper flap is secured to the torso wrap, an attachment structure along an underside of the securing end of the diaper flap couples to attachment structures along upper sides of the coupled first side and second side of the torso wrap such that the securing end of the diaper flap attaches to both the first side and the second side of the torso wrap.

2. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the torso wrap includes an attachment structure and the second side of the torso wrap includes an attachment structure, wherein the attachment structures of the first and second sides of the torso wrap are selectably couplable to selectively couple and uncouple the first and second sides of the torso wrap.

3. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the securing end of the diaper flap has a horizontal width wider than a horizontal width of a midsection of the diaper flap.

4. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the anchor end and the securing end have horizontal widths greater that a horizontal width of a midsection of the diaper flap.

5. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the diaper flap includes an adjustable operable length to accommodate multiple crotch lengths.

6. The swaddle garment of claim 5 , wherein one or both of the first side or second side of the torso wrap includes an attachment structure having multiple locations along the vertically extending length of the torso wrap for selectively coupling to the securing end of the diaper flap to adjust the operable length of the diaper flap when the securing end of the diaper flap is coupled to the attachment structure.

7. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein upper surfaces of both the first side and second side of the torso wrap include attachment structures for coupling to an attachment structure at the securing end of the diaper flap.

8. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the attachment structures along the undersides of the first side of the torso wrap and the securing end couple to the attachment structure along the upper side of the second side of the torso wrap.

9. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the torso wrap includes an adjustable girth.

10. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the back side of the body of the swaddle garment includes the back side of the harness.

11. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the back side of the harness is removably attachable to the back side of the body of the swaddle garment via hook and loop, snaps, or clips.

12. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the torso wrap, second side of the torso wrap, diaper flap, or combination thereof directly attach to the back side of the body of the swaddle garment, and wherein the back side of the body of the swaddle garment includes the back side of the harness.

13. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , further comprising an attachment mechanism for selectively attaching the swaddle garment to a movable platform of a sleep device.

14. A sleep system, the system comprising:

a sleep device comprising a movable platform and an attachment mechanism; and

a swaddle garment comprising:

a body having a first side and a back side and a front side that together define an interior space for swaddling an infant, wherein the front side includes a first side and a second side that are selectively couplable to enclose the interior space,

an attachment mechanism for selectively coupling to the attachment mechanism of the sleep device to secure and release the swaddle garment with respect to the movable platform, and

a harness attached or attachable within the interior space along the backside of the body of the swaddle garment, the harness comprising:

a back side positioned along a portion of the back side of the body,

a torso wrap to wrap around a torso of an infant, the torso wrap comprising a first side and a second side extendable from the back side of the harness, wherein the torso wrap has a vertical length that extends between a lower extent and an upper extent when wrapped around the torso of the infant, and wherein an attachment structure along an underside of the first side of the torso wrap couples to a corresponding attachment structure along an upper side of the second side of the torso wrap to couple the first side to the second side of the torso wrap, and

a diaper flap to wrap around a crotch of the infant, the diaper flap extendable from the back side of the harness from an anchor end to a securing end, wherein, when the diaper flap is secured to the torso wrap, an attachment structure along an underside of the securing end of the diaper flap couples to attachment structures along upper sides of the coupled first side and second side of the torso wrap such that the securing end of the diaper flap attaches to both the first side and the second side of the torso wrap.

15. The swaddle garment of claim 1 , wherein the torso wrap is configured to wrap around the torso and arms of the infant to secure the arms of the infant at sides of the infant, and wherein the upper extent of the torso wrap is configured to position over the infant above elbows but below shoulders of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

16. The swaddle garment of claim 15 , wherein the lower extent of the torso wrap is configured to position below wrists of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

17. The swaddle garment of claim 16 , wherein the upper extent of the torso wrap is configured to position below armpits of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the torso wrap is configured to wrap around the torso and arms of the infant to secure the arms of the infant at sides of the infant, and wherein the upper extent of the torso wrap is configured to position over the infant above elbows but below shoulders of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the lower extent of the torso wrap is configured to position below wrists of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the upper extent is configured to position below armpits of the infant when the torso wrap is wrapped around the torso and arms of the infant and the diaper flap is wrapped around the crotch of the infant.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2022
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: HB INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 059965/0417 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: HAPPIEST BABY, INC.; HB INNOVATIONS INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059945/0982 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2021
From: HB INNOVATIONS INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 056413/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: KARP, HARVEY NEIL; KARP, NINA MONTEE
To: HB INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053654/0760 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62891789 · Aug 26, 2019
Related Publication 20210059319A1 · Mar 4, 2021
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