Clothing for maintaining a baby's normal body temperature

Abstract

A sack for a baby is provided. The sack may be worn by a baby while sleeping to ensure that the baby is kept warm during cold nights. The sack also provides additional protection to the baby from overheating via a heat vent which allows hot air from within the sack to pass therethrough as the inside temperature of the sack rises to an unacceptable level. The heat vent may be covered with a mesh which allows hot air to pass therethrough but prevents a baby's legs and feet from passing therethrough.

1 . A sack for a baby to maintain a normal body temperature of the baby, the sack comprising: 
 a. a clothing body sized and configured to accommodate a body of the baby therewithin, the clothing body defining a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion having a vent for transferring heat from within the clothing body to an environment, the upper portion having a neck aperture, left arm aperture and right arm aperture for receiving a neck and arms of the baby; and    b. a mesh extending across the venting aperture.    
   
   
       2 . The sack of  claim 1  further comprising a zipper extending across a front side of the clothing body from the neck aperture to the lower portion of the clothing body for removeably fitting the baby in the clothing body.  
   
   
       3 . The sack of  claim 2  further comprising a strap attached to opposing sides of the clothing body adjacent an upper terminal end of the zipper.  
   
   
       4 . The sack of  claim 1  wherein the left arm aperture, the right arm aperture and the neck aperture are fabricated from a soft plush material.  
   
   
       5 . The sack of  claim 1  further comprising elastic bands sewn in seams of the left arm aperture, right arm aperture and neck aperture.  
   
   
       6 . The sack of  claim 1  wherein the clothing body is fabricated from a cotton fabric.  
   
   
       7 . The sack of  claim 1  wherein the mesh is more permeable compared to the clothing body.  
   
   
       8 . The sack of  claim 1  further comprising a zipper across the vent to selectively open or close the vent.  
   
   
       9 . The sack of  claim 1  further comprising a resilient member about a periphery of the vent to maintain the vent in an open position.  
   
   
       10 . A sack for an baby to maintain a normal body temperature of the baby wearing the sack, the sack comprising a clothing body sized and configured to fit the baby therein, the clothing body defining a lower portion and a plurality of apertures formed at a lower portion of the clothing body for flowing hot air from inside the clothing body to outside the clothing body, the apertures each being sufficiently small to prevent a foot of the baby from passing therethrough.  
   
   
       11 . A method for maintaining a normal temperature level of a baby, the method comprising: 
 a. providing a sack having a clothing body sized and configured to fit the baby therein, the clothing body defining a neck aperture, a left arm aperture and a right arm aperture for respectively receiving a neck, left arm and right arm of the baby, the clothing body having a plurality of apertures formed at a lower portion of the clothing body to flow air from inside to outside the clothing body; and    b. placing the baby within the sack.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the sack further comprises a zipper attached to the clothing body and extending from the neck aperture to the lower portion of the clothing body for selectively placing the baby within the sack.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the step of placing the baby within the sack comprises: 
 i. traversing the zipper to an unzipped position;    ii. placing the arms and neck of the baby within the arm apertures and neck aperture, respectively; and    iii. traversing the zipper to a zipped position.