Patent ID: 6055686
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A bunting which is attachable to an infant carrier, wherein the bunting enables a shoulder harness on the infant carrier to be secured directly against an infant's clothing without interference from the bunting, said bunting comprising:a portion of fabric having a contoured top edge forming an integral hood, two opposing lengthwise edges, a bottom edge, and a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is disposed against the infant carrier, and wherein the second side is disposed so as to receive an infant;a first closing means disposed at the bottom edge and capable of at least partially closing a bottom portion of the bunting;a second closing means disposed on the two opposing lengthwise edges, and extending from the bottom edge a distal distance along the two opposing lengthwise edges;a third closing means disposed on the integral hood and capable of at least partially closing the integral hood; anda perforation in the bunting disposed nearer the bottom edge and generally centered between the two opposing edges, wherein the perforation extends from the first side through to the second side; and wherein the shoulder harness is pulled over the integral hood and coupled to a harness coupling disposed in the infant carrier generally beneath the perforation; and wherein the two opposing edges are secured by the second closing means with the shoulder harness being covered by the bunting beginning generally above a chest of the infant;wherein the third closing means further comprises a first drawstring disposed generally along the contoured top edge forming the integral hood, wherein pulling ends of the first drawstring results in at least partial closing of the integral hood and wherein the bunting further comprises:a first flap of additional material disposed on the bunting where a right edge of the two opposing edges ends and the integral hood begins, said first flap extending a strip of the bunting which is generally parallel to the two opposing edges, and whose contours the first drawstring does not follow;a second flap of additional material disposed on the bunting where a left edge of the two opposing edges ends and the integral hood begins, said second flap extending a strip of the bunting which is generally parallel to the two opposing edges, and whose contours the first drawstring does not follow;means for securing the first flap to the bunting when it is folded back upon itself, and wherein the first flap at least partially covers the ends of the first drawstring so that they are difficult to reach by an infant in the bunting; andmeans for securing the second flap to the bunting when it is folded back upon itself, and wherein the second flap at least partially covers the ends of the first drawstring so that they are difficult to reach by an infant in the bunting.