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US 12,402,731 · App. 19/217,258 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Reflux-preventing cushion for combined use as baby bed having fixing band that is angle-adjustable and made of soft material

Inventors: Dong Eun Kim (Seoul, KR); Yun Hyeong Chun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Angel & Bee Inc.
A47D13/08A47D13/083A47D15/008A47D15/005
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Patent No.
US 12,402,731
App. No.
19/217,258
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reflux-preventing cushion for preventing digestive reflux that occurs in a newborn, the reflux-preventing cushion including a backrest cushion configured to be inclined at a certain angle and allow the newborn to be laid to prevent the digestive reflux, and a buttocks cushion including a pair of bands configured to cover the newborn from both sides of the body of the newborn in a state in which the newborn is laid on the backrest cushion, wherein an uninclined backrest cushion is further included on an upper portion of an inclined backrest cushion.

Claims (15)

1. A reflux-preventing cushion for preventing digestive reflux that occurs in a newborn, the reflux-preventing cushion comprising:

a backrest cushion configured to be inclined at a certain angle and allow the newborn to be laid to prevent the digestive reflux; and

a buttocks cushion including a pair of bands configured to cover the newborn from both sides of the body of the newborn in a state in which the newborn is laid on the backrest cushion,

wherein the pair of bands include a first band including a first surface woven using a first plain gauze weave method and a second band including a second surface woven using a second plain gauze weave method different from the first plain gauze weave method, and

the pair of bands is configured to fix the newborn through fastening between the first surface and the second surface.

2. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 1 , wherein, in the first plain gauze weave method, a plurality of 200 denier first filament bundles in which 90 to 100 filament fibers are tied into one strand and a plurality of 100 denier second filament bundles in which 40 to 50 filament fibers are tied into one strand are mixed.

3. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 2 , wherein:

in the second plain gauze weave method, the 200 denier first filament bundles and 100 denier island-in-sea fiber yarn are mixed; and

when the first band and the second band are fastened, a portion of the second surface woven using the second plain gauze weave method is configured to be disposed toward the newborn.

4. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 1 , wherein the buttocks cushion is configured in a U-shape to support the lower body of the newborn and prevent the newborn from slipping.

5. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 1 , wherein the backrest cushion and the buttocks cushion are connected through a fastening means, and a fastening position of the fastening means is configured to be adjusted according to a growth state of the newborn.

6. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 1 , wherein the backrest cushion includes:

a first backrest cushion inclined at a first angle toward the buttocks cushion and constituting a backrest region having a first area configured to support the newborn; and

a second backrest cushion inclined at a second angle smaller than the first angle toward the buttocks cushion and constituting a backrest region having a second area greater than the first area.

7. The reflux-preventing cushion of claim 6 , wherein the backrest cushion further includes a third backrest cushion that is not inclined and has a slope of 0° unlike the first backrest cushion and the second backrest cushion and is disposed on an upper end of the second backrest cushion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: KIM, DONG EUN; CHUN, YUN HYEONG
To: ANGEL & BEE INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 20-2024-0000910 · May 23, 2024 · national
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