Patent ID: 7287676

Claim:
A method for covering a baby with a blanket, the baby being carried in a front-worn baby carrier, the blanket having a pouch portion, a first arm extension portion and a second arm extension portion, the pouch portion having a first mechanism constricting an opening of the pouch portion, the pouch portion having a second mechanism for adjusting a depth of the pouch portion, the method comprising: using the second mechanism to adjust the depth of the pouch portion; slipping the pouch portion up around the legs of the baby such that the legs of the baby extend into the pouch portion through the opening; using the first mechanism to constrict the opening around the baby; wrapping the first arm extension portion around the baby carrier such that the first arm extension portion extends between a person wearing the baby carrier and at least a portion of the baby carrier; wrapping the second arm extension portion around the baby carrier such that the second arm extension portion extends between the person and at least a portion of the baby carrier; and detachably coupling the first arm extension portion and the second arm extension portion together at a location on the opposite side of the baby carrier with respect to the person.