Upper body garment with infant pouch

摘要

An upper body garment for supporting an infant adjacent the chest and upper belly of a wearer that includes a tubular garment body made from a stretchable fabric and comprising a front panel and a back panel, one or more breast panels extending from a top portion of the back panel and over the shoulders of the wearer; and a pouch panel extending from a lower portion of the breast panels. The pouch panel is secured along a U-shaped seam to an inside surface of the front panel to form a pouch with a top opening proximate the lower portion of the breast panels. The stretchable fabric is a two-way stretchable fabric with an increased capability for elastic expansion within a substantially horizontal plane when the wearer is in an upright position.

主权项

1. An upper body garment for supporting an infant adjacent the chest and upper belly of a wearer, the garment comprising:
a tubular body made from a stretchable fabric and comprising a front panel and a back panel, the front panel extending upward from a bottom edge of the tubular body to an upper edge of the front panel to cover at least the upper belly of the wearer; at least one breast panel extending from a top portion of the back panel and over the shoulders and chest of the wearer; and a pouch panel extending downward from a lower portion of the at least one breast panel and between the front panel and the back panel, with a bottom edge of the pouch panel being located proximate a mid-belly of the wearer and side edges and the bottom edge of the pouch panel being secured along a U-shaped seam to an inside surface of the front panel to form a pouch, the pouch having a top opening defined by the upper edge of the front panel located proximate the lower portion of the at least one breast panel and a bottom seam spaced above the bottom edge of the tubular body.