US2434213A - Carriage robe - Google Patents

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Jan. 6, 1948. o. KOVARY 2,434,213

CARRIAGE ROBE Filed June 7, 1946 INVENTOR.

BY Quwo VARY Patentecl Jan. 6, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to carriage robes and the like and more particularly to robes adapted for the bundling of infants within their carriages.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a carriage robe for infants which is easily constructed and so formed as to extend over the shoulders and around the chest of the child as well as around the feet and lower body portion.

It is another object of the invention to provide a carriage robe into which the infant can be bundled or removed with the minimum of effort, and wherein the parts upon being opened leave wide opening space for the insertion of the child, and so that the tugging and pulling of clothing which is customar with the usual winter clothing of children is not present.

According to the invention, the robe is closed at the bottom and is of sufiicient width to accommodate the feet of the infant but tapers upwardly to provide a zipper connection along its upper side edges and between front and rear portions of the robe. The rear portion extends upwardly above the front portion and has upper corners which are adapted to be pulled down over the shoulders of the infant and fastened to the front portion and beneath the neck of the infant.

In a modified form of the invention, the zipper connection which extends up the sides, takes an inward turn for connecting the rear corners, when in their folded down position, to the front portion of the robe.

In still another form of the invention, the side zippers are dispensed with and a single central front zipper in the front portion and below the neck is used. In such a construction, the folded down corners are connected the same as in the first form, that is, by loops in the corners adapted to fasten over buttons on the front portion. In any of the forms, holes may extend through the front portion for the projection of the infants arms therethrough, these openings being adjacent end openings of a muff fastened to the inner face of the front portion.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view looking at the top front and upon one side of one form of robe.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the robe shown in, Fig. 1, opened up to permit the insertion of the infant or the entry of a person in case the robe is of large size and designed for use by grownups.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of a closed robe, taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 4 is a top front perspective view of a modified form of robe wherein the zipper connection is made throughout the side and across the front to connect the corner with the front portions.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 with the parts thereof disconnected and opened to permit the insertion of the infant.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view looking down upon the top, front and at one side of still another modified form of the invention wherein the zipper sealing means extends down the front of the robe.

Fig. 7 is a, perspective view of a still further modification of the invention. Referring now particularly to Figs. 1-3 wherein there is shown one form of the invention, l0 indicates generally the robe of bag formation having a wide bottom ll adapted to receive the feet of the infant, front and rear portions l2 and [3 extending upwardly from the bottom and permanently fastened together for some distance above the bottom I l as by means of stitching I4 and for the remainder of the height connected together by a zipper arrangement l5. One of these zipper arrangements is at each side of the robe. They are such that upon being released the front portion 12 is permitted to be rolled forwardly and downwardly, thereby permitting easy access to the interior of the robe.

The rear portion 13 extends upwardly a considerable distance beyond the front portion l2 and the zipper arrangements Hi, to enclose the back and shoulders of the infants when corners l6 are folded downwardly thereover, substantially along the dot-dash line I1, for connection by means of their loops 18 with buttons 19 on the front portion I2 near the top edge thereof. Between the rolled down corners I6 and above the front portion, the infants head and neck is extended.

In the front portion l2 are two openings 2| and 22. Through these openings the infant's arms may be extended to the exterior of the robe. On the rear face of the front portion between the openings 2| and 22, there is provided a muff portion into which the infant's hands can be extended or by which things may be carried in- .teriorly of the robe. This muff is indicated at 23 (Fig. 3).

When it is desired to move the infant from the robe, the button loops l8 are taken from the buttons H! on the robe front portion l2 and the zippers I5 are opened downwardly from the top whereby to permit the upper edge of the front portion to be rolled outwardly and downwardly.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, there is shown a robe of identical construction, the only difference being the manner in which the front and rear portions and thefolded down corners l6 are sealed. The buttons 19 and loop 1% are dis pensed with. The zipper arrangement now extends up the entire, rear portion as indicated at 25 thereby to include the folding corner [6. The

zipper section on the front portion is extended transversely toward the center of the front portion as shown at 26 so that as the zipper slide is brought up and the corners are folded down a transverse movement of the slide is effected over the zipper section 2&. To open the robe the slide of the zipper is brought transversely to the side edge of the robe to release the folded corner of the rear portion from the front portion, the zipper slide is then brought downwardly to permit the front portion to be more fully rolled down from the rear portion whereby to permit a freer insertion of the infant into the robe.

Referring now to Fig. 6, there are no side zippers provided. A single zipper 28 is used on the front portion l2. The folded down portions l6 are connected at their corners by means of loops I8 to buttons IS in the same manner described above in connection with the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1.-

To rel-ease the infant the loops I8 of the folded down corners are unfastened from buttons i9 and the single zipper slide 28 is brought downwardly.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 7 the robe I0 is shown to be of a shape substantially oval in cross section. Otherwise this form is constructed similarly to the previous forms,

like numbers with an accent added denoting similar parts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A carriage robecomprising front and rear portions connected together at their sides and bottom to provide a bag like bottom portion suitable for the legs and feet of the occupant, said 2. A carriage robe comprising front and rear portions connected together at their sides and bottom to provide a bag like bottom portion suitable for the legs and feet of the occupant, said rear portion extending upwardly above the front portion sufficiently to permit its corners to be folded down over the shoulders of the occupant and about his neck, means for fastening the folded corners to the front portion, zipper fastenings extending from the top of the front portion downwardly along the sides of the robe and adapted when open to permit the front portion to be rolled forwardly away from the rear portion whereby to permit an easy insertion of the occupant within the robe.

3. A carriage robe comprising front and rear portions connected together at their sides and bottom to provide a bag like bottom portion suitable for the legs and feet of the occupant, said rear portion extending upwardly above the front portion sufficiently to permit its corners to be folded down over the shoulders of the occupant and about his neck, means for fastening the folded corners to the front portion, said fastening means for the turned down corners of the rear portion being in common the fastening means for securing the upper part of the front portion to the rear portion, thereby causing the zipper slide to make an angle turn on moving between the sides of the robe and along the folded down corners.

4. A carriage robe comprising front and rear portions connected together at their sides and bottom to provide a bag like bottom portion suitable for the legs and feet of the occupant, said rear portion extending upwardly above the front portion sumciently to permit its corners to be folded down over the shoulders of the occupant and about his neck, means for fastening the folded corners to the front portion, said fastening means comprising a zipper section extending on oLIvI o KOVARY.

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

UNITED I STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 777,825 Wilkes Dec. 20, 1904 1,537,119 Kepl nger May 12, 1925 1,661,768 Marshall Mar. 6, 1928 1,902,843 Ferrari et a1 Mar. 28, 1933 Milkes July 23, 1935

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