Restraining garment with detachable bib

Claim 2

A garment for restrainingly holding a baby in a sitting position in a chair having a seat portion and a back rest portion, said garment comprising: (a) a torso covering means; (b) a first pair of elongated straps depending from opposite sides of said torso covering means for looped placement beneath the seat portion of the chair in which the baby is to be restrained; (c) fastener means on the extending ends of said first pair of straps for detachably connecting said first pair of straps to each other beneath the seat portion of the chair; (d) a second pair of elongated straps extending rearwardly from opposite sides of said torso covering means for looped around placement in back of the back rest portion of the chair in which the baby is to be restrained; (e) fastener means on the extending ends of said second pair of straps for detachably connecting said second pair of straps to each other in back of the back rest portion of the chair; and (f) a bib detachably mounted on said torso covering means.

Claim 3

A garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fastener means on the extending ends of said first and said second pairs of straps are quick release interconnecting strips of hooks and eyelets.

Claim 4

A garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said torso covering means is of vest-like configuration having arm openings, a substantially uninterrupted front portion and a placket extending down the back with the placket being defined by cofacing edges.

Claim 5

A garment as claimed in claim 3 and further comprising quick release strips of interconnecting hooks and eyelets and the cofacing edges of said torso covering means for detachably connecting the cofacing edges to each other.

Claim 6

A garment as claimed in claim 3 wherein said bib is detachably mounted on the uninterrupted front portion of said torso covering means.

Claim 7

A garment as claimed in claim 5 wherein the detachable mounting of said bib is accomplished by quick release interconnecting strips of hooks and eyelets provided on the uninterrupted front portion of said torso covering means and on said bib.

Claim 8

A garment for restraining a baby in a sitting position in a high chair having a seat portion and a back rest portion, said garment comprising: (a) a torso covering means of vest-like configuration having an opposed pair of arm receiving openings, a substantially uninterrupted front portion and a placket extending down the back with the placket being defined by a pair of cofacing edges; (b) fastener means on the cofacing edges of said torso covering means for detachable connection thereof to each other; (c) a first pair of elongated straps each attached to said torso covering means below a different one of the arm receiving openings thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom for looped around placement in back of the back rest portion of the high chair; (d) fastener means on the extending ends of said first pair of straps for detachable connection thereof to each other; (e) a second pair of elongated straps attached on opposite sides of said torso covering means at locations below the attachment points of said first pair of straps, said second pair of straps depending from said torso covering means for looped placement below the seat portion of the high chair; (f) fastener means on the extending ends of said second pair of straps for detachable connection thereof to each other; (g) a bib; and (h) fastener means on the uninterrupted front of said torso covering means and on said big for detachably connecting said bid to the uninterrupted front of said torso covering means.

Claim 9

A garment for restraining a baby in a sitting position in a high chair having a seat portion and a back rest portion, said garment comprising: (a) a torso covering means of vest-like configuration having an opposed pair of arm receiving openings, a substantially uninterrupted front portion and a placket extending down the back with the placket being defined by a pair of cofacing edges; (b) fastener means on the cofacing edges of said torso covering means for detachable connection thereof to each other; (c) a first pair of elongated straps each attached to said torso covering means below a different one of the arm receiving openings thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom for looped around placement in back of the back rest portion of the high chair; (d) fastener means on the extending ends of said first pair of straps for detachable connection thereof to each other; (e) a second pair of elongated straps attached on opposite sides of said torso covering means at locations below the attachment points of said first pair of straps, said second pair of straps depending from said torso covering means for looped placement below the seat portion of the high chair; (f) fastener means on the extending ends of said second pair of straps for detachable connection thereof to each other; (g) a bib; and (h) fastener means on the uninterrupted front of said torso covering means and on said big for detachably connecting said bid to the uninterrupted front of said torso covering means.

Claim 10

A garment as claimed in claim 7 wherein said fastener means on the cofacing edges of said torso covering means comprises quick release interconnecting strips of hooks and eyelets.

Claim 11

A garment as claimed in claim 7 wherein said fastener means on the extending ends of said first pair of straps and on the extending ends of said second pair of straps comprises quick release interconnecting strips of hooks and eyelets.

Claim 12

A garment as claimed in claim 7 and further comprising: (a) said bib being formed of a sheet of fabric material defining an upper edge having a neck receiving recess formed centrally therein and a pair of shoulder flaps on opposite sides of the neck receiving recess; and (b) said fastener means on the uninterrupted front of said torso covering means and on said bib includes quick release interconnecting strips of hooks and eyelets on the shoulder flaps of said bib and in mating positions on the upper part of the uninterrupted front portion of said torso covering means for detachably connecting said bib to said torso covering means.