Patent ID: 7640598
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A padded pillow protective garment worn on a front upper torso of a caregiver for use in holding an infant and alternately retained on a back of the caregiver during normal activity when not holding the infant, the garment comprising: a padded pillow garment worn by a caregiver to an infant, the padded pillow garment comprising a resilient shock absorbent cushion to cover and cushion boney portions of the upper front torso and shoulders of the caregiver to cushion contact of the boney portions by the infant being held by the caregiver; the padded pillow garment comprising a semi-circular neck encircling portion, a front upper torso covering portion, a breast covering portion, two shoulder covering portions; a strap between a top and bottom of a first side of the padded pillow garment for encircling around a back of a shoulder of the caregiver to hold the padded pillow garment in place on a front of the caregiver's body shielding boney parts of the caregiver's body during use while holding an infant in front of the caregiver to protect the infant's head from pain and injury when bobbing against the caregiver and protect the caregiver's clothing and body from pain and staining fluids emitted by the infant; and a vertical fold line in the padded pillow garment from the neck encircling portion to a bottom of the padded pillow garment to enable the padded pillow garment to be folded in half vertically so that a second side of the padded pillow garment may fold under the first side along the vertical fold line and the padded pillow garment may be slung back over the shoulder and may hang down on the back of the caregiver with the strap extending over the shoulder and down in front of the caregiver when not holding an infant to enable normal activity by the caregiver while retaining the padded pillow garment behind the caregiver ready for instant use when needed for holding the infant, thereby providing a readily available padded pillow protective garment worn on a front upper torso of a caregiver for use in holding an infant and alternately retained on a back of the caregiver during normal activity when not holding the infant.