Holder for pacifiers

• US 6,120,092 A
• Filed: 06/25/1998
• Issued: 09/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Susan S. Asad
• Original Assignee: Susan S. Asad
• Inventors: Asad, Susan S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cranmer, Laurie K.
• Application Number:
  US09/104,943
• Time in Patent Office: 817 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188.2, 297/7, 297/188.01, 297/188.06, 297/188.18, 224/275, 206/524.2, 5/93.1, 5/100, 5/503.1, 5/658, 5/662
• US Class Current: 297/188.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/00 Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders

Abstract

A holder for infant accessories such as pacifiers or the like is defined by a substantially cylindrical side wall and a circular bottom wall which are secured together by any suitable method, such as sewing or the like. The side wall and the bottom wall are formed from a soft pliant material, such as a natural fiber and may be defined by an outer layer of pliant material an intermediate layer of cushioning material and an inner layer of plaint material. Suitable belting sections are secured to the side wall to enable the holder to be removably attached to a slat of a crib or other infant seating device. The device enables the stowage and easy accessibility to infant accessories by both the infant and a caregiver.

Claims

1. A holder for an infant accessory for use in conjunction with an infant seating device, comprising:

(a) a unitary, integral open-topped body, the body having a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall and bottom wall cooperating to define a holding member having an open interior chamber, the body comprising an outer layer of soft pliant material, an intermediate cushioning member and an inner layer of soft pliant material, the bottom wall and side wall being secured together, the body being without any sharp edges and

(b) means for removably attaching the holder to the seating device, the means for removably attaching comprising comprising a pliant material, fixedly secured to the outer layer.

2. The holder of claim 1 wherein the seating device is a slatted crib and the means for removably attaching comprises a plurality of beltings secured to the body, each belting comprising first and second belting sections which cooperate to secure the body to a slat of a crib.

3. The holder of claim 1 which further comprises:

a luminescent material secured to the outer layer.