Removable Skin Protection Apparatus

Abstract

A removable skin protection apparatus to provide a layer of protection between a caregiver's arm and a baby's head. A removable skin protection apparatus 1 is worn on the arm of a caregiver. The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the issues of contact dermatitis to an infant's sensitive head, through skin to skin contact with caregiver and or clothes worn by caregiver. It can be easily fastened to user's bare arm or arm while clothed with a long sleeve or jacket, from the bicep down, across the crook of the arm to the forearm acting as a barrier between the baby's head and the caregiver's arm while the baby is being held.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A removable skin protection apparatus comprising:
 a substantially H-shaped fabric assembly having a first surface and a second surface, the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly measuring in the range of 10″ to 20″ long and 8″ to 16″ wide;   a first attachment area coupled to an upper portion of the first surface of the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly, the first attachment area being comprised of a hook or loop fastener; and,   a second attachment area coupled to a lower portion of the second surface of the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly such that the first attachment area and the second attachment area are opposite each other, the second attachment area being comprised of a hook or loop fastener, the second attachment area having an area approximately 50% larger than the first attachment area.   
     
     
         2 . A method of preventing contact dermatitis between a caregiver and an infant comprising:
 removing a skin protection apparatus from a sterile wrapped packaging;   attaching the skin protection apparatus to a caregiver's arm at the elbow, the skin protection apparatus extending approximately half way up the caregiver's bicep, and extending approximately half way down the caregiver's forearm; and,   providing a separation between the caregiver's arm and an infant's head from the removable skin protection apparatus.   
     
     
         3 . A method of preventing contact dermatitis between a caregiver and an infant comprising:
 providing a separation between a caregiver's arm and an infant's head; and,   attaching a protection apparatus to the caregiver's arm in the location of the infant's head, the protection apparatus comprising:
 a substantially H-shaped fabric assembly having a first surface and a second surface, the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly measuring in the range of 10″ to 20″ long and 8″ to 16″ wide; 
 a first attachment area coupled to an upper portion of the first surface of the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly, the first attachment area being comprised of a hook or loop fastener; and, 
 a second attachment area coupled to a lower portion of the second surface of the substantially H-shaped fabric assembly such that the first attachment area and the second attachment area are opposite each other, the second attachment area being comprised of a hook or loop fastener, the second attachment area having an area approximately 50% larger than the first attachment area.