Entertainment and feeding device for use by children in automobiles

An entertainment and feeding device for use by a child occupant of a rear seat of an automobile having a front seat head rest, said device comprising:

• a flexible sheet having a rectangular portion with a forward end and a rearward end, said flexible sheet having oppositely disposed arc-shaped side portions attached to said rectangular portion and extending the entire length of said rectangular portion between said forward and rearward ends, said flexible sheet having an upper surface, said flexible sheet being adapted to cover and protect said rear seat and interior of said automobile;
• rearward fastening means attached to said rearward end, said rearward fastening means being adapted to fasten around the waist of said child;
• forward fastening means attached to said forward end, said forward fastening means being adapted to be fastened to said front automobile seat head rest;
• said arc-shaped side portions extending upwardly between said forward and rearward ends to provide sidewalls to said flexible sheet, each of said arc-shaped side portions having a curved side and a straight side each said straight side having a top edge and being attached to said rectangular portion along the entire length of said curved side wherein said sidewalls have reinforcing edges at said top edge extending substantially continuously from said rearward fastening means to said forward fastening means so that the device between the forward and rearward ends may be suspended from the reinforcing edges.
• at least one entertainment device attached to said upper surface of said sheet,
• a food tray means for accommodating food, said food tray means being located on said upper surface and adjacent said rearward end of said flexible sheet,
• said food tray means having food compartments on a top surface and being flat on an oppositely disposed bottom surface, said food tray means being removable from said flexible sheet such that said food tray means provides a flat surface when said food tray means is overturned and replaced on said upper surface.
• wherein said child's entertainment and feeding device forms a portable carrying bag when said forward and rearward fastening means are detached from said front seat head rest and the child, and when the child's entertainment and feeding device is folded in half, and the forward and rearward fastening means are placed together to form a carrying handle, a portable carrying bag is formed which can contain the clutter and food mess created by the child sot hat the mess can be easily contained, removed and cleaned before reinstalling, thereby leaving the automobile interior clean.