Patent ID: 7444685

Claim:
A reconfigurable mealtime accessory tote that has both a transport configuration and a mealtime configuration, and which comprises: a bib-shaped structure of pliant and light-weight construction, having a front surface, a rear surface, a first pocket formed on said front surface and having a side opening adapted to receive and support a set of mealtime utensils along a horizontal direction, and a second pocket that has a top opening that extends substantially across the width of said bib-shaped structure and which can receive and store a baby bottle or drinking cup, arranged along said horizontal direction during said transport configuration, and can catch and store food particles during said mealtime configuration; wherein when said reconfigurable mealtime accessory tote is arranged in said transport configuration, said bib-shaped structure is adapted to wrap around said baby bottle or drinking cup, and said mealtime utensils, arranged along said horizontal direction, and form a rolled up three-dimensional volumetric structure that can be releasably fastened together by a fastening mechanism, so to provide as a single, compact tote assembly that can be transported to a location remote from home; and wherein when said reconfigurable mealtime accessory tote is arranged in said mealtime configuration, said bib-shaped structure is supported upon the chest and about the neck of a child wearer, and protecting his or her clothing from soiling while the child wearer is eating his or her meal using said drinking cup or baby bottle, and mealtime utensils that were contained within said reconfigurable mealtime accessory tote during said transport configuration.