Infant grip garment

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant. The garment comprises a bodysuit for an infant where the bodysuit provides grip areas for assisting a caregiver in carrying an infant. The article has at least one grip area having a frictional material, such as an elastomer, applied to the grip area to create a frictional surface extending above the outside surface of the article. The frictional surface is in contact with a caregiver to resist the relative motion of the infant with respect to the grip area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant, said garment comprising:
 a bodysuit adapted to be worn on the torso of an infant, said bodysuit formed of a flexible material having an inside surface and outside surface, said bodysuit comprising at least a trunk section wherein said trunk section at least partially covers the torso of an infant, said trunk section having a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, a seat section extending from said back side of said trunk section, said seat section at least partially covering the buttocks of the infant, a saddle section extending from said seat section and adapted to extend between the legs of an infant, said bodysuit having a back side grip area disposed on the back side of said bodysuit; and   a friction material applied to said back side grip area to form a frictional surface extending above said outside surface of said garment, said frictional surface adapted to be in contact with a caregiver to resist the relative motion of the infant with respect to the caregiver.   
     
     
         2 . The garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said back side grip area at least partially covers said seat section of said bodysuit. 
     
     
         3 . The garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising a front grip area disposed on the front side of said trunk section. 
     
     
         4 . The garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said back grip area substantially covers said seat section of said bodysuit.