US1875525A - Sleeping coyer for children - Google Patents

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p 1932 AFL. THEXTON ET AL 1,375,525

SLEEPING COVER FOR CHILDREN Filed June 17. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS ATTORNEYS Sept. 6, 1932. A. LfTHExToN ET AL.

SLEEPING COVER FOR CHILDREN Filed June 17, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MW INVENTORS AT'rbRNEYs Patented Sepia 193 21.

UNITE STATES PATENT earner, L. 'rrmxron AND orrica minim) B. "rnnxron, or omcnma'rr, oino, assreuona 'ro .m'rnua nrimx'ron SLEEPING COVER FOR CHILDREN Application fled June 17, 1931. Serial No. 545,080.

This invention relates to sleeping coverings for infants and children. The problem is tov keep the child fully covered and protected from the cold and at the same time permit the child reasonable freedom of motion.

. The bag or garment type of sleeping appliances for children are undesirable for sev-- eral reasons, among which are that it is difficult to keep them appropriately clean and that the childs freedom of motion is unduly limited. On the other hand, most children become partially uncovered when ordinary blankets are used for the reason that they have a tendency to sleep with their arms and hands up over theirheads. Thisoften results in a bad cold and more serious illness. Often the mother or nurse pins down the arms of the childs night clothes to kee it from assuming this natural position. t is a matter of observation among doctors that an ailing child will often sleep with its hands down but as health returns the child tends to resume its normal posturewith its hands and arms elevated.

It is desirable that a child should sleep in this position: first of all because it is natural and in the second place because it tends to extend and throw out the childs chest.

The object of this invention is to provide a sleeping covering which is susceptible to being kept in appropriate sanitary condition, which permits the child reasonable freedom a of motion and whichabove all permits the child to assume the normal and natural sleeping position above described.

This feature of permitting the child to assume the natural sleeping position can be incorporated in a s eepmg garment or bag but is disclosed in relation to a sleeping blanket as the latter is deemed more convenient and useful.

Other objects and further advantages will be more fully apparent from the description of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a erspective View of the baby blanket illustrating its applicatlon.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view showing the construction and fastening means of the neck portion of the blanket.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the fastenings released, and further illustratingthe construction.

Figure 4 is a view sho the back or lower face of the blanket unfol ed.

The bed covering or sleeping closure for.

children of this invention comprises primarily a layer of coverin material such as blanketing, the upper en of which is configurated to provide at each side an upwardly the child when elevated.

The lower portion of the bed cover or sleeping. closure is preferably in the formof a blanket which may be tuckedunder the mattress in the usual and customary manner. The upper portion preferably comprises an envelope adapted to enclose the up rportion of the child: the envelope preevi ed with a neck opening, and two pockets, one at each side of the neck opening, extending upwardly to accommodate the armsand slee ing position.

I hands of the child when it assumes its natural ore specifically, the-blanket comprises a back-pieced on which the upper portion of the back of the child is adapted to rest. The bottom of this back-piece as disclosed is curved downwardly and outwardly. The upper portion-of the back-piece is provided with the upward extensions 2, .one on each side to correspond with the extensions from the top covering. The top covering is made in two parts, 3, 4, joined at the? center by a slide fastener 5'. lhe lower-,por tion ofthe top cover is provided with its ,flaps 6 which extend outwardly from a point adjacent to the point where the back-piece is attached to the top covering down tovthe lower end of the blanket. These flaps may be conveniently tucked under the mattress 7. The upper portion of the top covering coin cides with the shape of the back covering and the two may be fastened together at the sides. As disclosed, however, the article is made by folding a blanket upon itself to provide two layers attaching the'slide fastener to the free edges at the front, then cutting the middle of the back upwardly to the middle and then transversely to provide the tucking flaps.

As disclosed, the slide fastener for fastening and unfastening the blanket in the front to put in or remove the child does not extend all the way to the neck opening 8 as it is undesirable to have the metal parts in close proximity to the childs neck and chin. Instead, the slide fastener mechanism terminates a few inches from the top and an under piece 9 is attached to one side of the blanket. This construction makes it possible to use an adjustable fastening mechanism at the neck. v

The fastening means disclosed comprises a button 10 attached to one side of theneck and a tape 11 or the like attached to the other side and provided with a plurality of button-holes, 12, any one of which may be se lectively secured to the button on the opposite side. This provides not only a. snug fastening but two layers of material over the throat and the center of the childs-chest. As disclosed, the blanket is also provided with four loops 13 by means of which it can be additionally secured to the bed 14 by safety pins 15. One loop is placed at the top of each upward arm extension and one loop at each lower corner of the envelope portion of the blanket.

In this way the child is kept completely covered although it-assumes the natural sleeping position, the throat and chest of the child are doubly protected and the childs head cannot slip down under the covers nor can the covers slip up over the childs face. A rubber pad may be used under the lower portion of the childs body as is conventional. The child can be put in the blanket or taken out of the blanket without removing the blanket from the bed. The article affords the sanitary convenience of the blanket, the

warmth and protection of the sleeping bag,

and a combination of protection and freedom of motion for the child not afforded by either.

WVe, therefore, desire to be limited only by the following claims:

1. A sleeping cover for children, comprising, an envelope for the upper portion of the childs body, said envelope characterized by a neck opening at its upper end, and two arm enclosing pockets, one on each side of the neck opening, said pockets extending above the neck opening to permit the child to sleep with its arms and hands in an elevated position.

2. A sleeping cover for children, comprising, an upper garment portion adapted to enclose the upper portion of the child, said upper portion provided with two upwardly extending pockets adapted to enclose the arms and hands of the child when the arms and hands are in a position above the childs shoulders, and a lower portion of single thickness adapted to cover the lower portion of the child.

3. A sleeping cover for children, comprising, a blanket, the upper portion of which is adapted to envelop the child, a neck opening in the center of the upper portion, pockets extending upwardly on either. side of the neck opening to accommodate the childs arms and hands when in elevated position, a

slit running downwardly from said neck opening, a slide fastener adapted to open and close said slit, said slide fastener terminating a short distance from the neck opening to prevent the metal parts from touching the child, an under piece attached to one side of the slit above the slide fastener mechanism, and adjustable means for securing the other side of the slit over the under piece.

4. A sleeping cover for children, the upper portion of which is formed into an envelope to enclose the upper portion of the child, two arm pockets extending upwardly from said envelope portion, a neck opening between the arm pockets, and a lower portion of single layer thickness wider than said upper envelope portion and adapted to be used as a bed cover.

5. A sleeping cover for children having an envelope including two upwardly extending arm pockets adapted to enclose the chest, shoulders, arms and hands of the child, the lower portion of single thickness of greater width than the envelope portion, said lower portion adapted to have its margins tucked beneath the mattress over which the sleeping cover is used.

6. A sleeping cover for children, comprising, a sheet of covering material folded upon itself to provide at one end a garment adapted to envelop the upper portion of the childs body, a neck opening centrally disposed in said upper envelope portion, a longitudinal slit in the top of said cover running downwardly from said neck opening, said slit constituted by the free edges of the covering material, means for opening and closing said longitudinal slit, said cover of single thickness downwardly from a point at approximately the waist of the child sleeping under it, the material not used in the back of the lower portion being incorporated in said lower portion as additional'width.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names.

ARTHUR L. THEXTON. MILDRED .R. THEXTON.

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