Patent ID: 8793812

Claim:
A multi-use accessory for an infant caregiver, comprising: an elongated fabric pad having first and second opposing edges, said first edge having a single first cut formed therein, said second edge having a single second cut formed therein, said first cut and said second cut positioned at non-mirror-image locations that are along said first edge and said second edge, respectively, and that are relative to a longitudinal axis of said pad that lies between said first edge and said second edge such that 180° of in-plane rotation of said pad causes said first cut and said second cut to exchange said locations, said first cut and said second cut separated by a distance measured along said longitudinal axis wherein, when said pad is draped over a caregiver's shoulder, one of said first cut and said second cut is adapted to cradle a portion of the caregiver's neck while a remaining one of said first cut and said second cut is adapted to cradle an upper portion of the caregiver's arm when the caregiver is supporting an infant against said pad with the arm, wherein said first cut and said second cut cooperate to keep said pad in place during head and arm movement of the caregiver.