Maternity Garment

Abstract

A maternity garment includes a neck opening, arm openings, a torso section, and a layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material. The torso section includes stretchable material to fit around an abdominal portion of a pregnant woman. The layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material is positioned at a front surface of the torso section and designed to change color when and where a force is applied by a fetus striking or pressing against the abdominal portion.

1 . A maternity garment comprising:
 a neck opening;   arm openings;   a torso section comprising stretchable material configured to fit in a snug condition around an abdominal portion of a pregnant woman; and   a layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material disposed at a front surface of said torso section such that the layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material is snugly positioned over a womb of the pregnant woman and wherein the layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change color when and where a force is applied to the layer of pressure-sensitive material by a fetus striking or pressing against the abdominal portion covered by the layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material.   
     
     
         2 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to permanently change color. 
     
     
         3 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said pressure-sensitive material is configured to change into more than one color.   
     
     
         4 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change into more than one color with each color corresponding to different amounts of force.   
     
     
         5 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change into different intensities of a color with the different intensities corresponding to different amounts of force.   
     
     
         6 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change into more than one color with each color corresponding to a different corresponding range of force and different intensities of each color corresponding to different amounts of force within each different corresponding range of force.   
     
     
         7 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change color only when a force of at least 15 Newtons is applied.   
     
     
         8 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change color only when a force of at least 20 Newtons is applied.   
     
     
         9 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change color only when a force of at least 30 Newtons is applied.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The maternity garment of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is removably positioned in a flexible, clear plastic sleeve attached to the front surface of said torso section.   
     
     
         12 . A maternity garment comprising:
 a neck opening;   arm openings;   a torso section comprising stretchable material configured to fit in a snug condition around an abdominal portion of a pregnant woman;   a layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material disposed at a front surface of said torso section such that the layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material is snugly positioned over a womb of the pregnant woman and wherein the layer of flexible pressure-sensitive material is and configured to change color when and where a force is applied by a fetus striking or pressing against the abdominal portion, wherein:
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to permanently change color, 
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change into more than one color with each color corresponding to a different corresponding range of force and different intensities of each color corresponding to different amounts of force within each different corresponding range of force, 
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is configured to change color only when a force of at least 15 Newtons is applied, and 
 said flexible pressure-sensitive material is attached to the front surface of said torso section or is removably positioned in a flexible, clear plastic sleeve attached to the front surface of said torso section.