SOOTHING DEVICE WITH REMOVABLY ATTACHED TOY

摘要

A combination soother-toy device includes a soothing device such as a pacifier, a toy such as a plush animal character, and a coupling that removably attaches them together. In some embodiments, the coupling includes a transverse tab and a transverse opening that couple and decouple by a transverse motion. In this way, the axial pulling motion and forces that babies often apply to the toy when holding the pacifier in its mouth do not cause the components to separate. In some embodiments, the tab (transverse or not) is retained on the toy by a primary attachment such as stitching and a secondary retainer for redundancy as a safety feature. For example, the secondary retainer can be a tether attaching the tab extension arm to the toy, or wings extending from the tab extension arm laterally beyond the toy opening through which the extension arm extends.

主权项

1. An infant-comfort device, comprising:
a soothing device having a longitudinal axis; a toy; and a coupling that detachably connects the toy to the soothing device, wherein the coupling includes a tab that extends transverse to the soothing device longitudinal axis and a slot that extends transverse to the soothing device longitudinal axis and receives the transverse tab in a coupled position, and wherein the tab extends from one of the toy and the soothing device and the slot is formed in the other one of the toy and the soothing device.