Child's sleeping bag convertible into a tote bag

Abstract

The child's sleeping bag convertible into a tote bag is both a sleeping bag in an open configuration and a tote bag in a closed configuration. The sleeping bag comprises a cover blanket that is fixed to a base blanket and a pillow that is integrated into the base blanket. A main pocket is disposed at the pillow end of the base blanket, the base blanket and cover blanket being folded into the main pocket in the tote bag configuration, the main pocket being inverted to the rear side of the base blanket, exposing the pillow, in the sleeping bag configuration. Elastic straps disposed on the rear side of the base blanket are used in conjunction with the main pocket to attach the sleeping bag to a nap mat, if desired. A shoulder strap is provided for carrying the bag in the tote bag configuration. An accessory pocket is also provided for carrying drink bottles, diapers, etc.

1 . A child's sleeping bag convertible into a tote bag, comprising: 
 a base blanket having a front side and a rear side;    a cover blanket joined to the base blanket along a common edge so that the cover blanket is foldable over the front side of the base blanket to form the sleeping bag;    a main pocket disposed at one end of the base blanket, the main pocket lying against the front side in a tote bag configuration and being inverted to lie against the rear side in a sleeping bag configuration, the cover blanket and a portion of the base blanket extending from the main pocket being folded over and stored in the main pocket in the tote bag configuration;    a shoulder strap attached to the rear side of the base blanket for carrying over the shoulder in the tote bag configuration; and    a pair of elastic straps disposed diagonally across opposing corners of the rear side of the base blanket, whereby the base blanket is adapted for attachment to a nap mat with one end of the nap mat being received in the main pocket and an opposite end of the nap mat being inserted beneath the elastic straps.    
   
   
       2 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the base blanket has a width of about nineteen and a length of forty-five inches.  
   
   
       3 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover blanket has a width of about twenty-two inches and a length of about thirty-six and a half inches.  
   
   
       4 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the base blanket is made from a flame retardant material.  
   
   
       5 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 4 , wherein the flame retardant material is 100% woven microdenier polyester.  
   
   
       6 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover blanket is made from a flame retardant material.  
   
   
       7 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 6 , wherein the flame retardant material is 100% woven microdenier polyester.  
   
   
       8 . A child's sleeping bag convertible into a tote bag, comprising: 
 a base blanket made from a top layer of fabric joined to a bottom layer of fabric about respective peripheries of the layers, the top layer defining a front side and the bottom layer defining a rear side of the base blanket;    a pillow formed between the top layer and the bottom layer at one end of the base blanket;    a cover blanket joined to the base blanket along a common edge so that the cover blanket is foldable over the front side of the base blanket to form the sleeping bag;    a main pocket disposed at the pillow end of the base blanket, the main pocket lying over the pillow on the front side in a tote bag configuration and being inverted to lie against the rear side in a sleeping bag configuration, the cover blanket and a portion of the base blanket extending from the main pocket being folded over and stored in the main pocket in the tote bag configuration; and    a shoulder strap attached to the rear side of the base blanket for carrying over the shoulder in the tote bag configuration.    
   
   
       9 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 8 , wherein the base blanket has a width of about nineteen and a length of forty-five inches.  
   
   
       10 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 9 , wherein the cover blanket has a width of about twenty-two inches and a length of about thirty-six and a half inches, the cover blanket extending to about the middle of the pillow.  
   
   
       11 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 8 , wherein the base blanket is made from a flame retardant material.  
   
   
       12 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 11 , wherein the flame retardant material is 100% woven microdenier polyester.  
   
   
       13 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 8 , wherein the cover blanket is made from a flame retardant material.  
   
   
       14 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 13 , wherein the flame retardant material is 100% woven microdenier polyester.  
   
   
       15 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the common edge disposed adjacent the pillow is left unconnected.  
   
   
       16 . A child's sleeping bag convertible into a tote bag, comprising: 
 a base blanket having a front side and a rear side;    a cover blanket joined to the base blanket along a common edge so that the cover blanket is foldable over the front side of the base blanket to form the sleeping bag;    a main pocket disposed at one end of the base blanket, the main pocket lying against the front side in a tote bag configuration and being inverted to lie against the rear side in a sleeping bag configuration, the cover blanket and a portion of the base blanket extending from the main pocket being folded over and stored in the main pocket in the tote bag configuration;    a shoulder strap attached to the rear side of the base blanket for carrying over the shoulder in the tote bag configuration;    mating patches of hook and loop fastening material disposed on the rear side of the base blanket and the main pocket, respectively, in order to retain the cover blanket and the base blanket in the main pocket in the tote bag configuration; and    an accessory pocket disposed on the rear side of the base blanket, the accessory pocket being exposed exteriorly for carrying accessory items in the tote bag configuration, the accessory pocket being covered by the main pocket when the main pocket is inverted into the sleeping bag configuration.    
   
   
       17 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the base blanket has a width of about nineteen and a length of forty-five inches.  
   
   
       18 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the cover blanket has a width of about twenty-two inches and a length of about thirty-six and a half inches.  
   
   
       19 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the base blanket is made from a flame retardant material.  
   
   
       20 . The sleeping bag according to  claim 16 , further comprising a pair of elastic straps disposed diagonally across opposing corners of the rear side of the base blanket, whereby the base blanket is adapted for attachment to a nap mat with one end of the nap mat being received in the inverted main pocket and an opposite end of the nap mat being inserted beneath the elastic straps.