Infant Safety Apparatus

Abstract

An infant safety apparatus. The apparatus includes a harness and a flexible base that are affixed to each other at a juncture. The harness includes a plurality of members for securing an infant's midsection to the flexible base, such that a portion of the infant's back contacts the flexible base. The flexible base includes a plurality of arms for securing to a bed mattress, such that each arm retains the flexible base in place. The infant safety apparatus is designed to maintain the infant in a supine position or side position while preventing the infant from overturning onto a prone position, such that a rear side of the infant continuously contacts the flexible base while the infant is secured within the apparatus. In this way, the infant safety apparatus maintains the infant in a secure position and facilitates breathing by the infant.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) An infant safety apparatus, comprising:
 a harness that is configured to secure about a midsection of an infant;   wherein the harness is attached to a flexible base via a juncture;   wherein the harness includes a first member configured to extend upwardly between the legs of the infant;   wherein the harness further includes a second member and a third member that extend outward from opposing sides of the first member;   wherein the second member and third member are removably securable to the flexible base;   
     
     
         2 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the arms of the plurality of arms are configured to extend beyond a periphery of an upper surface of a mattress, whereby the arms are securable to one or more items selected from a group consisting of: one or more spindles of a baby crib, the mattress, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a padded material. 
     
     
         4 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein during use of the infant safety apparatus, the first member extends upwardly between a pair of legs of an infant, and also extends along a front side of the infant, such that the first member contacts a midsection of the infant. 
     
     
         5 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein during use of the infant safety apparatus, the second member and the third member extend laterally across a front side of an infant, such that a juncture of the first second and third members is disposed on the front side of the infant. 
     
     
         6 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one member the harness is length-adjustable to accommodate various infant sizes. 
     
     
         7 ) The infant safety apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each arm of the plurality of arms is adjustable to accompany a specifically dimensioned bed or mattress.