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) said swaddling blanket having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface has a marked pouch attachment area form where laterally extends a right blanket flap and a left 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) said pouch having an inner surface with means for being removably attached to the marked pouch attachment area, an outer surface, an open upper end and a lower end having means for being opened and closed to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature, wherein said means for removably attaching the inner surface of said pouch to the marked 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 the left blanket flap is initially wrapped around the outer surface of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping the right blanket flap over and around the left blanket flap.   
     
     
       2. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) comprising:
 a) said swaddling blanket having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface has a marked pouch attachment area from where laterally extends a right blanket flap and a left 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) said pouch having an inner surface with means for being removably attached to the marked pouch attachment area, an outer surface, an open upper end and a lower end having means for being opened and closed to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature, 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 buttons, wherein to utilize said SBPC the left blanket flap is initially wrapped around the outer surface of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping the right blanket flap over and around the left blanket flap.   
     
     
       3. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) swaddle comprising:
 A. said swaddling blanketa wrap portion comprising:
 a) a pouch attachment area having:
 (1) an upper edge, 
 (2) a lower edge, 
 (3) a right pouch border attachment mark, and 
 (4) a left pouch border attachment mark, 
   b) a right blanket a first flap having:
 (1) an inner edge that is integral with the right pouch border attachment mark, 
 (2) an outer edge, 
 (3) an upper edge, 
 (4) a lower edge, 
 (5) an inner surface and 
 (6) an outer surface, and  
   c) a left blanketa second flap having:
 (1) an inner edge that is integral with the left pouch border attachment mark,   (2) an outer edge,   (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. saida pouch having:portion, sized and configured to allow an infant to be placed partially into the pouch portion, the pouch portion comprising  a) an inner section that is dimensioned to be attached by an attachment means to the area bordered by the right and left pouch border attachment marks located on said swaddling blanket,   b) an integrally attached outer section,   c) an open upper and portion,   d) a closeable lower end and side end portion,   an outward-facing portion,   a first side,    e) a right second side, and   a recloseable portion spaced apart from an open portion and extending along a segment of the lower portion and along 1) a first segment of the first side, or 2) a second segment of the second side, or 3) the first segment of the first side and the second segment of the second side,    g) a left side, wherein to utilize said SBPC swaddle the left blanket second flap commencing from the left pouch border attachment mark of the wrap portion is wrapped sequentially around said pouch's inner section, the left side, the outer section and with the outer edge of the left blanket flap attached by an attachment means to the right side of said pouch the second side of the pouch portion and the outward-facing portion of the pouch portion, likewise, the right blanket first flap of the wrap portion 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 the first side of the pouch portion and the outward-facing portion of the pouch portion, with the outer edge of the right blanket first flap configured to be attached by the attachment means one or more fasteners to the left blanket second flap that is attached to the inner section of said pouch, wherein said pouch is dimensioned to allow an infant to be placed 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 swaddle as specified in  claim 3  wherein the first flap of the wrap portion comprises a lower portion, the second flap of the wrap portion comprises a lower portion, and said pouch has a length that preferably places portion is sized and configured such that, when in use, the open upper end upper portion of said pouch adjacent to portion is near the chest area of an the infant and the lower end portion of said pouch adjacent to portion is near the lower edge portion of said swaddling blanket first flap of the wrap portion and the lower portion of said second flap of the wrap portion. 
     
     
       5. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim  4  3 wherein said pouch portion 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 swaddle 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 swaddle 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 fasteners comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons. 
     
     
       8. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in  claim 3  wherein the closeable lower end recloseable portion of said pouch portion further comprises an opening and closing means a flap comprising an edge that extends along the lower end portion of said pouch portion and continuous partially along either the right or the left at least one of the first side of said pouch portion and the second side of said pouch portion, wherein the opening and closing recloseable portion further comprises 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 portion. 
     
     
       9. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle 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 swaddle 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 portion or the wrap portion. 
     
     
       11. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in  claim 10  wherein said infant head cover is removably attached attachable to the upper end of said pouch portion or to the upper edge of said blanket wrap portion 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 swaddle 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 swaddle as specified in claim  3  18 wherein:
 a) the upper edges of the right and left blanket flaps are angled downward from the respective upper edge of said blanket,the first upper edge of the first flap of the wrap portion is angled downward from the first inner portion to the first outer portion, and the second upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion is angled downward from the second inner portion to the second outer portion, and 
 b) the lower edges of the right and left blanket flaps are angled upward from the respective lower edge of said blanket,the first lower edge of the first flap of the wrap portion is angled upward from the first inner portion to the first outer portion, and the second lower edge of the second flap is angled upward from the second inner portion to the second outer portion, and wherein the rightfirst flap of the wrap portion terminates at a first outer edge configured as a first centered radiused apex, and left blanket flaps terminatethe second flap of the wrap portion terminates at ana second outer edge configured as a second centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       14. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim  3  18 wherein the first upper edges edge of the right first flap of the wrap portion and left blanket flaps the second upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion are in respective alignment with the upper edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, and the first lower edges edge of the right first flap of the wrap portion and left blanket flaps the second lower edge of the second flap are in respective alignment with the lower edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel. 
     
     
       15. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim  3  18 wherein:
 a) the first upper edges edge of said right first flap of the wrap portion and left blanket flaps the second upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion are in alignment with the respective upper edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, and 
 b) the first lower edges edge of said right first flap of the wrap portion is angled upward from the first inner portion to the first outer portion, and left blanket flaps are the second lower edge of the second flap of the wrap portion is angled upward from the respective lower edge of said blanket second inner portion to the second outer portion, wherein the right first flap of the wrap portion terminates in a first outer edge configured as a first off-centered radiused apex, and left blanket flaps terminate the second flap of the wrap portion terminates in an a second outer edge configured as an a second off-centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       16. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim  3  18 wherein:
 a) the first upper edges edge of said right the first flap of the wrap portion is angled downward from the first inner portion to the first outer portion of the first flap and left blanket flaps are the second upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion is angled downward from the respective upper edge of said blanket second inner portion to the second outer portion of the second flap, and 
 b) the first lower edges edge of said right first flap of the wrap portion and left blanket flaps the second lower edge of the second flap of the wrap portion are in alignment with the respective lower edge of said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, wherein the right first flap of the wrap portion terminates in a first outer edge configured as a first off-centered radiused apex, and left blanket flaps terminate the second flap of the wrap portion terminates at an a second outer edge configured as an a second off-centered radiused apex. 
 
     
     
       17. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle 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 swaddle as specified in claim 3 wherein
 the first flap of the wrap portion comprises
 a first upper edge, 
 a first lower edge, 
 an first inner portion, and 
 a first outer portion, and 
   the second flap of the wrap portion comprises
 a second upper edge, 
 a second lower edge, 
 a second inner portion, and 
 a second outer portion.  
   
     
     
       19. The swaddle as specified in claim 3, the wrap portion configured to be removably attached to the pouch portion.