Patent Publication Number: US-2023157458-A1

Title: Functional outer cover for feeding cushion and functional feeding cushion using same

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a functional feeding cushion, and more particularly, to a functional feeding cushion in which an outer cover to which a fixation band is coupled is used and the outer cover is used while covering a cushion body and as necessary, at least one of a strap, a side cushion, a lower cushion, etc., may be coupled and used. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Infants are narrow in the throat and short in length of the stomach formed in a cylindrical shape, and a function of the sphincter that prevents a back flow to the throat from the stomach, and as a result, ingested food easily flows back. Further, when the infants suck excessive food or move bodily a lot by a sucking desire, and when feeding, inhalation of air together also becomes a cause of a backflow phenomenon. 
     When feeding the infant or after feeding, it is possible to prevent backflow and vomiting by keeping the head high by placing a soft object such as a pillow or a blanket on the back part, but even if the infant is tossed and turned a little bit, the infant slides from the pillow or blanket. 
     Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0874755 “Cushion for Nursing”, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0439518 “Nursing Cushion for Baby”, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0486654 “Feeding Cushion of Backflow Preventing”, Korea Patent Unexamined Publication No. 10-2020-0005975 “Cushion of Backflow Preventing”, etc., disclose a feeding cushion or backflow preventing cushion developed so as to feed the infant by laying the infant on the body. 
     However, conventional feeding cushions or backflow preventing cushions are configured to allow a hip to be seated in a groove caved concavely at the center to place a head part of the infant to be higher than the hip and has a problem in that the infant slides while being tossed and turned. 
     On the other hand, since Korean Patent Unexamined Publication 10-2020-0005975 “Cushion of Backflow Preventing” presents a bunch band for the strip of the infant&#39;s body, but has a form to not wholly cover the infant&#39;s body but cover the bodies from the top, there is a lack in completely solving the problem in that the infant slides while being tossed and turned. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a functional outer cover for feeding cushion and a function feeding cushion using the same, which allow a cover covering an infant&#39;s body or various cushions supporting left and right sides of the infant&#39;s body or hips to be detached as necessary. 
     Technical Solution 
     In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a functional outer cover  100  for a feeding cushion, which is configured to include: a cover body  110  covered as an outer cover of a feeding cushion for an infant; and a fixation band  120  vertically disposed at the center of a front surface of the cover body  110  on which an infant&#39;s body is placed and having upper and lower ends coupled to the cover body  110 . 
     Further, the present invention provides a functional feeding cushion  1000  configured to include: a cushion body  200  formed to have a predetermined length, width, and thickness by charging a cushion material  220  in an inner cover  210 ; and the outer cover  100 , which is covered as an outer cover of the cushion body  200 . 
     Upper and lower ends of the fixation band  120  of the outer cover  100  may be detachably coupled to the body  110 . 
     According to the present invention, the functional feeding cushion  1000  may be configured to further include a strap  300  disposed horizontally by passing under the fixation band  120  of the outer cover  100  and configured to sequentially cover and wrap the infant&#39;s body at both sides, and the strap  300  may be configured so that hook and loop strips  310   a  and  310   b  such as Velcro® tapes are connected and coupled in a state in which the hook and loop strips  310   a  and  310   b  face each other while sequentially covering and wrapping the infant&#39;s body at both sides. 
     According to the present invention, the functional feeding cushion  1000  may be configured to further include a side cushion  400  configured so that pillows  420   a  and  420   b  are coupled to both ends of a connection tie  410 , and one-end pillow  420   a  passes under the fixation band  120  of the outer cover  100  and both-end pillows  420   a  and  420   b  support the infant&#39;s body at the left and right sides, and the side cushion  400  may be configured so that a hook and loop strip (not illustrated) is connected and coupled while the connection tie  410  wraps and covers the pillows  420   a  and  420   b.    
     According to the present invention, the functional feeding cushion  1000  may be configured to further include a lower cushion  500  disposed in and coupled to a lower portion of a front surface of the cushion body  200  covered with the outer cover  100 . 
     Further, the cushion body  200  may include a hip receiving portion  230  sunken to receive an infant&#39;s hip, and an upper body receiving portion  240  linked to an upper direction of the hip receiving portion  230 , sunken to receive upper bodies of the infant, and having an inclined surface of which a height gradually increases from the bottom to the top, and the upper body receiving portion  240  may be formed in a left-right symmetrical trapezoidal in which a width decreases upward. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     The following effects may be expected from the functional outer cover for the feeding cushion and the functional feeding cushion using the same provided by the present invention. 
     The strap is coupled by using the fixation band coupled to the outer cover as necessary to wholly cover the infant&#39;s body. 
     The side cushion is coupled by using the fixation band coupled to the outer cover as necessary to fix the infant&#39;s body not to be tilted to any one direction. 
     The lower cushion supporting the infant&#39;s hip is coupled by using the fixation band coupled to the outer cover as necessary to prevent the infant form sliding. 
     Since the infant&#39;s head part is positioned to be higher than the body and the hip by forming a hip receiving portion and an upper body receiving portion in the cushion body, it is possible to prevent the backflow and vomiting. 
     When the upper body receiving portion is formed in a left-side symmetrical trapezoidal in which a width decreases upward, it is possible to prevent the infant&#39;s head from being tilted into the upper body receiving portion. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    illustrates an embodiment of a functional outer cover for a feeding cushion provided by the present invention. 
         FIG.  2    illustrates an embodiment of a functional feeding cushion provided by the present invention. 
         FIG.  3    illustrates a process of coupling a strap to the functional feeding cushion by using a fixation band. 
         FIGS.  4  and  5    illustrate a process of coupling a side cushion to the functional feeding cushion by using the fixation band. 
         FIG.  6    illustrates a process of coupling a lower cushion  500  to a functional feeding cushion  1000  by using the fixation band. 
         FIG.  7    illustrates an embodiment of a functional feeding cushion formed by linking a hip receiving portion and an upper body receiving portion. 
         FIG.  8    illustrates an embodiment of a function feeding cushion formed in a left-right symmetrical trapezoidal in which a width of the upper receiving portion decreases upward. 
         FIG.  9    illustrates a process of utilizing the fixation band and the strap. 
         FIG.  10    illustrates a process of utilizing the fixation band and the side cushion. 
         FIG.  11    illustrates a state in which the infant is put to sleep on his/her side by using the side cushion. 
         FIG.  12    illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A′ in  FIG.  8   . 
         FIG.  13    illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B′ in  FIG.  8   . 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     A functional outer cover for a feeding cushion is configured to include a cover body covered as an outer cover of a feeding cushion for an infant; and a fixation band vertically disposed at the center of a front surface of the cover body on which an infant&#39;s body is placed and having upper and lower ends coupled to the cover body. 
     MODE FOR INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     The present invention provides a functional outer cover  100  for a feeding cushion, which includes: a cover body  110  covered as an outer cover of a feeding cushion for an infant; and a fixation band  120  vertically disposed at the center of a front surface of the cover body  110  on which an infant&#39;s body is placed and having upper and lower ends coupled to the cover body  110 . 
     Further, the present invention provides a functional feeding cushion  1000  configured to include: a cushion body  200  formed to have a predetermined length, width, and thickness by charging a cushion material  220  inside an inner cover  210 ; and the outer cover  100  which is covered as an outer cover of the cushion body  200  together. 
     The functional feeding cushion  1000  is completely furnished in which the cushion body  200  is covered with the outer cover  100  and hereinafter, a detailed description will be made based on the functional feeding cushion  1000 . 
       FIG.  1    illustrates an embodiment of a functional outer cover  100  for a feeding cushion provided by the present invention.  FIG.  2    illustrates an embodiment of a functional feeding cushion  1000  provided by the present invention.  FIG.  3    illustrates a process of coupling a strap  300  to the functional feeding cushion  1000  by using a fixation band  120 .  FIGS.  4  and  5    illustrate a process of coupling a side cushion  400  to the functional feeding cushion  1000  by using the fixation band  120 .  FIG.  6    illustrates a process of coupling a lower cushion  500  to the functional feeding cushion  1000  by using the fixation band  120 .  FIG.  7    illustrates an embodiment of the functional feeding cushion  1000  formed by linking a hip receiving portion  230  and an upper body receiving portion  240 .  FIG.  8    illustrates an embodiment of the function feeding cushion  1000  formed in a left-right symmetrical trapezoidal in which a width of the upper receiving portion  240  decreases upward. 
     In this specification, based on the time of using the functional feeding cushion  1000  provided by the present invention, a portion where the infant is laid is referred to as a ‘front’, a head of the infant is referred to as an upper portion, a leg is referred to as a lower portion, and each of both arms is referred to as a side. Further, in this specification, the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ are referred to based on a person which sees the drawing. 
     The cover body  110  may be aligned and sewed to correspond to the size of the cushion body  200  to cover the cushion body  200  and lock a zipper (see  FIG.  2   ). The cushion body  200  is formed to have a predetermined length, width, and thickness by charging a cushion material  220  in an inner cover  210 , and is configured to allow a hip to be seated in a groove caved concavely at the center to place a head part of the infant to be higher than the hip to show a backflow preventing function. 
     Detailed matters regarding the hip receiving portion  230 , the upper body receiving portion  240 , etc., for the backflow preventing function will be described below. 
     The fixation band  120  is vertically disposed at the center of a front surface of the cover body  110  and upper and lower ends of the fixation band  120  are coupled to the cover body  110 . 
     As the fixation band  120 , a rectangular cotton member which elongates vertically may be applied, and the fixation band  120  may be fixed to the cover body  110  by backstitching the upper and lower ends or the upper and lower ends may be configured to be detachably coupled to the body  110 . 
     The fixation band  120  is configured to be detachably coupled to be adjusted up and down, and left and right of the band. In order to configure a detachable coupling structure of the upper and lower ends of the fixation band  120 , a hook and loop strip such as Velcro® tape, a button, a zipper, a magnet, a bundling tie, etc., may be selectively applied. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the functional feeding cushion  1000  provided by the present invention may be configured to further include a strap  300  disposed horizontally by passing under the fixation band  120  of the outer cover  100  and configured to sequentially cover and wrap the infant&#39;s body at both sides. 
     The strap  300  may be configured so that a hook and loop strip  310   a  and  310   b  is connected and coupled in a state in which the hook and loop strip  310   a  and  310   b  face each other while sequentially covering and wrapping the infant&#39;s body at both sides. Specifically, when a surface exposed in a state in which the strap  300  is exposed is referred to as a ‘rear surface’, and a surface exposed when both sides of the strap  300  cover the infant&#39;s body is referred to as the ‘front surface’, a loop surface  310   a  may be coupled to the front surface of a portion first covered on the infant&#39;s body and a hook surface  310   b  may be coupled to the rear surface of a portion covered later. 
     As a result, in a state in which the strap  300  is stretched while inserted below the fixation band  120 , the strap  300  is laid on the fixation band  120  of the infant and one side of the strap  300  is turned inside to cover the infant&#39;s body, and as a result, the loop surface  310   a  is exposed and the other side of the strap  300  is turned inside to connect and couple the hook surface  310   b  to the loop surface  310   a , and as a result, the strap  300  covers the infant in a form to wrap the infant. Therefore, the infant is prevented from sliding down from the function feeding cushion  1000  while tossing and turning. 
       FIG.  9    illustrates a process of utilizing the fixation band  120  and the strap  300 . 
     When the hook and loop strip  310   a  and  310   b  is removed in the attachment state, noise is generated, and as a result, the sleep infant may wake up. Therefore, a detachment portion is formed inside an upper portion of a forming portion of the hook surface  310   b  to separate the strap  300  by releasing the detachment portion without removing the hook and loop strip  310   a  and  310   b . The detachment portion is detached by the zipper, the magnet, the button, etc., to prevent the noise from being generated during a detachment process. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  4  and  5   , the functional feeding cushion  1000  provided by the present invention is configured to further include a side cushion  400  configured so that pillows  420   a  and  420   b  are coupled to both ends of the connection tie  410  and one-end pillow  420   a  passes under the fixation band  120  of the outer cover  100  and both-end pillows  420   a  and  420   b  support the infant&#39;s body at the left and right sides to prevent the infant&#39;s body from being inclined to any one side. 
     The side cushion  400  may be configured so that a hook and loop strip such as Velcro® tape (not illustrated) is connected and coupled while the connection tie  410  wraps and covers the pillows  420   a  and  420   b . Further, the strap  300  may be utilized as the connection tie  410 . 
       FIG.  10    illustrates a process of utilizing the fixation band  120  and the strap  400 . 
     Further, as illustrated in  FIG.  11   , it is possible to put the infant to sleep on his/her side by using the side cushion  400 . There is a scheme in which when the infant sleeps on his/her side, the infant falls asleep and when the infant sleeps on his/her side and the infant is turned, there is a sudden risk, and as a result, putting the infant to sleep on his/her side is not recommended. However, a posture of the infant&#39;s body is adjusted by both pillows  420   a  and  420   b  of the side cushion  400  to safely put the infant to sleep on his/her side. 
     The functional feeding cushion  1000  provided by the present invention may be configured to further include a lower cushion  500  disposed in and coupled to a lower portion of a front surface of the cushion body  200  covered with the outer cover  100 . 
     The lower cushion  500  is configured to be mounted on the lower portion of the front surface of the cushion body  200  covered with the outer cover  100  to support the lower portion of the infant&#39;s hip and prevents the infant from sliding down from the functional feeding cushion  1000  while the infant is tossed and turned together with the strap  300 . The lower cushion  500  may selectively or combinatorially apply and couple a means such as the Velcro® tape, the hook, the button, a tie bundle, etc. 
     Specifically, as illustrated in  FIG.  6   , a fixation tie  510  may be coupled to both sides of the top of the upper end of the lower cushion  500  and the fixation ties  510  on both sides of the upper end of the lower cushion  500  may be caught on the fixation band  120  while being coupled. Two stranded fixation ties  510  may be tied, knotted, and coupled to each other or coupled by using the button coupled to the end. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the cushion body  200  includes a hip receiving portion  230  sunken to receive an infant&#39;s hip, and an upper body receiving portion  240  linked to an upper direction of the hip receiving portion  230 , sunken to receive an upper body of the infant, and having an inclined surface of which a height gradually increases from the bottom to the top, and while the infant&#39;s body is seated on the hip receiving portion  230  and the upper body receiving portion  240 , the head is raised to obtain a backflow preventing function. 
     More specifically, referring to  FIGS.  8 ,  12  and  13   , the upper body receiving portion  240  is sunken from the front surface of the cushion body  200  so that the upper body receiving portion  240  can receive an upper body of the infant. Further, the upper body receiving portion  240  has a predetermined width and a predetermined depth. The predetermined depth decreases gradually towards an upper end of the upper body receiving portion  240 , and the predetermined width decreases gradually towards the upper end of the upper body receiving portion while forming a left-right symmetrical trapezoidal shape. 
     That is, the upper body receiving portion  240  is formed in a left-right symmetrical trapezoidal in which the width decreases upward to serve to keep the infant to lie on the back straightly while the infant&#39;s head is not inclined into the upper body receiving portion  240 . 
     Hereinabove, the present invention has been described in detail together with a detailed embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be modified and changed within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the claims of the present invention include the modifications and changes. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention may be applied to an infant cushion product.