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US 11,396,317 B2Granted
Cover for a seat cushion
OwnerKathleen Anne Eiseleinventor
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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 cart, such as bars, from causing discomfort to the child and causing the child to try to get out of the cart. A seat cover can be temporarily attached to the seat cushion. The seat cover can be elastic to allow insertion of the seat cushion. The seat cover can have an image affixed to the seat cover, where the different sections of the seat cover form different sections of the image, such as body and legs. The seat cover can provide friction against the seat cushion, enabling a user to climb out of the seat cushion without sliding.
Claims19
A seat cover comprising:
- a flexible material formed as a slipcover configured to cover a seating portion and a backrest portion of a seat cushion,
- the flexible material formed into a first portion and a second portion formed into two prongs,
- the flexible material including a front side and a back side;
- a first attachment mechanism configured to temporarily engage the flexible material to the seat cushion until the first attachment mechanism is disengaged from the seat cushion,
- the first attachment mechanism formed on the back side of the flexible material;
- a conduit formed on the back side of the backrest portion of the flexible material corresponding to a location of a second attachment mechanism coupled to the seat cushion, the conduit configured to receive the second attachment mechanism therethrough,
- the second attachment mechanism configured to secure the seat cushion to a shopping cart,
- the conduit enabling an operation of the second attachment mechanism;
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- a visual representation formed on the front side of the flexible material comprising a personified entity wherein the first portion of the flexible material forms a first recognizable portion of the personified entity and the second portion of the flexible material forms a second recognizable portion of the personified entity.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible material formed as a slipcover configured to cover a seating portion and a backrest portion of a seat cushion, the flexible material formed into a first portion and a second portion formed into two prongs,
- the flexible material including a front side and a back side;
- a first attachment mechanism configured to temporarily engage the flexible material to the seat cushion until the first attachment mechanism is disengaged from the seat cushion,
- the first attachment mechanism formed on the back side of the flexible material;
- a conduit formed on the back side of the backrest portion of the flexible material corresponding to a location of a second attachment mechanism coupled to the seat cushion, the conduit configured to receive the second attachment mechanism therethrough,
- the second attachment mechanism configured to secure the seat cushion to a shopping cart;
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- a visual representation formed on the front side of the flexible material comprising a personified entity wherein the first portion of the flexible material forms a first recognizable portion of the personified entity and the second portion of the flexible material forms a second recognizable portion of the personified entity.
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A method comprising:
- providing a flexible material formed as a slipcover configured to cover a seating portion and a backrest portion of a seat cushion, the flexible material formed into a first portion and a second portion formed into two prongs,
- the flexible material including a front side and a back side;
- providing a first attachment mechanism configured to temporarily engage the flexible material to the seat cushion until the first attachment mechanism is disengaged from the seat cushion,
- the first attachment mechanism formed on the back side of the flexible material;
- providing a conduit formed on the back side of the backrest portion of the flexible material corresponding to a location of a second attachment mechanism coupled to the seat cushion, the conduit configured to receive the second attachment mechanism therethrough,
- the second attachment mechanism configured to secure the seat cushion to a shopping cart;
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- providing a visual representation formed on the front side of the flexible material resembling a personified entity wherein the first portion of the flexible material forms a first recognizable portion of the personified entity and the second portion of the flexible material forms a second recognizable portion of the personified entity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.