Patent ID: 7682324

Claim:
A washable, breast and bottle feeding infant head support foldable lengthwise upon itself in one of halves, thirds and quarters comprising: a slip-on sleeve adapted for wearing on an arm, said sleeve being open at opposite ends thereof and having inner and outer linings running along the lengths of said sleeve, said inner linings and said outer linings forming first and second outwardly opposing face surfaces of predetermined length and width; and a cushioning insert adapted for supporting the head of the infant, said insert being between said inner lining and an outer lining forming one of said outwardly opposing face surfaces, with said insert being of a length equal to or slightly less than the lengths of said linings forming said one outwardly opposing face surface; and wherein said sleeve, when worn on the arm, is of a length to extend past the crook of the wearer's elbow and towards the palm of the wearer's hand for the fingers to hold said sleeve in place, and is of a polyester composition for washing when removed from the arm; wherein said sleeve and said cushion insert are of a soft fabrication to comfortably support the head of the infant resting upon said sleeve slipped on the wearer's arm during breast and bottle feeding; wherein said opposite ends of said sleeve are of a dimension to afford both easy slide-in of said sleeve around the wearer's arm when feeding is to be had and easy slide-off of said sleeve from around the wearer's arm for storage when feeding has been completed; wherein said sleeve, when worn, is of a width to loosely fit for rotation throughout its length about the wearer's arm; wherein said cushion insert extends between said inner and outer linings forming said one outwardly opposing face surface along their respective lengths; wherein said cushion insert is of a substantially rectangular configuration of polyurethane composition and thickness to support the head of the infant and, of a resilience to fold lengthwise upon itself in one of halves, thirds and quarters in storing the sleeve in a diaper bag or purse for carrying until a time of infant breast or bottle feeding is to occur; and whereby said sleeve is worn about the wearer's arm substantially only when said breast and bottle feeding of the infant occurs.