Multi-use cover

Abstract

A configurable baby cover for covering an infant in a number of situations and/or environments. A fabric portion provides privacy or shade for the infant and is shaped to ensure coverage of a user while nursing. A mesh portion provides airflow to the user and baby to prevent overheating and completes the shape of the cover. The cover has a first opening and a second opening which define a passage through the cover through which a user's torso, a baby car seat, a high chair, or other object may pass through partially or wholly. Fasteners around the second opening of the cover reduce the size of the second opening when secured and keep the cover in place on a user's shoulder or on an upper portion of a car seat or high chair.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A configurable cover for a baby, comprising:
 a cover body comprising:
 a first fabric portion defining a first opening having a first diameter; and 
 a second fabric portion coupled with the first fabric portion, the second fabric portion defining a second opening having a second diameter, wherein:
 the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter; and 
 the first fabric portion comprises a transparent material and the second fabric portion comprises an opaque material. 
 
   
     
     
         3 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the second fabric portion comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of a knit pattern material, an open weave material, and a mesh material.   
     
     
         4 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first fabric portion comprises a stretch material.   
     
     
         5 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first fabric portion comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end;   the first end and the second end are secured to one another to form a first loop of fabric;   the second fabric portion comprises a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end; and   the third end and the fourth end are secured to one another to form a second loop of fabric.   
     
     
         6 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion collectively form a conical frustum shape.   
     
     
         7 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a third fabric portion coupled with the second fabric portion on a side opposite the first fabric portion, the third fabric portion defining a third opening, wherein the second fabric portion extends between and separates the first fabric portion and the third fabric portion.   
     
     
         8 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 7 , wherein:
 opposing ends of the first fabric portion and the third fabric portion each comprise an elastic band.   
     
     
         9 . A configurable cover for a baby, comprising:
 a cover body comprising:
 a first fabric portion defining a first opening having a first diameter; 
 a second fabric portion, the second fabric portion defining a second opening having a second diameter; and 
 a third fabric portion extending between and coupling the first fabric portion with the second fabric portion, wherein:
 the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter; and 
 the first fabric portion comprises a transparent material and the second fabric portion comprises an opaque material. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 9 , wherein:
 a length of the configurable cover is constant from an exterior end of the first fabric portion to an exterior end of the second fabric portion.   
     
     
         11 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 one or more fasteners positioned along a perimeter of one or both of the first opening and the second opening.   
     
     
         12 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the one or more fasteners are selected from the group consisting of a snap, a button, and a hook and loop fastener.   
     
     
         13 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a drawstring positioned along a perimeter of one or both of the first opening and the second opening.   
     
     
         14 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 9 , wherein:
 a width of the second fabric portion varies such that the second fabric portion comprises a wide region and a narrow region.   
     
     
         15 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 9 , wherein:
 a width of the first fabric portion varies such that the first fabric portion comprises a wide region and a narrow region.   
     
     
         16 . A configurable cover for a baby, comprising:
 a cover body comprising:
 a first fabric portion defining a first opening having a first diameter; 
 a second fabric portion, the second fabric portion defining a second opening having a second diameter; and 
 a third fabric portion extending between and coupling the first fabric portion with the second fabric portion, wherein:
 each of the first fabric portion, the second fabric portion, and the third fabric portion comprises a continuous loop of fabric; 
 the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter; and 
 the first fabric portion comprises a transparent material and the second fabric portion comprises an opaque material. 
 
   
     
     
         17 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 16 , wherein:
 a width of the first fabric portion varies such that the first fabric portion comprises a first wide region and a first narrow region; and   a width of the second fabric portion varies such that the second fabric portion comprises a second wide region and a second narrow region.   
     
     
         18 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the first wide region is on a same side of the configurable cover as the second narrow region; and   the first narrow region is on a same side of the configurable cover as the second wide region.   
     
     
         19 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 17 , wherein:
 a width of the third fabric portion varies such that the third fabric portion comprises a third wide region and a third narrow region.   
     
     
         20 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first fabric portion and the third fabric portion comprise a breathable material.   
     
     
         21 . The configurable cover for a baby of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the third fabric portion comprises a pocket that is sized to store the configurable cover within an inner volume of the pocket.