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US 2009/0015046 A1Published application
Child seat liner
AssigneeKids II, Inc.
InventorsChristopher McClintock, Stephen R. Burns, Debbie Dunn
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Abstract
A child seat liner provides a comfortable, safe, and hygienic environment for a child seated in a seat such as a shopping cart or a highchair. Child seat liners according to various embodiments of the invention include padding around the leg openings, multiple storage areas for the caregiver, a continuous, elastic front edge for stretching over and gripping a handle of a shopping cart or a front of a seat, one or more sets of fasteners for securing the liner in a rolled-up position, and an adjustable strap that allows the liner to be secured to the back of the seat more securely.
Claims20
A child seat liner comprising:
- a bottom portion having a front side, a back side opposite said front side, a first side, and a second side opposite said first side, wherein said back side is disposed intermediate said first side and said second side;
- a front portion disposed adjacent said front side of said bottom portion, said front portion defining two leg openings through which a child's legs may pass when seated on the bottom portion;
- a first side portion disposed adjacent said first side of said bottom portion;
- a second side portion disposed adjacent said second side of said bottom portion;
- and
- a back panel disposed adjacent said back side of said bottom portion,
- wherein said leg openings comprise a padded material around a perimeter thereof.
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A child seat liner comprising:
- a bottom portion having a front side, a back side opposite said front side, a first side, and a second side opposite said first side, wherein said back side is disposed intermediate said first side and said second side;
- a front portion disposed adjacent said front side of said bottom portion, said front portion defining two leg openings through which a child's legs may pass when seated on the bottom portion;
- a first side portion disposed adjacent said first side of said bottom portion;
- a second side portion disposed adjacent said second side of said bottom portion;
- a back panel disposed adjacent said back side of said bottom portion along a lower perimeter of said back panel;
- a back flap, said back flap comprising an upper perimeter disposed adjacent an upper perimeter of said back panel;
- and
- an adjustable strap, said adjustable strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, each of said first portion and said second portion comprising a fixed end and a free end, said fixed end of said first portion being disposed adjacent said back panel and said fixed end of said second portion being disposed adjacent said back panel,
- wherein said back flap comprises a first side perimeter and a second side perimeter, said first side perimeter defines a first side opening through which said free end of said first portion is threadable, and said second side perimeter defines a second side opening through which said free end of said second portion is threadable,
- said back flap further defining a first opening and a second opening on an outer surface of said back flap, said free end of said first portion being threadable through said first opening and said free end of said second portion being threadable through said second opening such that fasteners attached to said free ends of said first portion and said second portion are engagable adjacent said outer surface of said back flap.
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A child seat liner comprising:
- a bottom portion having a front side, a back side opposite said front side, a first side, and a second side opposite said first side, wherein said back side is disposed intermediate said first side and said second side;
- a front portion disposed adjacent said front side of said bottom portion, said front portion defining two leg openings through which a child's legs may pass when seated on the bottom portion;
- a first side portion disposed adjacent said first side of said bottom portion;
- a second side portion disposed adjacent said second side of said bottom portion;
- and
- a back panel disposed adjacent said back side of said bottom portion,
- wherein upper perimeters of said front portion and said first and second side portions form a continuous upper edge, at least a portion of said continuous upper edge being stretchable.
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A child seat liner comprising:
- a bottom portion having a front side, a back side opposite said front side, a first side, and a second side opposite said first side, wherein said back side is disposed intermediate said first side and said second side;
- a front portion disposed adjacent said front side of said bottom portion, said front portion defining two leg openings through which a child's legs may pass when seated on the bottom portion;
- a first side portion disposed adjacent said first side of said bottom portion;
- a second side portion disposed adjacent said second side of said bottom portion;
- and
- a back panel disposed adjacent said back side of said bottom portion,
- wherein:
- each of said bottom portion, said front portion, said first and second side portions, and said back panel comprise a top surface and a bottom surface, said child seat liner being disposable in a seat such that said bottom surfaces face the seat,
- said bottom surface of said front portion comprises at least one set of fasteners disposed adjacent said leg openings and said bottom surface of said back panel comprises at least one mating set of fasteners disposed adjacent an upper perimeter of said back panel,
- said top surfaces of said side portions, said back panel and said front portion are foldable toward said top surface of said bottom portion such that said at least set of fasteners on said front portion is engagable with said at least one set of mating fastener on said back panel for securing said child seat liner in a rolled-up position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.