Magnetic Closure System for a Onesie

Abstract

A one-piece garment, specially a onesie for infants and toddlers, comprising a magnetic closure system, wherein a caregiver may quickly and efficiently change an infant's diaper without having to remove the one-piece garment and without having to struggle with the closure mechanism. An improved onesie magnetic closure system having a front panel containing one or more magnets of a positive or negative polarity, and a back panel containing a corresponding number of complementary magnets having an opposite polarity. The magnetic elements of the front and back panels are attracted and attach to each other, such that the back panel overlaps the front panel and removable attached thereto.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An infant garment comprising:
 a garment comprised of a first panel and a second panel; and   a magnetic closure system.   
     
     
         2 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic closure system is comprised of a pair of elongated magnetic strips. 
     
     
         3 . The infant garment of  claim 2 , wherein one of the pair of elongated magnetic strips is attached to the first panel and a second one of the pair of elongated magnetic strips is attached to the second panel. 
     
     
         4 . The infant garment of  claim 2 , wherein the pair of elongated magnetic strips are magnetically attracted to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic closure system is comprised of a first plurality of magnets attached to the first panel and a second plurality of magnets attached to the second panel. 
     
     
         6 . The infant garment of  claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are magnetically attracted to one another. 
     
     
         7 . The infant garment of  claim 5 , wherein the first plurality of magnets are attached to the first panel in a linear, spaced apart fashion, and the second plurality of magnets are attached to the second panel in a linear, spaced apart fashion. 
     
     
         8 . The infant garment of  claim 5 , wherein the spacing between the first plurality of magnets is equal to the spacing between the second plurality of magnets. 
     
     
         9 . An infant garment comprising:
 a garment comprised of a first panel and a second panel; and   a magnetic closure system comprised of a first magnetic strip and second magnetic strip.   
     
     
         10 . The infant garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first magnetic strip is attached to the first panel and the second magnetic strip is attached to the second panel. 
     
     
         11 . The infant garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first magnetic strip is magnetically attracted to the second magnetic strip. 
     
     
         12 . The infant garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first magnetic strip is the same size and shape of the second magnetic strip. 
     
     
         13 . The infant garment of  claim 9 , wherein each of the first panel and the second panel further comprise a reinforcing strip. 
     
     
         14 . The infant garment of  claim 13 , wherein the first magnetic strip is embedded in the reinforcing strip of the first panel, and the second magnetic strip is embedded in the reinforcing strip of the second panel. 
     
     
         15 . The infant garment of  claim 9  further comprising a sound module. 
     
     
         16 . The infant garment of  claim 9 , wherein the attachment of the first panel and the second panel form a pair of spaced apart leg openings. 
     
     
         17 . An infant onesie comprising:
 an upper portion;   a lower portion, wherein the lower portion further comprises a first panel and a second panel;   a first plurality of magnets attached to the first panel; and   a second plurality of magnets attached to the second panel.   
     
     
         18 . The infant onesie of  claim 17 , wherein the number of the plurality of first magnets is equal to the number of the plurality of second magnets. 
     
     
         19 . The infant onesie of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of first magnets are magnetically attractable to the plurality of second magnets. 
     
     
         20 . The infant onesie of  claim 17 , wherein the first plurality of magnets are attached to the first panel in a linear, spaced apart fashion, and the second plurality of magnets are attached to the second panel in a linear, spaced apart fashion