Patent ID: 7716764

Claim:
An infant positioner for supporting and positioning an infant in a tucked prone position, said infant positioner having a length and a width, made of a resilient foam material having a density for supporting the infant, and comprising: an elongated base layer extending lengthwise from a head end to a feet end, said elongated base layer including, in order, a head support portion having a width at least sufficient to fully support the head of the infant, a torso support portion having a width sized to correspond to the width of the torso of the infant, and a pelvis support portion, said pelvis support portion ranging in width from the width of said torso support portion to a narrower width corresponding to the distance between the legs of the infant; a pair of arm recesses in said torso support portion extending through the entire thickness of said torso support portion configured and located in a position generally corresponding to the shoulders of the infant such that the arms of the infant are allowed to be rounded and tucked into a position of flexion; said pelvis support portion terminating in an upwardly extending rear support for the buttocks of the infant, said upwardly extending rear support having a width corresponding to the distance between the legs of the infant and configured so as to allow the infant to maintain the tucked prone position without sliding towards said feet end of said infant positioner; a pair of upwardly and rearwardly extending lateral supports connected to said torso support portion, said lateral supports spaced a distance apart corresponding to the width of the torso of the infant, and extending lengthwise from said arm recesses to the feet end of said infant positioner; and a pair of leg recesses, each of said leg recesses being defined between one of said upwardly extending lateral supports, and said pelvis support portion and said upwardly extending rear support which terminates said pelvis support portion.