Crawlers

Abstract

Crawlers is a padded device with a fastening mechanism for placement around a child's knees. The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a fabric panel with padding inside, a figure on the outer layer of the fabric panel with a flap on top for insertion of a noisemaker, a velcro hook strip and a velcro loop strip on opposite ends of the fabric panel and a frill layer on top and bottom of the fabric panel. To use the preferred embodiment of the invention, a person will simply line up the front of the fabric panel (the side having the figure) with the front of the child's bare or clothed knees. The back of the fabric panel is positioned along the back of the knee with the device being securely attached by means of the velcro hook strip and velcro loop strip. The child is then free to crawl. The foam padding within the fabric panel prevents the child's knees from getting sore while crawling. The noisemaker helps encourage the child to crawl due to the entertaining sound it emits while also letting parents know where the child is at all times by listening for the sound. If noise during crawling is not desirable, the parents may open the flap on the figure and remove the noisemaker.

1 . A baby device comprising:
 (a) a fabric panel;   (b) a fastening mechanism on the fabric panel; and   (c) a cushioning material located within the fabric panel.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the fabric panel is approximately rectangular. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the fastening mechanism is a velcro hook strip and a velcro loop strip wherein the velcro hook strip is located on one end and side of the fabric panel and the velcro loop strip is located on the opposite end and side of the fabric panel. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein the velcro hook strip and the velcro loop strip extend from approximately the top of the fabric panel to the bottom of the fabric panel. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the fabric panel has an outer layer that is durable and an inner layer that is soft. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the cushioning material is foam rubber. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising
 a figure on the fabric panel.   
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7  further comprising
 a flap located on the figure.   
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8  further comprising
 a noisemaker inside the figure beneath the flap.   
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising
 a first frill layer located on the top of the fabric panel and a second frill layer located on the bottom of the fabric panel.   
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein the first frill layer and the second frill layer contain elastic material. 
   
   
       12 . A baby device comprising:
 (a) a fabric panel that is approximately rectangular;   (b) a velcro hook strip located on one end and side of the fabric panel and extending from approximately the top to the bottom of the fabric panel and a velcro loop strip located on the opposite end and side of the fabric panel and extending from approximately the top to the bottom of the fabric panel;   (c) a cushioning material located within the fabric panel;   (d) a figure on the fabric panel;   (e) a flap located on the figure;   (f) a noisemaker inside the figure beneath the flap; and   (g) a first frill layer containing elastic material located on the top of the fabric panel and a second frill layer containing elastic material located on the bottom of the fabric panel.