Infant safety device

US 6,499,165 B1
Infant safety device
Angelo Morgillo, P.O. Box 624 5th Melb 3205 Vic Aust., Albert Park, Victoria 3206 (Australia)
Assigned to Kuo-Heey Chang, Chiayi (Taiwan)
Filed on 19-Oct-2000, as Appl. No. Kuo-Heey Chang, Chiayi (Taiwan)
Int. Cl.7A47G 9/00

US 6,499,165 B1 Infant safety device Angelo Morgillo, P.O. Box 624 5th Melb 3205 Vic Aust., Albert Park, Victoria 3206 (Australia) Appl. No. 9/763,721PCT Filed Aug. 25, 1999, PCT No. PCT/AU99/00686PCT Pub. No. WO00/11990, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 09, 2000. Claims priority of application No. PP5475 (AU), filed on Aug. 25, 1998; and application No. 26908/99 (AU), filed on Apr. 30, 1999. Int. Cl.7A47G 9/00 U.S. Cl. 58212;655 30 Claims 1. An infant safety device (2) comprising: a generally U-shaped pillow (4) having a gap (12) extending therethrough for safely supporting the infant in a generally reclining position, said gap (12) being defined by first and second side support arms (8, 10) and a rear support portion (6) wherein the first and second arms (8, 10) are connected to the rear support portion (6) on opposing sides thereof, said rear support portion (6) extending away from a plane of a flat substrate, said rear support portion (6) and the first and second side arms (8, 10) cooperating to assist in supporting the infant in the generally reclining position on the flat substrate; and a harness arrangement (20) comprising at least one harness member (16, 24, 28, 32) for restraining the infant in the gap (12), at least a part of the harness arrangement (20) cooperating with the generally U-shaped pillow (4) to prevent separation of the harness arrangement (20) therefrom, said at least one harness member (16, 24, 28, 32) of the harness arrangement (20) cooperating with the infant to restrain the infant in the gap (12) whereby the pillow (4) and the harness arrangement (20) combine to safely support and restrain the infant in the generally reclining position.