Pacifier Support

Abstract

An apparatus composed of a child's garment having an attachment point and an appliqu, the appliqu having an attachment point and a ribbon, the appliqu attachment point matable to the attachment point on the child's garment. The apparatus can have the attachment points on the garment and appliqu being matable hook and loop fasteners. The apparatus may also have a toy and in cases that toy is a pacifier.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising: a child's garment having an attachment point; and an appliqu, the appliqu having an attachment point and a ribbon the ribbon being attached to the appliqu attachment point, the appliqu attachment point matable to the attachment point on the child's garment; the appliqu having an ornamental design, and wherein the garment, ribbon, and appliqu are washable.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the attachment points on the garment and appliqu are matable hook and loop fasteners.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the attachment points when mated form a smiley face.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the appliqu attachment point is a flower shape with the hook and loop fasteners are only on the pistil portion of the flower and the petals are free to flap.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a child's toy, the toy being attached to the ribbon by tying.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the toy is a pacifier.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the attachment points on the garment and appliqu are matable snap on fasteners.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the attachment points when mated form a smiley face, the snap on fasteners being the two eyes of the smiley face.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising a child's toy, the toy being attached to the ribbon by tying.

10. An appliqu the appliqu having an attachment point and a ribbon wherein the attachment point is a hook and loop fastener, a child's toy, the toy being removably attached to the ribbon, the ribbon being washable.

11. (canceled)

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the attachment point forms a smiley face.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the appliqu attachment point is a flower shape with the hook and loop fasteners are only on the pistil portion of the flower and the petals do not have hook and loop fasteners, wherein the petals are free and movable when the attachment point is attached.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising a child's toy, the toy being attached to the ribbon by tying.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the toy is a pacifier.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the attachment points on the appliqu are matable snap on fasteners, the snap on fasteners being the two eyes of a smiley face.

17. (canceled)

18. (canceled)

19. (canceled)

20. An apparatus comprising: a child's garment having an attachment point; and an appliqu, the appliqu having an attachment point and a ribbon, the appliqu attachment point matable to the attachment point on the child's garment; wherein the attachment points on the garment and appliqu are matable snap on fasteners; and wherein the attachment points when mated form a smiley face, the snap on fasteners being the two eyes of the smiley face.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The present invention may be better understood, and its numerous objects, features, and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawings.

[0020] FIG. 1. is a front view of a garment and pacifier apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a garment and pacifier apparatus using hook-and-loop fasteners according to the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a garment and pacifier apparatus using snap on fasteners according to the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a front view of a ribbon and hook-and-loop connector according to the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 5a is a front view of another embodiment ribbon and hook-and-loop connector according to the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 5b is a top view of the connection portion of the ribbon and hook-and-loop connector of FIG. 5a.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Referring now the drawings with more specificity, the present invention essentially discloses an apparatus for preventing the dropping of a child's pacifier or other toys. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1-5 of the drawings. Variations and embodiments contained herein will become apparent in light of the following descriptions.

[0027] The apparatus 10, of the current disclosure is primarily composed of a garment 11 and an attachment 100. The attachment 100 provides a way to attach toys 101 such as pacifiers and teething rings to a garment 11. By having toy 101 attached to clothing 11 in this way, toys 101 wont be lost, and instead will hang via ribbon 102 from the garment 11. An advantage of the present invention is that attachment point 110 is detachable from the garment 11 and thus if pulled vigorously by the child will pull away, instead of tearing the fabric. according to this disclosure.

[0028] As seen in FIG. 2, the velcro applique and attachment 110 are composed of a small bit of Velcro (hook and loop fasteners) 12 that is sewn onto a child's garment 11 with a matching strip 110 attached to a ribbon 102 that can be looped around toys 101 such as pacifiers and teething rings. The hook and loop fastener 12 to be part of the larger garment 11. For example the attachment in FIG. 2 is a smiling face 110. When placed onto the garment 11, the cut outs in applique 110 make the smiley face more clear. Many designs can for attachment point 110 are contemplated such as animals, cartoons, etc.

[0029] The reason for using hook and loop fasteners is that this will prevent damage to the clothing 11 if the child decides to vigorously pull at the attachment or toy 101. When a child pulls a clip attached to his or her clothing, this can damage the garment or even injure the child. Soft attachments 110 as disclosed herein comes apart without damaging the clothing, and it offers additional design elements for baby clothing.

[0030] Looking to FIG. 3, another embodiment 10a for attaching the toy 101 to a garment 11a. In this embodiment, hook and loop fasteners 12 are replaced by snap attachments 12a and 110a. The snap-on attachment provides advantages over the hook and loop implementation in certain situations, such as resiliency against spills (which can often decrease the adhesion of hook and loop fasteners). However, there are other trade offs when using snap on attachments 12a compared to the soft attachments 12, such as hard points that may attached the baby.

[0031] Similarly, Ribbon 102 and attachment 110 is shown in detail in FIG. 4. As can be seen, the ribbon 102 can be tied in various ways to hold many different toys such as pacifiers. This is, in many ways, superior to directly connecting the ribbon to a single toy. This aids in washing. Another embodiment is shown in FIG. 5. In this embodiment ribbon 202 is connected to a flower shaped attachment 210. This attachment utilizes hook and loop fasteners at the flower's central portion of the flower (pistil) 211 while the petals 212 are allowed to freely flap.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0032] The prosthetic apparatus 10 is constructed by taking a child's garment 11 and cutting out an appropriate amount of hook and loop fastener 12 then attaching that to the desired part of the garment 11. A matching shape is cut and sewn to the attachment portion of toy holder 100. This is attached to a ribbon 102. Later, a user may use the ribbon 102 to hold a toy 101 by tying the ribbon 102 around a toy.

[0033] Accordingly, although the invention has been described by reference to certain preferred and alternative embodiments, it is not intended that the novel arrangements be limited thereby, but that modifications thereof are intended to be included as falling within the broad scope and spirit of the foregoing disclosures and the appended drawings.