Swaddling blanket and pouch combination

Abstract

A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) ( 10 ) that allows an infant to be comfortably and easily swaddled. The blanket ( 12 ) is comprised of a right blanket flap ( 28 ) and a left blanket flap ( 46 ) and includes a designated area to which is removably attached the pouch ( 70 ). The pouch features a lower end ( 78 ) which includes an opening and closing means that allows an infant's soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature. The SBPC ( 10 ) is used by first placing the left blanket flap ( 46 ) over the pouch ( 70 ), which is then followed by placing the right blanket flap ( 28 ) over the pouch. The right and left blanket flaps ( 28,46 ) as well as the pouch ( 70 ) are preferably held in place by hook and loop fasteners ( 88 ).

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) comprising:
 a) saida swaddling blanket havingcomprising an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface hascomprises a marked pouch attachmentpouch-attachment area form wherefrom which laterally extends a rightfirst blanket flap and a leftsecond blanket flap, wherein the left blanket flap has a longitudinal length that is less than the longitudinal length of the right blanket flap, and 
 b) saida pouch having an inner surface withcomprising means for being removably attached attaching the inner surface of the pouch to the marked pouch attachment pouch-attachment area, an outer surface, an open upper end portion, and a lower end having recloseable portion, spaced apart from the open portion and extending at least along a segment of a lower end of the pouch opposite the open portion and a segment of a first side of the pouch, the recloseable portion comprising means for being opened and closed opening and closing to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature access to an interior of the pouch, wherein said means for removably attaching the inner surface of said pouch to the marked pouch attachment pouch-attachment area located on said swaddling blanket is selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons, wherein to utilize said SBPC, in use, the left second blanket flap is initially wrapped around the outer surface of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping and the right first blanket flap is wrapped over and around the left second blanket flap. 
 
     
     
       2. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) comprising:
 a) saida swaddling blanket having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface hascomprising a marked pouch attachmentpouch-attachment area from wherewhich laterally extends a rightfirst blanket flap and a leftsecond blanket flap, wherein the left blanket flap has a longitudinal length that is less than the longitudinal length of the right blanket flap, and 
 b) saida pouch having an inner surface with means for being removably attachedcomprising a first outward-facing portion comprising one or more fasteners configured to removably attach the first outward-facing portion of the pouch to the marked pouch attachmentpouch-attachment area, an outer surfacea second outward-facing portion, an open upper end and a lower end having, a recloseable portion, spaced apart from the open upper end and extending at least along a segment of a lower end of the pouch opposite the open portion and a segment of a first side of the pouch, the recloseable portion comprising means for being opened and closed to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperatureopening and closing to allow access to an interior of the pouch, an infant head cover that is removably attached to the open upper end of said pouch by means of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents and, or buttons, wherein to utilize said SBPC, in use, the leftsecond blanket flap is initially wrapped around the outer surface second outward-facing portion of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping the right and the first blanket flap is wrapped over and around the left second blanket flap. 
 
     
     
       3. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) comprising:
 A. saida swaddling blanket comprising:
 a) a pouch attachment pouch-attachment area having: comprising
 (1) an upper edge, 
 (2) a lower edge, 
 (3) a right pouch border attachment marka first side, and 
 (4) a left pouch border attachment marka second side, 
   b) a righta first blanket flap having:comprising (1) an inner edge that is integral with the right pouch border attachment mark portion proximal the first side of the pouch-attachment area, and   (2) an outer edge portion,   (3) an upper edge,   (4) a lower edge,   (5) an inner surface and   (6) an outer surface,     c) a left a second blanket flap having: comprising
 (1) an inner edge that is integral with the left pouch border attachment mark portion proximal the second side of the pouch-attachment area, and 
 (2) an outer edge portion, 
 (3) an upper edge, 
 (4) a lower edge, 
 (5) an inner surface and 
 (6) an outer surface, wherein the longitudinal length of said left blanket flap is less than the longitudinal length of said right blanket flap, 
   
 B. said a pouch having comprising:
 a) an inner section that is dimensioneda first outward-facing portion configured to be attached by an attachment meansone or more pouch fasteners to the area bordered by the right and left pouch border attachment marks locatedpouch-attachment area on said swaddling blanket, 
 b) an integrally attached outer sectiona second outward-facing portion, 
 c) an open upper and portion, 
 d) a closeable lower end and side end, 
 e) a righta first side, and 
 g) a lefta second side, 
 a recloseable portion of the pouch spaced apart from the open portion and extending at least along a segment of the pouch's lower end and along a segment of the pouch's first side and/or a segment of the pouch's second side, and wherein to utilize said SBPC, in use, the leftsecond blanket flap commencing from the left pouch border attachment mark is wrapped sequentially around said pouch's inner section, the left side, the outer section second side and second outward-facing portion and and with the outer edge portion of the left second blanket flap is configured to be attached by an attachment means one or more second-blanket-flap fasteners to the right first side of said pouch, likewise and wherein, in use, the right first blanket flap is wrapped sequentially around the left blanket flap that is attached to the right side of said pouch, around the outer and left side section of said pouch with the pouch's first side and second outward-facing portion and the outer edge portion of the right first blanket flap is configured to be attached by the attachment means one or more first-blanket-flap fasteners to the left second blanket flap that is attached to the inner section of said pouch, wherein said pouch is dimensioned sized and configured to allow an infant to be placed partially into said pouch, with the infant's arms located internally within said pouch or with the infant's arms located externally to said pouch. 
 
 
     
     
       4. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein the first blanket flap comprises a lower portion, the second blanket flap comprises a lower portion, and said pouch has a length that preferably places is sized and configured such that, when in use, the open upper end portion of said pouch adjacent to is near the chest area of an the infant and the lower end recloseable portion of said pouch adjacent to is near the lower edge portions of said swaddling first and second blanket flaps. 
     
     
       5. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 4  wherein said pouch is made of a resilient, soft material that applies configured to apply a comforting pressure around the infant. 
     
     
       6. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 5  wherein the resilient, soft material is comprises one or more fabrics selected from the group consisting of cotton, spandex, stretch denim, stretch vinyl and stretch velvet. 
     
     
       7. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein said means for attaching the inner section of said pouch to the pouch attachment area on said swaddling blanket is one or more pouch fasteners comprises one or more fasteners selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons; said one or more first-blanket-flap fasteners comprises hook and loop fasteners; and said one or more second-blanket-flap fasteners comprises hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
       8. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein the closeable lower end recloseable portion of said pouch further comprises an opening and closing means a flap comprising an edge that extends along the a lower end of said pouch that, when in use, is near the infant's feet and continuous partially along either the right or the left at least one side of said pouch, wherein the opening and closing recloseable portion further comprising means allows said pouch to be opened to allow a soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature for opening and closing the flap to allow access to an interior of the pouch. 
     
     
       9. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 8  wherein the opening and closing means for opening and closing said pouch means is selected from the group consisting of comprises hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, a zipper and, or a drawstring. 
     
     
       10. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein said pouch further comprises further comprising an infant head cover that is removably attached to and extends from attachable to the open upper end of said pouch or said blanket. 
     
     
       11. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 10  wherein said infant head cover is removably attached attachable to the upper end of said pouch or to the upper edge of said blanket by an attachment means that is one or more fasteners selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons. 
     
     
       12. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 10  wherein said infant head cover is made of comprises a resilient, soft material that is comprising one or more fabrics selected from the group consisting of cotton, spandex, stretch denim, stretch vinyl and stretch velvet. 
     
     
       13. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein:
 a) the upper edges of the right first and left second blanket flaps are angled downward from the respective upper edge of said blanket inner portions to the respective outer portions of the first and second blanket flaps, and 
 b) the lower edges of the right first and left second blanket flaps are angled upward from the respective lower edge of said blanket inner portions to the respective outer portions of the first and second blanket flaps, wherein the right first and left second blanket flaps each terminate at an outer edge configured as a centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       14. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein the upper edges of the right first and left second blanket flaps are in respective alignment with the upper edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, and the lower edges of the right first and left second blanket flaps are in respective alignment with the lower edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel. 
     
     
       15. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein:
 a) the upper edges of said right first and left second blanket flaps are in alignment with the respective upper edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, and 
 b) the lower edges of said right first and left second blanket flaps are angled upward from the respective lower edge of said blanket inner portions to the respective outer portions of the first and second blanket flaps, wherein the right first and left second blanket flaps each terminate in an outer edge configured as an off-centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       16. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein:
 a) the upper edges of said right first and left second blanket flaps are angled downward from the respective upper edge of said blanket inner portions to the respective outer portions of the first and second blanket flaps, and 
 b) the lower edges of said right first and left second blanket flaps are in alignment with the respective lower edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, wherein the right first and left second blanket flaps each terminate at an outer edge configured as an off-centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       17. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in  claim 3  wherein said swaddling blanket is made of comprises a material that is selected from the group consisting of wool, cotton, and waterproof nylon. 
     
     
       18. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in claim 1 wherein one of the first and second blanket flaps has a lateral length that is less than the lateral length of the other of the first and second blanket flaps. 
     
     
       19. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in claim 2 wherein the infant head cover is configured to be removably attached near the open end of the pouch with one or more fasteners. 
     
     
       20. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in claim 2 wherein the infant head cover is configured to be removably attached to the blanket with one or more fasteners. 
     
     
       21. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in claim 1, the recloseable portion further extending along a segment of a second side of the pouch. 
     
     
       22. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination as specified in claim 2, the recloseable portion further extending along a segment of a second side of the pouch.