Child's activity bib

Claim 2

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said at least one activity means comprises color slide activity means including a strap mounted at either end of said face side of said base and a loop slidingly constrained on said strap and shiftable between a first and a second position on said strap.

Claim 3

The activity bib of claim 1, wherein said strap is divided into segments, each of said strap segments including a loop slidingly constrained thereon.

Claim 4

The activity bib of claim 2 wherein said plurality of loops are each colored a different color.

Claim 5

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises a pocket activity means attached to said face side of said base.

Claim 6

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises a pocket activity means attached to said face side of said base.

Claim 7

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises pull down activity means including a pull down tab resiliently attached at first end to said base and including a second end adapted for manual manipulation, said pull down tab when in a relaxed position extending through an opening in an activity pad mounted on said face side of said base, said pull down tab being extendable to an exposed position exteriorly of said activity pad.

Claim 8

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises pull down activity means including a pull down tab resiliently attached at first end to said base and including a second end adapted for manual manipulation, said pull down tab when in a relaxed position extending through an opening in an activity pad mounted on said face side of said base, said pull down tab being extendable to an exposed position exteriorly of said activity pad.

Claim 9

The activity bib of claim 5, wherein said pull down tab includes outwardly facing indicia exteriorly visible when said tab is in said exposed position.

Claim 10

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises digit door activity means including an opening in said base and a flap connected along one edge to said base adjacent to said opening, said flap being movable between an open position exposing said opening and a closed position covering said opening.

Claim 11

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises digit door activity means including an opening in said base and a flap connected along one edge to said base adjacent to said opening, said flap being movable between an open position exposing said opening and a closed position covering said opening.

Claim 12

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base of interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises texture center activity means having one or more overlays mounted on said base, each of said at least one overlays having a slot and a layer of material beneath said overlay and exposed in said slot, said layer of material having a texture different than the texture of said base.

Claim 13

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising: (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base of interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises texture center activity means having one or more overlays mounted on said base, each of said at least one overlays having a slot and a layer of material beneath said overlay and exposed in said slot, said layer of material having a texture different than the texture of said base.

Claim 14

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising; (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises shape tablet activity means including a tablet mounted on said activity pad and includling a portion rotatable between first and second positions and further comprising releaseable fastener means each having a different shape for securing said portion in either of said first or second positions.

Claim 15

An activity bib for use by an adult in conjunction with a child, comprising; (a) a base having a front and a back and being adapted for placement on the torso of the adult; (b) means for releasably securing said base to the torso of the adult with said front side facing outwards; (c) one or more activity means mounted on said face side of said base for interaction with the child while in proximity to the adult wherein said activity means comprises shape tablet activity means including a tablet mounted on said activity pad and includling a portion rotatable between first and second positions and further comprising releaseable fastener means each having a different shape for securing said portion in either of said first or second positions.

Claim 16

The activity bib of claim 9, wherein said releasable fastener means are not mutually co-extensive.