Childcare organizer formed as a decorative pillow

Abstract

A combination childcare organizer and pillow is provided. The apparatus unzips, clamshell like, to reveal internal structures and components to organize and store childcare items. Some components are supported along an internal divider that separates a front compartment from a rear compartment. The rear compartment provides a mesh pocket, a windowed pocket, and a foldable changing mat. The mesh pocket and windowed pocket are supported along the internal divider. Opposing the interior divider, in the rear compartment, a bottom surface provides an attachment point to retain and stabilize the foldable diaper changing mat in the folded and unfolded conditions. The organizer remains soft and usable as a pillow, through removably encasing a support pillow in the front compartment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A combination childcare organizer and pillow, the combination comprising:
 a clamshell body movable between an open condition and a closed condition;   the clamshell body comprising;
 a rear portion; 
 a front portion; and 
 a midportion; 
   an interior divider housed in the midportion so as to separate a front compartment and a rear compartment within the clamshell body;   a plurality of storage structures directly connected to the interior divider; and   a support pillow removably stored in the front compartment.   
     
     
         2 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the rear and front compartments are each defined by the interior divider and an interior surface of the rear and front portions, respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the rear and front portions have a convex shape along an exterior surface of each, wherein the convex shape is urged by an inner liner of each of the front and rear portions. 
     
     
         4 . The combination of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more side pockets that do not communicate to the front or the rear compartments. 
     
     
         5 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the support pillow has two exterior surfaces comprising a planar surface and a convex surface that abut the interior surface of the front portion. 
     
     
         6 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of storage structures comprising a mesh pocket and, separately, a windowed pocket for retrievably storing a plurality of wipes, wherein individual wipes of the plurality of wipes are removably by way of a window of the windowed pocket. 
     
     
         7 . The combination of  claim 6 , wherein the windowed pocket has a securable flap. 
     
     
         8 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of storage structures occupies the rear compartment. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein the open condition communicates an external environment to the rear compartment. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 9 , further comprising a foldable mat housed within the rear compartment. 
     
     
         11 . The combination of  claim 10 , wherein a surface of the rear compartment provides a first attachment point, and wherein the foldable mat provides a second attachment point for removably connecting to the first attachment point. 
     
     
         12 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the midportion is rectangular as it extends along an entire periphery of an external surface of the clamshell body, whereby an appearance of a decorative pillow is enabled. 
     
     
         13 . The combination of  claim 12 , further comprising a piping along the external surface of the clamshell body, adjacent the midportion so that the appearance of the decorative pillow is further enabled. 
     
     
         14 . The combination of  claim 1 , wherein the rear and front compartments are each defined by the interior divider and an interior surface of the rear and front portions, respectively, wherein the rear and front portions have a convex shape along an exterior surface of each, wherein the convex shape is urged by an inner liner of each of the front and rear portions, wherein the support pillow has two exterior surfaces comprising a planar surface and a convex surface that abut the interior surface of the front portion, wherein the plurality of storage structures comprising a mesh pocket and, separately, a windowed pocket for retrievably storing a plurality of wipes, wherein individual wipes of the plurality of wipes are removably by way of a window of the windowed pocket, wherein the windowed pocket has a securable flap, wherein the plurality of storage structures occupies the rear compartment, wherein the open condition communicates an external environment to the rear compartment, wherein the midportion is rectangular as it extends along an entire periphery of an external surface of the clamshell body, whereby an appearance of a decorative pillow is enabled;
 further comprising:
 one or more side pockets that do not communicate to the front or the rear compartments; 
 a foldable mat housed within the rear compartment, wherein a surface of the rear compartment provides a first attachment point, and wherein the foldable mat provides a second attachment point for removably connecting to the first attachment point; and 
 a piping along the external surface of the clamshell body, adjacent the midportion so that the appearance of the decorative pillow is further enabled.