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US 10,173,707 B2Granted
Shopping cart cover
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Arthur Trumbo, Sung Yun Chan, Mark Gerard Tebbe, Tal Zaksenberg
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Abstract
A versatile cover is described which can be secured onto a shopping cart, high chair, stroller or other similar seating apparatus. The cover is rollable into a low profile, shape with a handle, and can be unrolled to fit within a seat basket of a shopping cart or high chair.
Claims19
A seat cover comprising:
- a reversible pouch-shaped hood having a first pouch configuration and a second pouch configuration that is the reverse of the first pouch configuration, the first pouch configuration being adapted to fit onto a backrest of a seat;
- a front portion adapted to extend over an edge;
- side portions extending an entire length of the hood from a back edge of the hood to a front edge of the front portion of the hood, the side portions adapted to extend over side edges of the seat, wherein the front portion and the side portions together form a hood-shaped configuration;
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- a securing device attached to the hood, the securing device adapted to attach the hood to the seat;
- wherein the cover is rollable into the second pouch configuration of the hood and is maintained in its rolled position by the securing device.
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A low profile, rollable seat cover for a shopping cart, comprising:
- a reversible pouch-shaped hood where in a first pouch position is adapted to fit onto a backrest of a seat;
- a front portion attached to the reversible hood and adapted to extend over a handle;
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- side portions extending an entire length of the hood from a back edge of the hood to a front edge of the front portion of the hood, the side portions adapted to extend over side edges of the seat, wherein the front portion and the side portions together form a hood-shaped configuration;
- wherein the cover is completely rollable and is maintained in its rolled position by the reversible hood in a second pouch position which is the reverse of the first pouch position.
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A method of placing a cover over a seat comprising:
- providing a cover having a hood, a front portion of the hood, and side portions extending an entire length of the hood from a back edge of the hood to a front edge of the front portion of the hood, wherein the front portion and the side portions together form a hood-shaped configuration, such that the hood has a first pouch configuration and a second pouch configuration that is the reverse of the first pouch configuration;
- placing the hood in its first pouch position over a backrest of the seat;
- securing the hood to the backrest of the seat;
- unfolding the cover completely;
- extending the hood-like side portions over side edges of the seat;
- extending the front portion over a front portion of the seat;
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- expanding the side portions over side portions of the seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.