Infant apparel

Abstract

An infant apparel may include a portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of an infant and two wings, each of the two wings extending laterally away from a side of the portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of the infant. Each of the two wings may be configured to surround and retain an arm of the infant in a hand-raised and elbow-bent position to a respective side of the infant. Each of the two wings includes a wing tip at an upper portion of the wing. The apparel may be configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position and within the wing while allowing the infant to move one or more of the two wings to a mouth of the infant.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An infant apparel, comprising:
 a portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of an infant; and   two wings, each of the two wings extending laterally away from a side of the portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of the infant,   wherein each of the two wings is configured to surround and retain an arm of the infant in a hand-raised and elbow-bent position to a respective side of the infant, wherein each of the two wings includes a wing tip at an upper portion of the wing, and   wherein the apparel is configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position and within the wing while allowing the infant to move one or more of the two wings to a mouth of the infant.   
     
     
         2 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant tapers in below each of the two wings such that the apparel is configured to prevent passage of an elbow of the infant out of a respective wing. 
     
     
         3 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant is further configured to cup each elbow of the infant to prevent passage of an elbow of the infant out of a respective wing. 
     
     
         4 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein each of the two wings is configured to fit snugly around the arm of the infant, thereby hugging the arm towards the respective side of the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         5 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant is configured to hug contours of the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         6 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein each of the two wings is configured to be detachable from, and fastenable to, the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         7 . The infant apparel of  claim 6 , wherein the apparel comprises at least one zipper configured to allow each of the two wings to be detached from, or fastened to, the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         8 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the two wings is made of a resilient material that is configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position while allowing the infant to move a hand to the mouth of the infant. 
     
     
         9 . The infant apparel of  claim 1 , further comprising a waistline below the two wings and an uppermost periphery of the apparel, wherein a distance as measured from a most lateral part of one of the two wings to the waistline is smaller than a distance as measured from the uppermost periphery of the apparel to the waistline, such that the two wings restrict movement of the arm of the infant away from the portion for at least partially enclosing the upper body of the infant while allowing movement of a hand towards the mouth of the infant. 
     
     
         10 . An infant apparel, comprising:
 a central portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of an infant; and   two wings, each of the two wings extending laterally from a side of the central portion,   wherein each of the wings is configured to surround and retain an arm of the infant in a hand-raised and elbow-bent position at a respective side of the infant, wherein the apparel is configured to retain an arm of the infant in each wing to prevent full extension of the arm of the infant while allowing sufficient movement such that the wing allows the infant to move a hand to a mouth of the infant.   
     
     
         11 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , further comprising a waistline below the two wings and an uppermost periphery of the apparel, wherein a distance as measured from a most lateral part of one of the two wings to the waistline is smaller than a distance as measured from the uppermost periphery of the apparel to the waistline, such that each wing restricts movement of the arm of the infant away from the central portion while allowing movement of the hand towards the mouth of the infant. 
     
     
         12 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein each of the wings has a wing tip at an uppermost portion of the wing when the infant is wearing the infant apparel. 
     
     
         13 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein the central portion tapers in below each of the wings such that the central portion is configured to prevent passage of an elbow of the infant out of the wings. 
     
     
         14 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein the central portion is configured to cup each elbow of the infant to prevent the elbows from moving out of the wings. 
     
     
         15 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein each of the wings is configured to fit snugly around the arm of the infant, thereby hugging the arm towards the respective side of the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         16 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein the central portion is configured to hug contours of the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         17 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein at least a part of each of the wings is configured to be detachable from, and fastenable to, the central portion. 
     
     
         18 . The infant apparel of  claim 17 , wherein the apparel comprises at least one zipper configured to allow each of the wings to be detached from, or fastened to, the central portion. 
     
     
         19 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the wings is made of a resilient material that is configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position while allowing the infant to move the hand to the mouth of the infant. 
     
     
         20 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the wings is made of a resilient material that is configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position while allowing the infant to raise the hand to the mouth of the infant. 
     
     
         21 . The infant apparel of  claim 10 , wherein the central portion includes a neck hole at an upper portion of the central portion. 
     
     
         22 . An infant apparel, comprising:
 an upper portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of an infant, wherein the upper portion comprises: (a) a central portion, and   (b) two wings, each of the two wings extending laterally from a side of the central portion at an upper portion of the upper portion,   wherein each of the wings is configured to surround and retain an arm of the infant in a hand-raised and elbow-bent position to a respective side of the infant, and   an opening extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the apparel, wherein the opening is configured to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration,   wherein, when in the closed configuration, a closure maintains the opening in the closed configuration, and the upper portion is configured to limit movement of the arm while being configured to allow movement of a hand towards a mouth of the infant while the arm is retained in one of the wings.   
     
     
         23 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein the upper portion tapers in from each of the wings to a waistline such that the upper portion is configured to prevent passage of an elbow of the infant out of the wings. 
     
     
         24 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein the upper portion is configured to cup elbows of the infant to prevent the elbows from moving out of each of the wings. 
     
     
         25 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein each of the wings is configured to fit snugly around the arm of the infant, thereby hugging the arm towards the respective side of the upper body of the infant. 
     
     
         26 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein the upper portion is configured to hug contours of each upper limb of the infant. 
     
     
         27 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein each of the wings is configured to be detachable from, and fastenable to, the central portion. 
     
     
         28 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the wings includes a resilient material that is configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position while allowing the infant to move the hand to the mouth. 
     
     
         29 . The infant apparel of  claim 24 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the wings includes a resilient material that is configured to retain the arm in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position while allowing the infant to raise the hand to the mouth. 
     
     
         30 . The infant apparel of  claim 22 , wherein the upper portion includes a neck hole at an upper region of the central portion.