Patent ID: 8539620

Claim:
A baby swaddle apparatus for selectively swaddling a baby, comprising: a torso portion having a torso front right panel and a torso front left panel each joined to a torso rear panel, the torso portion further having a torso neck opening and an opposite torso waist opening and being selectively openable and closable between the neck and waist openings along the torso front right and left panels; a blanket portion having a blanket panel joined to the torso rear panel and configured to selectively wrap at least partially around the torso portion; and a pouch portion having a pouch front panel joined to a substantially opposite pouch rear panel, the pouch rear panel being further joined to the torso rear panel adjacent the torso waist opening, whereby in a first operable configuration of the apparatus the pouch front panel is spaced from the pouch rear panel and removably joined to the torso portion so as to form a first space within the apparatus bounded by the torso portion and the pouch portion, thereby enabling the legs of the baby to be positioned substantially within the pouch portion between the pouch front and rear panels and thus the apparatus to substantially enclose the baby other than the head, and whereby in a second operable configuration of the apparatus the pouch front and rear panels are brought substantially adjacent and the pouch portion is gathered and folded substantially upwardly in the direction of the torso portion so as to be removably joined thereto, with a fastener in direct contact with a bottom portion of the pouch front panel, and form a second space bounded by the torso portion with right and left leg openings between the torso portion and the pouch portion, thereby enabling the legs of the baby to be substantially free of the apparatus even while the baby is positioned therein, and further whereby whether in the first or second operable configuration of the apparatus, the blanket portion is selectively wrapped substantially at least partially around the torso portion so as to further confine the baby within the apparatus, whereby in both the first and second operable configurations of the apparatus and irrespective of the position of the blanket portion, the baby may be accessed via the pouch portion for diaper changing with minimal disruption to the baby.