Infant support

Claim 1

In an infant support comprising a self-supporting cushion body in the form of a non-jointed split ring having flexible, overlapping arms at the front which are separable so that said split ring may encircle an infant with the arms overlapped at the front of the infant and with the back of the split ring providing support for the back of the infant, the improvements wherein: said split ring has self supporting back and side portions for sitting horizontally on a horizontal support in an upright position and extending from the support upward a substantial distance to partially encircle and position the infant in an upright sitting position, said back portion having weight means therein to ensure that said split ring sits erect on said horizontal support, the tops of said arms being substantially flush with the tops of said side portions, and said arms having a substantially smaller vertical thickness than said side portions forming a single continuous open space under said arms at the front of said split ring when sitting erect on said support for receiving the legs of the infant, said split ring being substantially thicker horizontally than the arms of the infant for providing cushioned arm and hand rests for the infant, and said arms of said split ring having overlapping front end portions on which complementary fasteners are affixed for releaseably attaching said arms together overlapping one another at the front to close the ring snugly around the sitting infant and normally preventing the infant from leaving the ring.