Baby pant-bib

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a baby pant-bib adapted to cover at least an upper portion of an infant's legs, a portion of the infant's torso, and a portion of the infant's crotch during use. In this regard, the baby pant-bib functions to protect the infant's under-worn outfit from debris.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A baby pant-bib, comprising:
 a body panel including a torso portion and each of a first leg portion and a second leg portion extending from the torso portion, the first and second leg portions diverging from one another forming a forked-notch, the forked notch including an apex wherein the torso portion and each of the first and second leg portions meet at the apex;   characterized in that the baby pant-bib further comprises:   a crotch panel attached to the body panel at a midline stitch, wherein the midline stitch is disposed adjacent to the apex.   
     
     
         2 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 1 , wherein the body panel comprises a chest portion configured to cover a chest of an infant. 
     
     
         3 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 2 , further comprising a neck-receiving aperture disposed adjacent to the chest portion, wherein the neck-receiving aperture is configured to engage the pant-bib about a neck of the infant. 
     
     
         4 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 2 , further comprising a collar-band, the collar band attached to the chest portion and is configured to engage the pant-bib about a neck of the infant. 
     
     
         5 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 1 , further comprising a torso-strap, the torso-strap being attached to the body panel at a first side and configured to wrap around a waist of an infant where the torso-strap is further configured to attach to the body panel at a mounting feature, wherein the mounting feature is disposed at a second side of the body panel opposite the first side. 
     
     
         6 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 5 , wherein the torso-strap and mounting feature comprise one of: hook and loop elements, snaps, buttons, or magnetic elements. 
     
     
         7 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 5 , further comprising one or more second straps, wherein each of the one or more second straps is configured to secure one of the leg portions about a corresponding leg of the infant. 
     
     
         8 . The baby pant-bib of  claim 1 , wherein the crotch panel is configured to cover a crotch of the infant.