US2538469A

US2538469A - Restraining garment for children

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Publication number: US2538469A
Application number: US149472A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mercedes E O'brien
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-03-14
Filing date: 1950-03-14
Publication date: 1951-01-16
Anticipated expiration: 1968-01-16

Description

Jan. 16, 195i M. E. OBREEN 2,538,469

RESTRAINING GARMENT FOR CHILDREN 5. Filed March 14, 1950 Patented Jan. 16, 1951 RESTRAINING GARMENT FOR CHILDREN Mercedes E. OBrien, Dunmore, Pa.

Application March 14, 1950, Serial No. 149,472

- l The present invention relates to improvements in a restraining garment for children and has 2 Claims. 101. 12s. 1ss) for an object the provision of an improved garment for preventing the wearer from scratching sores, itchy areas or the'like on his face, such as infantile eczema.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved garment of this type which will effectively prevent the child from scratching his-facewith his'hands and at the same time will permit him substantially the free use of his arms and hands for playing or similar movements thereof and to roll over while sleeping.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved restraining garment which will not harm or in any way irritate the child so that it may be worn with comfort and without the child feeling that its movements are unduly hampered.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide an improved garment of this character which can be made up in various standard sizes and which will admit of being altered by the mother to fit a particular child. The garment can also be madeup in various styles, such as a nightgown, shirt, dress or jacket.

A further object 'is to provide a childs arm restraining jacket which permits free movements of the arms from the shoulders but limits the bending of the elbows so that the child cannot reach h s face or head with his hands.

The present invention also aims to provide an improved garment which could be beneficially used after operations on the head or face of children to prevent them from pulling at the surgical dressings;

'In one of its broadest aspects the present invention contemplates the provision of an improved restraining garment for children comprising a body receiving portion, sleeves on said body portion, a layer of flexible material attached to the upper arm portion of each sleeve, spaced apart pockets provided between the upper arm portion of each sleeve and. said layers and terminating at their lower ends at that part of the sleeve which surrounds the elbow joints of the child, and stays received by said pockets and having their lower ends engaging the lower ends of said pockets.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more fully described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which the same parts are denoted by the same throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved restraining garment constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing the limited bend of the childs'arms at the elbow,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the improved garment,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line .3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary View of Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A generall indicates a garment which in the present illustration is a jacket for a child. The

jacket A comprises a body receiving portion l0 and sleeves H. The body portion IEI is open down the front and is provided with fastening elements such as buttons or the like l2. These fastening elements could be in the form of zippers or any other conventional form of fasteners or the jacket A could be of the pull-over type thus eliminating the necessity of fastening elements. The body portion is also provided with a neck receiving opening l3. The sleeves I I in the present illustration are formed integral with the body portion It! but they may be separate pieces of materi l appropriatel sewed to the body portion l0. Each sleeve I l compreses an upper arm portion Ila and a lower arm portion lb for receiving respectively the upper arm and the lower arm of a child. The lower end part of the upper arm portion will encircle the elbow joint of the child when the garment is worn by the child.

A layer of material It substantially encircles the upper portion Ila of each sleeve II and extends from the upper end of the portion Ila to the lower end thereof and is secured at its upper end to the upper end of the port on Ila by a row of stitches l5. The layer [4 may be made from the same material as the garment A or of any other suitable material. Angularly spaced apart pockets l6 are formed between the outer face of the u per sleeve portion l l a and the inner face of the layer [4 by lateral rows of stitches l1 and I8 and end rows of stitches l9.

These pockets receive stays 29 which may be made of plastic, wood, or the like. The lower ends of the pockets are closed by a circumferen tial row of stitches 2|. The layer of material H! has its lower end secured to the lower end of reference numerals the portion Ila by a row of stitches 22. The sleeve closing seam is indicated at 23. The outer ends of the sleeves H may be closed as indicated at 24 or may be left open. In practice, the child should preferably have two garments, one with sleeves H closed for night wear and one with sleeves l i open for day wear.

In the use of the proposed garment it may be applied as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing to a child. B. It will be noted from Figure I of the drawing that when attempting to bend his arms at the elbow joint, generally indicated at C, the upper portion of the forearm immediately below the elbow joint C will come into engagement with the lower ends of the stays 221 so that only a limited amount of flexing or bending of the arm is permitted. This permitted amount oi bending of the arms is insumcient to allow the child to reach his face with his hands. The stays 20 are preferably so positioned with reference to the childs elbow joint that in the use of the garment the lower ends of stays at are about'one' to one and one-half inches below the elbow joints when the arms are extended. The stays i must be positioned to keep the elbow joints from bending fully and yet permit limited bend" ing. of the childs arm at the elbows. ihe stays 211 permit the child sufficient freedom of bend at the elbow joints yet will prevent him from touching his face or head with his hands.

Whenthe. forearm of the child engages the lower ends of the. stays 20 further bending movement is arrested by the fact that the upper ends of the. stays will engage the areas of the body of the child adjacent to his arms. However, noinjury or discomfort. will be caused the child since the ends of the stays are smoothly rounded. off and are padded sufilciently by the material of the garment- The stays are sodisposed at the elbow joint of. the child to. afford free movement of his arms while playing with his toys or the like and so that he can. hold on to his play pen or crib while walking around therein. This location of the stays at the elbow joint and in circumferens tially spaced apart relation to each other will permit the child to roll with comfort. while he. is asleep- The present invention embraces. the concept of providing an improved restraining garment for children comprising a body receiving. portion, sleeves on said body portion, a layer of flexible material attached to the upper arm portion of 1 the lower ends of said pockets, whereby in use the child is permitted free movement of his arms at the shoulders and limited movement at the elbows to prevent the child from reaching his face or head with his hands.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof; such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. An improved. restraining garment for children comprising a body receiving portion, sleeves on said body portion, a layer of flexible material attached to. the. upper arm portion of each sleeve, spaced apart pockets provided between said layer and the upper arm portion of each sleeve and terminating at their lower ends at that part of the sleeve adapted to bepositioned at the upper end portion of the forearm, the upper ends of saidv pockets terminating adjacent the areas of the body of the child which are close to his upper arms, and stays in said, pockets. and having their elbows to prevent the: child from reaching his face or head with. his. hands.

2. An. improved restraining garmentas claimed in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the. stays diverge upwardly towards. the areas of the body of the child which are close to. his upper arms so that the upper ends of the stays will. engage a relatively large part.- of said body areas.

MERCEDES E- O'BRIEN.

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