Infant swaddling garment assembly and method therefor

Abstract

An infant swaddling garment assembly for selectively positioning the arms of an infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant includes an infant garment, which comprises a torso section to which is attached a plurality of sleeves that includes a left arm sleeve and a right arm sleeve. The torso section and the left and right arm sleeves receive a torso and arms of an infant, respectively. The torso section has an upper edge, which is open and which defines a neck opening. A connection assembly releasably attaches the left and right arm sleeves at respective selectable positions on a front side of the torso section. The connection assembly thus enables selectively positioning of the arms of the infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An infant swaddling garment assembly comprising:
 an infant garment comprising a torso section having a plurality of sleeves attached thereto and being configured to receive a torso and arms of an infant, respectively, the plurality of sleeves including a left arm sleeve and a right arm sleeve, the torso section having an upper edge being open and defining a neck opening; and   a connection assembly releasably attaching the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve at respective selectable positions on a front side of the torso section, wherein the connection assembly is configured to selectively position the arms of the infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant, wherein the connection assembly comprises:
 a pair of first mating members being attached singly to terminal ends of the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve; and 
 a pair of second mating members, each being slidably disposed in a pair of tracks attached singly to a right portion and a left portion of the front side of the torso section. 
   
     
     
         2 . The infant swaddling garment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of the second mating members are magnetically attracted to the first mating members to magnetically connect each of the second mating members to a respective one of the first mating members. 
     
     
         3 . The infant swaddling garment assembly of  claim 2 , wherein each of the tracks is a flexible tube having a C-shaped cross-section and being embedded in said infant garment. 
     
     
         4 . The infant swaddling garment assembly of  claim 3 , wherein each of the tracks includes flexible stops to impair sliding movement of the second mating members. 
     
     
         5 . The infant swaddling garment assembly of  claim 4 , wherein each of the second mating members includes a slider ball and a magnetic projection projecting out of a respective one of said tracks. 
     
     
         6 . An infant swaddling garment assembly comprising:
 an infant garment comprising a torso section and a leg pocket connected to said torso section and configured to contain the legs of an infant, said torso section having a plurality of sleeves attached thereto and being configured to receive a torso and arms of an infant, respectively, the plurality of sleeves including a left arm sleeve and a right arm sleeve, the torso section having an upper edge being open and defining a neck opening;   a connection assembly releasably attaching the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve at respective selectable positions on a front side of the torso section, wherein the connection assembly is configured to selectively position the arms of the infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant; and   a first portal being positioned in a front side of said leg pocket and a second portal being positioned in a rear side of said leg pocket, wherein said first and second portals are aligned and configured to permit passage of a central safety strap through said leg pocket and between the legs of the infant.   
     
     
         7 . An infant swaddling garment assembly comprising:
 an infant garment comprising a torso section having a plurality of sleeves attached thereto and being configured to receive a torso and arms of an infant, respectively, the plurality of sleeves including a left arm sleeve and a right arm sleeve, the torso section having an upper edge being open and defining a neck opening; and   a connection assembly releasably attaching the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve at respective selectable positions on a front side of the torso section, wherein the connection assembly is configured to selectively position the arms of the infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant, wherein the connection assembly comprises:
 a pair of first mating members being attached singly to terminal ends of the left arm sleeve and the right arm sleeve, wherein each of said first pair of mating members include a tab projecting outwardly and a magnetic piece contained inside said tab, and wherein each of said terminal ends includes a mitten being unfoldable to cover a hand of an infant and expose said tab and being foldable back into a cuff covering said tab to prevent access to said tab; and 
 a plurality of second mating members being attached to the front side of the torso section and magnetically attracted to said first mating members.