Fastener-free swaddle wrap and garments

Abstract

Disclosed are embodiments of a swaddle wrap that can, in some embodiments, include a first portion having a backing layer, a front layer, and a first enclosure between the backing layer and the front layer, and a second portion coupled with the first portion, the second portion having a backing layer, a front layer, and a second enclosure between the backing layer and the front layer of the second portion. In some embodiments, the swaddle wrap can be configured to be moved from a first state to a second state, the first enclosure can be configured to receive therein at least both feet of a baby in the second state, and the second enclosure can be configured to receive therein at least both feet of the baby in the second state to secure the swaddle wrap to the baby without the use of any fasteners or ties.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment for covering at least an upper body of a person without passing over the head of the person, comprising:
 a body portion having an upper portion and a lower portion;   a first arm portion coupled with the upper portion of the body portion and having a first armhole therein;   a second arm portion coupled with the upper portion of the body portion and having a second armhole therein;   a first leg portion coupled with the lower portion of the body portion and having a first leghole therein;   a second leg portion coupled with the lower portion of the body portion and having a second leghole therein;   a first flap portion coupled with the body portion, the first flap portion having a first loop element; and   a second flap portion coupled with the body portion, the second flap portion having a second loop element; wherein: 
 the first leghole is configured to receive a first leg of the person and the second leghole is configured to receive a second leg of the person in a second state, wherein the second state is where the garment is fully secured to the person; 
 the first flap portion is configured to extend across a front of the person’s body so that the first loop element can be advanced over the second leg of the person to secure at least the first flap portion to the user’s body; and 
 the second flap portion is configured to extend across a front of the person’s body so that the second loop element can be advanced over the first leg of the person to secure at least the second flap portion to the user’s body. 
   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is configured to cover at least the upper body of a person without requiring any portion of the garment to be passed over a head of the person. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is configured to be secured to the body of the person without passing over a head of the person and without the use of any fasteners. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first flap portion is configured to extend from a first side of the person’s body across the front of the person’s body toward a second side of the person’s body, and the first loop element is advanced over the second leg of the person that is on the second side of the person’s body in the second state. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the second flap portion is configured to extend from a second side of the person’s body across the front of the person’s body toward a first side of the person’s body, and the second loop element is advanced over the first leg of the person that is on the first side of the person’s body in the second state. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein of the first flap portion is configured to directly contact and overlap at least a portion of the body portion in the second state. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the second flap portion is configured to directly contact and overlap at least a portion of the body portion in the second state. No Zippers, Knots, or Other Fasteners. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is configured to be secured to the person without a use of zippers, snaps, ties, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, knots, or other connectors or fasteners other than the first and second loop elements. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is configured to be secured to the person’s body using only the first and second armholes, the first and second legholes, and the first and second loop elements. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein, when the garment is in the first state before being used to cover the person, no portion of the first flap portion or the second flap portion covers any portion of the body portion. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is made from a fabric material. 
     
     
         12 . A garment for covering at least an upper body of a person without passing over the head of the person, comprising:
 a body portion having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite to the first side;   a first armhole configured to receive a first arm of the person;   a second armhole configured to receive a second arm of the person;   a first flap portion coupled with the body portion and extending away from the first side of the body portion;   a second flap portion coupled with the body portion and extending away from the second side of the body portion;   a first arm portion coupled with the first flap portion and having a third armhole therein; and   a second arm portion coupled with the second flap portion and having a fourth armhole therein; wherein:
 the first armhole is configured to receive a first arm of the person therethrough and the second armhole is configured to receive a second arm of the person therethrough; and 
 the first flap portion is configured to extend across a front of at least the upper body of the person so that the first arm portion can be passed over the second arm of the person before the second arm of the person has been passed through the second armhole to secure at least an upper portion of the first flap portion to the user’s body. 
   
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the second flap portion is configured to extend across a front of at least the upper body of the person so that the second arm portion can be passed over the first arm of the person after the first arm of the person has been passed through the first armhole to secure at least an upper portion of the second flap portion to the user’s body. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the garment is configured such that the second arm of the person and the first arm portion of the first flap portion can be passed through the second armhole after the first flap portion has been extended across the front of at least the upper body of the person. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the body portion of the garment is configured to cover a back of at least the upper body of the person when the person is clothed with the garment in the second state. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the garment is configured to cover at least the upper body of a person without requiring any portion of the garment to be passed over a head of the person. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the garment is configured to be secured to the body of the person without passing over a head of the person and without the use of any fasteners. 
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the second flap portion is configured to cover a substantial portion of the first flap portion in the second state. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 18 , wherein the second flap portion is configured to cover a majority of the first flap portion in the second state. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second flap portions are configured to completely cover a stomach and chest of the person’s body in the second state. 
     
     
         21 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the garment is configured to be secured to the person without a use of zippers, snaps, ties, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, knots, or other connectors or fasteners. 
     
     
         22 . The garment of  claim 12 , wherein the garment is made from a fabric material. 
     
     
         23 . A method of securing a garment to a person, comprising:
 at least partially covering a back of the person with a body portion of the garment;   at least partially covering a front of at least an upper body of the person with a first flap portion that is coupled with the body portion by extending the first flap portion over a front of the person;   securing a distal end portion of the first flap portion to at least one of the person’s arms to secure the first flap portion to the person;   extending a second flap portion that is coupled with the body portion over the front of the upper body of the person to cover the front of the upper body of the person; and   securing a distal end portion of the second flap portion to at least one of the person’s arms to secure the second flap portion to the person.