Harness/combination vest

Abstract

A vest and harness combination garment wherein a a child can be securely fastened to a chair when the garment is worn. The vest/harness also includes an insulated bottle holder wherein a child's bottle is placed so that the bottle is available for the child when he/she is hungry or thirsty. A pacifier is attached by a strap to the front of the vest/harness so that the pacifier is readily available to the child as desired. A musical device which plays music when the device is squeezed is attached to the front of the vest for entertaining the child.

We claim:  
     
       1. A harness/vest combination garment used to secure a wearer to a chair and aid in feeding comprising, in combination: 
       a vest including a front panel and a rear panel, each having side edges;  
       said front and rear panels secured together along said side edges and forming a head opening at an upper edge;  
       said front and rear panels each including shoulder straps with complementary fastener components to secure said shoulder straps together as desired and to thereby aid in donning and doffing said garment;  
       said front and rear panels are lined with waterproof material;  
       an elastically extendable strap is removably attached to said rear panel by a fastening means;  
       said rear strap extends across said rear panel and is of a length to extend around a chair back to secure said wearer of said vest to said chair;  
       said front panel has an insulated pouch attached thereto which is sized and constructed for holding a baby bottle and for keeping said bottle contents insulated; and  
       an elongated strap with a pacifier attached at one end is sewn to said front panel at its other end;  
       said elongated strap is of a length to allow said pacifier to be placed in said wearer's mouth while still being attached to said vest by said elongated strap.  
     
     
       2. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said front and rear panels are constructed of a soft material and including a bias binding around said neck opening for added comfort to the wearer. 
     
     
       3. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said rear elastically extendable strap is formed by encasing an elastic strap within the same material that the front and rear panels are constructed of. 
     
     
       4. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said elastically extendable strap fastening means includes a safety latch hook attached to each end of said strap and u-shaped hooks attached to said rear panels wherein said each safety latch hook is attached to each u-shaped hook when attaching said vest to said chair as desired. 
     
     
       5. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said bottle pouch includes a waterproof lining. 
     
     
       6. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said bottle pouch has an upper end with an elastic periphery to securely hold a bottle in said pouch. 
     
     
       7. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said vest includes a musical device attached thereto that plays music when said device is activated by squeezing said device. 
     
     
       8. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said elastically extendable strap includes on a side thereof multiple spaced apart hooks and loops attached along the length of the strap. 
     
     
       9. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said front and rear panels are lined with waterproof material.  
     
     
       10. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said front panel has an insulated pouch attached thereto which is sized and constructed for holding a baby bottle and for keeping said bottle contents insulated.  
     
     
       11. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein an elongated strap with a pacifier attached at one end is sewn to said front panel at the other end of said elongated strap.  
     
     
       12. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said elongated strap is of a length to allow said pacifier to be placed in said wearer's mouth while still being attached to said vest by said elongated strap.  
     
     
       13. A harness/vest combination garment used to secure a wearer and aid in handling accessories comprising, in combination: 
       
         a vest including a front panel and a rear panel, each having side edges;  
       
       
         said front and rear panels secured together along said side edges and forming a head opening at an upper edge;  
       
       
         said front and rear panels each including shoulder straps with complementary fastener components to secure said shoulder straps together as desired and to thereby aid in donning and doffing said garment;  
       
       
         a rear strap is removably attached to said garment by a fastening means and extends across said rear panel;  
       
       
         said front panel has a pouch attached thereto which is sized and constructed for holding a baby bottle and for keeping said bottle contents insulated; and  
       
       
         said front panel has an elongated strap attached thereto.  
       
     
     
       14. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said front and rear panels are constructed of a soft material and including a bias binding around said head opening for added comfort to the wearer.  
     
     
       15. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said rear strap is formed by encasing an elastic strap within soft material.  
     
     
       16. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said means of attaching said rear strap includes a safety latch hook attached to each end of said rear strap and U- shaped hooks attached to said rear panels wherein said each safety latch hook is attached to each u - shaped hook when attaching said vest to said chair as desired.    
     
     
       17. A harness/vest combination garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said insulated pouch includes a waterproof lining.  
     
     
       18. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 17  wherein said insulated pouch has an upper end with an elastic periphery to securely hold a bottle in said pouch.  
     
     
       19. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said vest includes a musical device attached thereto that plays music when said device is activated by squeezing said device.  
     
     
       20. A harness/vest combination as clamed in  claim 13  wherein said rear strap includes on a side thereof multiple spaced apart hooks and loops attached along the length of said rear strap.  
     
     
       21. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said front and rear panels are lined with waterproof material.  
     
     
       22. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said front panel has an insulated pouch attached thereto which is sized and constructed for holding a baby bottle and for keeping said bottle contents insulated.  
     
     
       23. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 13  wherein an elongated strap with a pacifier attached at one end is sewn to said front panel at said elongated strap's other end.  
     
     
       24. A harness/vest combination as claimed in  claim 23  wherein said elongated strap is of a length to allow said pacifier to be placed in said wearer's mouth while still being attached to said vest by said elongated strap.