Infant glove having a reversible pocket
View Patent ↗A pacifier glove is provided. The pacifier glove includes a mitten body having opposing sides and having a closed end and an open end, the opposing sides of the mitten body defining an opening there between, the opening being accessible via the open end. An elastic member is configured on the mitten body and proximate the open end, and a strap member is configured on an opposing side of the mitten body and proximate the open end, the strap member opposing the elastic member. A pocket is configured on an exterior surface of the mitten body, the pocket having exterior and interior surfaces. A pacifier is coupled to the exterior surface of the pocket, and the pocket is configured to be turned inside-out on the mitten body to create an inside-out pocket. Under the condition that the pocket is turned inside-out, the pacifier is repositioned within the inside-out pocket.
1. An infant glove comprising:
a body having a first side and a second side and an open end, the first and second sides of the body defining an opening therebetween, the opening being accessible via the open end, the opening being configured to receive an infant's hand;
a pocket configured on the first side of the body, the pocket being configured to be turned inside-out; and
a pacifier coupled to the infant glove,
wherein the pocket being turned inside-out repositions the pocket on the second side of the body with the pacifier retained within the inside-out pocket;
wherein the pacifier is releasably coupled to the pocket and turning the pocket inside-out results in an inside-out pocket on the second side of the body with the pacifier retained between the inside-out pocket and the body.
2. The infant glove of claim 1 , wherein the body is a mitten.
3. The infant glove of claim 1 , wherein the pacifier is fixedly coupled to the pocket and turning the pocket inside-out results in an inside-out pocket on the second side of the body with the pacifier retained between the inside-out pocket and the body.
4. The infant glove of claim 1 , further comprising first and second coupling straps, the first coupling strap being configured on an edge of the pocket and the second coupling strap being configured on an opposing edge of the pocket, the first and second coupling straps being configured to communicate with one another to releasably secure the pacifier to the pocket.
5. The infant glove of claim 4 , wherein the first coupling strap is configured to secure a portion of the pacifier between the pocket and the first coupling strap, and wherein the second coupling strap is configured to secure another portion of the pacifier between the first coupling strap and the second coupling strap.
6. The infant glove of claim 5 , wherein the inside-out pocket conceals the first and second coupling straps therein.
7. The infant glove of claim 1 , further comprising an elastic member configured on the first side of the body and proximate the open end.
8. The infant glove of claim 1 , further comprising a strap member configured on the second side of the body and proximate the open end.
9. The infant glove of claim 1 , wherein the pocket further comprises a slanted opening that partially conceals the pacifier within the inside-out pocket.
10. A pacifier holder comprising:
a mitten body having a first side and a second side and an open end, the first and second sides of the mitten body defining an opening therebetween, the opening being accessible via the open end;
a pocket configured on the first side of the mitten body, the pocket being configured to be turned inside-out; and
coupling means for coupling a pacifier to the pocket,
wherein the pocket being turned inside-out repositions the pocket on the second side of the mitten with the pacifier and the coupling means within the inside-out pocket;
wherein the coupling means releasably couples the pacifier to the pocket and turning the pocket inside-out results in an inside-out pocket on the second side of the body with the pacifier retained between the inside-out pocket and the body.
11. The pacifier holder of claim 10 , wherein the coupling means fixedly couples the pacifier to the pocket and turning the pocket inside-out results in an inside out pocket on the second side of the body with the pacifier retained between the inside-out pocket and the body.
12. The pacifier holder of claim 10 , wherein the coupling means comprises first and second coupling straps, the first coupling strap being configured on an edge of the pocket and the second coupling strap being configured on an opposing edge of the pocket, the first and second coupling straps being configured to communicate with one another to releasably secure the pacifier to the pocket.
13. The pacifier holder of claim 12 , wherein the first coupling strap is configured to secure a portion of the pacifier between the pocket and the first coupling strap, and wherein the second coupling strap is configured to secure another portion of the pacifier between the first coupling strap and the second coupling strap.
14. The pacifier holder of claim 10 , further comprising an elastic member configured on the first side of the body and proximate the open end.
15. The pacifier holder of claim 10 , further comprising a strap member configured on the second side of the body and proximate the open end.
16. The infant glove of claim 10 , wherein the pocket further comprises a slanted opening that partially conceals the pacifier within the inside-out pocket.
17. A method of using a pacifier, the method comprising:
providing an infant glove having first and second sides and a pocket on the first side;
securing a pacifier to the pocket; and
turning the pocket inside-out to reposition the pocket as an inside-out pocket on the second side of the infant glove with the pacifier within the inside-out pocket;
wherein securing the pacifier to the pocket further comprises securing a portion of the pacifier between the pocket and a first coupling strap, and securing another portion of the pacifier between the first coupling strap and a second coupling strap.