One piece infant garment with hand restraint

Abstract

An infant garment that is sized and configured to be worn by an infant. The infant garment has one or more arm restraining mechanisms suitably positioned on an interior surface of the infant garment to be able to restrain the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) so that the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) can be positioned up and next to his/her face and/or head while the infant's hand(s)/arm(s) remain within the infant garment. The infant garment may also include one or more teethers on an exterior surface thereof.

1 . An infant garment, comprising:
 a front panel and a rear panel defining a space for receiving a body of an infant except for the infant's head;   the front panel and the rear panel define an upper body portion that includes a neck hole;   the front panel and the rear panel define an exterior facing surface that faces away from the space and an interior facing surface that faces toward the space; and   at least one of the following:   a) at least one arm restraining mechanism disposed on the interior facing surface at the upper body portion, the at least one arm restraining mechanism includes an open lower end with an opening that faces downward, and the at least one arm restraining mechanism is positioned entirely below the neck hole;   b) at least one teether disposed on the exterior facing surface at the upper body portion, the at least one teether is formed of a material that is different than a material of the front panel and the rear panel.   
     
     
         2 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel includes a first section and a second section, the first section and the second section are releasably connectable to one another by a binding mechanism, and the binding mechanism extends from the neck hole toward a lower body portion of the infant garment. 
     
     
         3 . The infant garment of  claim 2 , comprising two of the arm restraining mechanisms, a first one of the arm restraining mechanisms is disposed on the interior facing surface of the first section at the upper body portion, and a second one of the arm restraining mechanisms is disposed on the interior facing surface of the second section at the upper body portion. 
     
     
         4 . The infant garment of  claim 2 , comprising two of the teethers, a first one of the teethers is disposed on the exterior facing surface of the first section at the upper body portion, and a second one of the teethers is disposed on the exterior facing surface of the second section at the upper body portion. 
     
     
         5 . The infant garment of  claim 2 , wherein the binding mechanism comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         6 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel and the rear panel define a lower body portion and a waist portion that interconnects the upper body portion and the lower body portion;
 the waist portion tapers inwardly from the upper body portion and tapers inwardly from the lower body portion so that a width of the infant garment at the waist portion is less than a width of the upper body portion and a width of the lower body portion.   
     
     
         7 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , comprising the at least one arm restraining mechanism, and the at least one arm restraining mechanism comprises a pocket or a cuff. 
     
     
         8 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , comprising the at least one teether, and the at least one teether is located at a shoulder of the infant garment. 
     
     
         9 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the infant garment is devoid of arm holes. 
     
     
         10 . The infant garment of  claim 1 , wherein the infant garment includes the at least one arm restraining mechanism and the at least one teether.