Protective cover for baby seats

A method of protecting an occupant of a baby seat with a protective cover comprising:

• a. covering said baby seat with said protective cover;
• b. supporting said cover with a laterally collapsible support member connected across said cover;
• c. allowing air flow into an inside volume created by covering said baby seat with said protective cover;
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• d. filtering inclement weather into said inside volume to a reduced level through a filtering mesh comprising a first mesh layer at least partially overlapped by a second mesh layer to reduce light directed into said inside volume while allowing said air flow.

A self-supporting protective cover for a baby seat comprising:

• a. a canopy having a top and at least one side disposed adjacent said top and supported by a laterally collapsible support element attached across said canopy;
• b. a sealing element attached to said canopy and adapted to at least partially seal said canopy over said baby seat;
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• c. an insect resistant mesh attached to said canopy, the mesh having a portion over said baby seat
• wherein said canopy is adapted to completely resist the entry of insects into a space between said canopy and said baby seat occurring by flying either through said canopy or around said baby seat adjacent said canopy.

A method of protecting an occupant of a baby seat with a protective cover comprising:

• a. covering said baby seat with a flexible canopy having a top and sides disposed adjacent said top;
• b. supporting said canopy with a laterally collapsible support member connected across said canopy;
• c. at least partially sealing said canopy about said baby seat;
• d. resisting an entry of insects flying into a space created by said canopy disposed over said baby seat;
• e. folding said cover to a reduced state when said cover is not installed on said seat;
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• f. substantially enveloping said canopy in said reduced state with an integral restraining element attached to said canopy.

A self-supporting protective cover for a baby seat comprising:

• a. a canopy having a top and at least one side disposed adjacent said top and supported by a lateral support element attached to said canopy;
• b. a sealing element attached to said canopy and adapted to at least partially seal said canopy over said baby seat;
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• c. an insect resistant mesh attached to said canopy, the mesh having a portion over said baby seat;
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• d. a hood attached to said canopy at a location on said canopy that enables said hood to be retained in a unhooded rearward direction and at least a partially hooded forward direction over said canopy
• wherein said canopy is adapted to completely resist the entry of insects into a space between said canopy and said baby seat occurring by flying either through said canopy or around said baby seat adjacent said canopy and
• wherein said hood is retained by an elastic element attached to said hood, such that said elastic element engages said baby seat.

A method of protecting an occupant of a baby seat comprising:

• a. covering a space over said baby seat with a self-supporting protective cover comprising a canopy, said canopy supported by a laterally collapsible support element attached to said canopy and disposed across said canopy;
• b. attaching said canopy at least partially around said baby seat with a seal attached to said canopy;
• c. resisting an entry of insects flying into space through said canopy and around said baby seat adjacent said canopy;
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• d. allowing air flow through a material on at least a portion of one side of said canopy while resisting said entry of said insects.

A protective cover system comprising:

• a. a baby seat;
• b. a self-supporting cover comprising a canopy covering said baby seat and having a top and at least one side disposed adjacent said top and having by a laterally collapsible support element attached to said canopy, said canopy being adapted to completely resist the entry of insects into a space between said canopy and said baby seat occurring by flying either through said canopy or around said baby seat adjacent said canopy;
• c. a sealing element attached to said canopy and adapted to at least partially seal said canopy over said baby seat;
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• d. an insect resistant mesh attached to said canopy, the mesh having a portion over said baby seat.