Seat cushion
AssigneeKathleen Anne Eisele
InventorKathleen Anne Eisele
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Abstract
Introduced here is a lightweight, foldable seat cushion which can be placed in the shopping cart seat to support a child's legs, and prevent the hard surfaces of the shopping card, such as bars, from causing discomfort to the child and causing the child to try to get out of the cart. The seat cushion can attach to the cart using an attachment mechanism such as magnets and/or clasping protrusions, thus preventing the movement of the seat within the cart. The seat cushion can fold for easy storage in a diaper bag. The lightweight, and the compact size of the seat cushion makes the carrying of the seat cushion convenient and effortless.
Claims18
A seat cushion to be placed upon and readily separable from a shopping cart seat comprising:
- a backrest comprising a cushioning layer at most half inch thick and a vinyl coating, the backrest to lean against the backrest of the shopping cart seat, the backrest having a proximal end a distal end comprising a headrest having an enlarged thickness comprising the cushioning layer;
- a seat comprising a firm layer at most quarter inch thick, the cushioning layer at most half inch thick, and the vinyl coating, the seat to lean against the seat of the shopping cart seat, the seat having a back portion hingedly joined to the proximal end of the backrest and a front portion formed into two prongs defining a gap surrounding a leg separator of the shopping cart seat, the two prongs to support legs of a user and to bend when supporting the legs of the user;
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- an attachment mechanism coupled to the backrest, the attachment mechanism to secure the backrest to the backrest of the shopping cart seat.
An apparatus comprising:
- a backrest to lean against a first support member;
- a seat comprising a back portion hingedly joined to the backrest and a front portion formed into two prongs, the seat to lean against a second support member;
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- an attachment mechanism to secure at least one of the backrest or the seat to the first support member or the second support member, respectively, the attachment mechanism comprising a backrest magnet coupled to the backrest and a seat magnet coupled to the seat, the backrest magnet and the seat magnet to attract and to hold the backrest and the seat in proximity when folded.
A method to manufacture a seat cushion comprising:
- providing a backrest;
- providing a seat comprising a back portion and a front portion formed into two prongs;
- joining the back portion of the seat to the backrest in a hinged fashion;
- providing an attachment mechanism to secure at least one of the backrest or the seat to a supporting object;
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- combining a firm layer at most quarter inch in thickness, a cushioning layer at most half inch in thickness and a covering layer resistant to water and staining to obtain the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.