A portable, collapsible device is disclosed that may be placed on a surface such as a bed, erected and an infant placed therein whereby the infant is precluded from rolling out of the confined area provided by the device. The instant infant restrainer thus obviates the necessity for a crib or the like for the very small infant and generally comprises a base which may or may not be padded, side walls associated with the base which when erected at opposite sides of the base provide barriers agains...

A rigid member is placed above the sole of an infant's shoe, and extends across the heel and to the base of the fifth toe to provide support over the full heel width and forward along the outer edge of the foot outline. The effective width of the infant's foot is thus increased to permit more stable standing and walking by the infant.

An infant carrier having a shell provided with a back wall interconnected to a seat wall with a pair of side walls projecting forwardly from said back and seat walls. A ground-engageable wire support is selectively received in pluralities of pairs of sockets and clips on said back wall for supporting said shell in different angles of tilt.

A unitary sling-type infant carrier made from an elongated sheet of fabric, folded about its longitudinal axis to form a tubular body, and connected at its ends to form a closed loop. An infant is inserted and removed through an opening in the body of the tube, and is supported on a resilient, semi-rigid pad therein.

A carrier for an infant child includes a fabric pouch in which the child can be seated having leg openings near its bottom end and a unique strap arrangement includes shoulder straps and reinforcing straps so connected to the pouch and to one another as to permit secure but adjustable suspension either from the front or back of the user. A head support is disposed between the open upper end of the pouch and the shoulder straps in a manner such that it can be retained in a head-supporting positio...

An inflated cushion support with releasably attached, overlapping arms that may be wrapped around an infant at the front to hold him sitting up. The support is weighted in the bottom at the back to hold it with the arms at the front raised enough to provide clearance for the infant's legs.

The present invention introduces improved protective garments, especially in the form of safer infant bibs. An improved infant bib includes: (a) a central piece of material having right and left side edges of length Y, and configured so to cover the frontal area of an infant's trunk, (b) a pair of shoulder extensions, each of which extends from proximate a top edge corner of the central piece, (c) a pair of underarm extensions, each of which extends from a central piece side edge and are configu...

An infant walker that provides a safe and confined mechanism in which a child may effectively development the requisite stability and/or balance for proper walking skills and associated motor coordination, and wherein the infant walker is aesthetically pleasing to promote eager utilization of the walker by a child.

An infant swing comprising a seat, at least one upwardly extending arm secured to the seat, and a pivot housing having an axle for rotating the at least one upwardly extending arm. A support frame supports the pivot housing and enables the seat to rotate freely about the pivot housing. A drive assembly housed within the pivot housing includes the axle which is rotatably mounted in the pivot housing and coupled to the upwardly extending arm, an abutting member fixedly secured to the axle, at leas...

A restraint assembly for an infant, and particularly for a premature infant, which takes the form of a shirt or vest which is to cover the torso of the infant from which extends sleeves to be located about each arm of the infant. Each sleeve may include a splint to prevent bending motion at the elbow. The vest includes a closable center opening located across the chest of the infant. A strap is to be securable to each sleeve and is to then be secured to an exterior structure, such as the table o...