Infant car seat liner
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1. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
- a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper ;
shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section;
means defining at least two shoulder strap receiving slotways, the shoulder strap receiving slotways being positioned at opposite sides of the centerline of the upper shoulder supporting section;
means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; and
the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper end portion of the body and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the first and second side edges converging from the central section to the lower leg supporting section to provide a narrowing transition between these sections of the infant seat liner, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat.
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Abstract
A disposable infant seat liner is described with shoulder strap receiving slotways and leg or crotch strap receiving slotways designed to fit infant seat liners having various strap placements. Infant carrier handle or strap receiving slotways may also be included, and may be of an arcuate shape, for receiving infant carrier handles or waist straps. The strap receiving slotways may be selectively opened by a user and may also be perforated to facilitate this selective opening.
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1. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper ;
shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section;means defining at least two shoulder strap receiving slotways, the shoulder strap receiving slotways being positioned at opposite sides of the centerline of the upper shoulder supporting section; means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; and the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper end portion of the body and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the first and second side edges converging from the central section to the lower leg supporting section to provide a narrowing transition between these sections of the infant seat liner, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper shoulder supporting section and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat; and at least one shoulder strap receiving pathway at each side of the upper body, each shoulder strap receiving pathway including plural shoulder strap receiving portions spaced inwardly from the edge of the body and at least one shoulder strap receiving slotway portion extending from the side edge of the body to the shoulder strap receiving portion, whereby each of the shoulder strap receiving portions is accessible from a side edge of the body along either the first or second shoulder strap receiving slotway portions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper shoulder supporting section and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat; at least one shoulder strap receiving pathway at each side of the upper body, each shoulder strap receiving pathway including plural shoulder strap receiving portions spaced inwardly from the edge of the body and at least one shoulder strap receiving slotway portion extending from the side edge of the body to the shoulder strap receiving portion, whereby each of the shoulder strap receiving portions is accessible from a side edge of the body along either the first or second shoulder strap receiving slotway portions; means defining plural leg strap receiving slotways in the lower leg supporting section; and in which at least a portion of one of the group comprising the shoulder strap receiving slotways, first and second shoulder strap receiving pathways and the leg strap receiving slotways is perforated to facilitate selective opening thereof by a user of the infant seat liner.
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10. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper shoulder supporting section and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat; at least one shoulder strap receiving pathway at each side of the upper body, each shoulder strap receiving pathway including plural shoulder strap receiving portions spaced inwardly from the edge of the body and at lest one shoulder strap receiving slotway portion extending from the side edge of the body to the shoulder strap receiving portion, whereby each of the shoulder strap receiving portions is accessible from a side edge of the body along either the first or second shoulder strap receiving slotway portions; and there being only one such shoulder strap receiving slotway portion extending to the edge of the body at each side of the body and plural shoulder strap receiving portions associated with each shoulder strap receiving slotway, the shoulder strap receiving portions being spaced inwardly from the edge of the body and being accessible from the associated slotway. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at least one leg strap receiving slotway in the lower leg supporting section; the body having first and second side edges and in which the central section of the body is enlarged relative to the upper shoulder supporting section and relative to a lower end portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, the liner including a first inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the first side edge of the central body section and a second inwardly directed slit extending inwardly from the second side edge of the central section of the body opposite to the first side edge, whereby the slits permit portions of the central section of the body adjacent to these slits to overlap one another when the body is positioned in an infant seat; and there being only one such shoulder strap receiving slotway portion extending to the edge of the body at each side of the body, each shoulder strap receiving pathway extending inwardly from the edge along a first line for a first distance and then turning to extend backwardly toward the edge along a second line spaced from the first line, one of the shoulder strap receiving portions comprising a portion of the slotway along the first line and another of the shoulder strap receiving portions comprising a portion of the slotway along the second line. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; the upper section having a first upper and a second lower shoulder strap receiving location at each side of the longitudinal centerline of the body; the lower section having first upper, second middle and third lower transversely extending leg strap receiving locations; the distances along the longitudinal centerline of the body from the first upper shoulder strap receiving location to the first upper, second middle and third lower leg strap receiving locations being respectively about thirteen and three-fourths inches, fifteen and one-fourth inches, and seventeen and seven-eighths inches; and the distances along the longitudinal centerline of the body from the second lower shoulder strap receiving location to the first upper, second middle and third lower leg strap receiving locations being respectively about twelve and one-fourth inches, thirteen and three-fourths inches, and sixteen and three-eights inches. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; one shoulder strap receiving pathway at each side of the body at an upper end portion thereof, each shoulder strap receiving pathway extending inwardly from the edge of the body along a first line for a first distance and then turning to extend partially backwardly toward the edge along a second line spaced from the first line; plural spaced apart user openable perforated leg strap receiving slotways extending through a central portion of the lower leg supporting section of the body, each leg strap receiving slotway being generally U-shaped. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at least one shoulder strap receiving slotway at each side of the centerline of the upper shoulder supporting section; means defining at lest two spaced apart U-shaped leg strap receiving slotways in the lower leg supporting section, the U-shaped leg strap receiving slotways permitting shifting of the liner upwardly and downwardly to provide a better fit of the liner to the shoulder straps and leg strap.
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24. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower leg supporting section; means defining at lest one shoulder strap receiving slotway at each side of the centerline of the upper shoulder supporting section; means defining at least two spaced apart U-shaped leg strap receiving slotways in the lower leg supporting section; and the leg strap receiving slotways being user openable.
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25. A disposable infant seat liner for car seats of the type having a pair of shoulder straps and at least one leg strap comprising:
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a body of a disposable material having a longitudinal centerline and including an upper shoulder supporting section, a central section and a lower legs supporting section; means defining at least one shoulder strap receiving slotway at each side of the centerline of the upper shoulder supporting section; means defining at least two spaced apart U-shaped leg strap receiving slotways in the lower leg supporting section; and there being three such leg strap receiving slotways. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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