US2469556A - Children's sleeping garment - Google Patents

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-May 10, 1949. I l. w. JACOBSON 2,469,556

CHILDRENS SLEEPING GARMENT Ff iled Aug. '7, 1947 ll-AMAE W. JACOBSON Gumm Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to sleeping covers for children.

It has been a serious problem to keep infant children properly covered while they sleep and still permit them complete freedom of movement without danger of strangulation. Also, before a child has been completely trained it is a problem to keep his bed and bedding dry.

It is an object of my invention to provide a sleeping cover for children which will permit complete freedom of movement and still keep the child fully covered without twisting on his body or tightening around his neck and to thereby eliminate the danger of strangulation.

It is another object to provide a childs sleeping suit which includes a moisture-proof sheet interposed between a portion of the child and the outer fabric of the suit to protect the suit and the bedding.

It is still a further object of my invention to provide an easily washable sleeping cover for children having a moisture-proof sheet removably attached therein to facilitate washing of both the sheet and the cover.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a sleeping child with my improved sleeping cover fully enclosing his body and limbs;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of my sleeping garment with a portion thereof cut away to show the moisture-proof protector attached therein;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the suit with the central portion cut away to show one form of the moisture-proof sheet attached to completely surround a portion of the childs body;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cuff of the suit showing the same in extended hand-enclosing position;

Figure 5 is a perspective View of a cuif folded inwardly to permit a childs hand to extend therethrough; and

Figure 6 is a perspective View of my suit with an alternative form of moisture-proof sheeting attached therein.

As illustrated in Figures 1 through 6, I provide a fabric sleeping cover or suit designated as an entirety by the numeral ID. The suit III has a pair of legs II individually formed at the bottom thereof and a pair of sleeves I2 extending outwardly in diametrically opposed relation from the top side portions of said suit and adapted to receive the arms of a child and to cover the same. The lower extremities of the legs II are closed in the suit illustrated to completely enclose the feet and legs of a child wearing the suit.

A cuff is formed on the outer extremity of each of said sleeves I2. Each of these cuffs is split longitudinally to form two opposed cooperating cuff flaps I2a. The outer extremities of the cuff flaps I2a are provided with closure means such as the three snap fasteners I3. In Figure 1 the cufi flaps of the right-hand sleeve I2 are shown in extended position with the respective fasteners closing the extremity thereof to enclose the right hand of the child wearing the suit, and the flaps of the left-hand cuff are shown folded into retracted position, to permit the childs hand to extend therethrough and the two parts of the outermost fastener I3 are respectively snapped into cooperating parts of a fastener I3a fixed in opposed relation to intermediate portions of the sleeve I2 to hold said cuff in retracted position. This cooperating fastener |3a is not absolutely necessary but merely afiords positive means for holding the cuff in retracted position.

A suitable front closure is provided, such as the zipper I4 which extends down the greater part of the front body portion of suit ID. Any other closure means could be provided, but I have found a zipper to be the most convenient and the most attractive means for initially opening the'suit to put it on the child and thereafter closing the same to completely cover the childs body.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 I provide a sheet of moistureproof material I5 such as Bunalite, which is a rubberized material with flannel on one side and is sometimes known as dryette. In this form of my invention I use a relatively long sheet of moisture-proof material which completely surrounds the medial portion of the child to protect the fabric of the suit I0 as well as the bedding and keep the same dry. The flannel side of the moisture-proof material should of course be adjacent the childs body so that the rubber will be on the outer surface of the protector.

Suitable fastening means are provided for attaching the moisture-proof sheet to the inner surface of the fabric of the suit I0, such as the snap fasteners I6. One half of each fastener is fixed to the moisture-proof material and the other half is fixed to the inside of the suit ID in position to cooperate with the part of the fastener fixed to the moisture-proof material I5 and removably absolutely eliminated, freedom of movement is provided. The cuff improved, highly eflicient sleeping attach said moisture-proof sheet it within the suit III.

In Figure 6 I illustrate a second form of moisture-proof sheet which is relatively short and only underlies the child, and which is attached to either the front or the back portion of the suit I0, depending upon whether the child sleeps on his stomach or his back. If the child sleeps on his back of course the moisture-proof sheet designated by the numeral ll will be attached to only the back of the suit and will not extend around the front portion thereof. The method of attaching this short protector ll is exactly the same as that provided for the long sheet iii except that it is only attached to either-the front side or the back side of the suit and not to both sides.

When the child is wearing this suit he will be completely covered and there will \be no chance of his becoming uncovered and thereby catching .cold. Also, by providing the individual legs ii,

each of which encloses one of the childs legs, the suit is prevented from twisting on the child as he twists and turns in bed. The sleeves if on the suit further prevent the suit from twisting and there is therefore no danger of the neck of the suit tightening around the childs necl; and the possibility of the child strangling himself is even though complete 12a of the suit are adapted to either enclose the childs hands when in extended position with the fasteners I3 closing the ends thereof or when in retracted position the cuff is so designed to present a neat tailored cuif and permit the childs hand to extend therethrough. parts of the outermost fastener it of the cuff The respective ing removable greatly facilitates both the. suit 10 and the protector E or ll. The protector I! has the advantage of being cooler,

-not completely surrounding the medial portion v.of the child, while the form l5 has the advantage .of completely protecting the suit l3 and the "bedding both front and rear when the child is -;sleeping.

In the event that the child should turn over in his sleep this complete protection swould be highly desirable, but the summer months, if the child is a quiet sleeper, the form l'l-would be suilicient, and materially cooler than .the form I5.

.It will be seen that I have provided a greatly cover for 'children which while keeping the child fully .covered permits complete freedom of movement without danger of strangulation. Also, I incorporate in my improved sleeping cover a removable moisture-proof sheet interposed between the child and at least the underlying portion of the suit. By removably attaching this moisture- =.-proof protector it is no more difiicult to wash vsome and difficult to Wash and keep clean.

It will, of course, be understood that various --changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without "departing from the scope of my invention, and

4 that materials of varying weights may be used in the manufacture of these sleeping garments, depending on the temperature and the climate in which they are to be used.

What I claim is:

1. A childs sleeping suit comprising a bodyenclosing portion, individual limb-enclosing portions for all four limbs having their inner ends connected to said body portion, said individual limb-enclosing portions preventing the. suit from twisting on the childs body to eliminate danger of strangulation and permit complete freedom of movement while fully covering the sleeping child at all times, a sheet of moisture-proof material interposed between the medial portion of the child and a portion of the suit adjacent thereto, and means for removably attaching said sheet at both the top and bottom thereof within the body portion of said suit to hold the same in the desired position and prevent bunching and wrinkling of said sheet while permitting removal of the same to facilitate cleaning both the suit and the n1oisture-proof sheet.

2. A childs sleeping garment comprising a fabric suit having a body portion, individual limb-enclosing portions for all four limbs connected to said body portion, a moisture-proof sheet interposed between only the underlying portion of the suit body and the medial portion of the child to protect the underlying suit portion as well as the bedding, and means at both the top and bottom of said moisture-proof sheet for removably attaching said moisture-proof sheet to the inside of said suit body portion to securely hold the top and bottom of the sheet in position therein and permit easy removal thereof to facilitate cleaning of both the suit and the moisture-proof sheet.

3. A childs sleeping garment comprising a fabric suit, including a body portion, individual limb-enclosing portions connected thereto, a moisture-proof sheet interposed between the medial portion of a child and the portion of said suit adjacent thereto and completely surrounding on said medial portion of the child to protect the suit and bedding, and means at the top and bottom of said sheet for removably attaching said moisture-proof sheet to the inside of said suit body portion to hold the top and bottoinof the sheet securely in position therein and permit easy removal thereof for cleaning both the suit and the moisture-proof sheet.

4. A childs sleeping suit comprising a body enclosing portion, individual limb enclosing portions for all four limbs having their innerends connected to said body portion, a liner-of moisture proof material adapted to surround only the medial portion of a child and'interposedbetween said medial portion and the portion of the' suit adjacent thereto, and releasable means for removably fastening down all of the marginal edge portions of said moisture proof material, to securely anchor all portions of the liner to the in side of said suit in the desired protective position, said individual limb enclosing portions of said suit preventing displacement or" said suit'and moisture proof liner relative to the childs body.

5. A childs sleeping suit comprising a body enclosing portion, a liner of moisture proof material adapted to surround only the medial portion of a child enclosed in said suit and mountable between the child and the suit and having its end portions open to permit substantially.unrestricted ventilation for the childs-body, and means for fastening down said liner to said suit to securely 5 hold the same in protective position within the said suit.

6. A childs sleeping suit comprising a body enclosing portion including arm enclosures and leg enclosures and having a relatively long body portion and low crotch, a liner of moisture-proof material adapted to surround only the medial portion of a child substantially from the Waist to slightly below the crotch of the child and having completely open bottom and top end portions to permit substantially unrestricted ventilation for the medial portion of the childs body and to permit substantially unconfined movement of the childs legs, and means for fastening down said liner to said suit to hold the same in protective 5 position therein.

ILAMAE W. JACOBSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,092,047 Hertz Mar. 31, 1914 1,292,351 Milkes Jan. 21, 1919 1,365,526 Milkes Jan. 11, 1921 1,393,900 Milkes Oct. 18, 1921 1,905,948 Nosik et al Apr. 25, 1933 2,143,064 Giusto Jan. 10, 1939 2,374,299 OHara Apr. 24, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 483,375 Germany Oct. 1, 1929

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