Patent No and Name: US6068649 A | Pacifier Securing System
Patent: A pacifier securing system for securing positioning of a pacifier in an infant's mouth. The pacifier securing system includes a pacifier having an outwardly extending guard plate, apertures in opposite sides of the guard plate, and adjustable straps employing hook and loop fasteners to form loops for engaging the straps between the apertures in the guard plate and an infant's ears.
Think about a surgical face-mask, but the same system used with a pacifier.
Is it useful? Strictly speaking, yes.
Is it novel? Yes. The use of pacifiers is known in prior art, but this particular design system is not.
Is it obvious? It is non-obvious because a skilled person would not have thought of solving the problem of a crying baby by adding a strap on to a pacifier, I hope.
So, technically it makes sense for this patent to be issued, but I personally think that this is stupid because it's a bit too extreme (for a baby).
My final thoughts: I understand that it is difficult to pacify a crying baby sometimes, but is shutting it up with a strap pacifier really the solution?
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