Baby seat or carrier blanket

• US 5,309,586 A
• Filed: 02/12/1993
• Issued: 05/10/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bunny L. Sies, Kelley F. Sies
• Original Assignee: Bunny L. Sies, Kelley F. Sies
• Inventors: Sies, Bunny L., Sies, Kelley F.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US08/017,178
• Time in Patent Office: 452 Days
• Field of Search: 5/482, 5/494, 5/497, 5/904, 297/184, 297/219, 297/224, 296/81, 296/82, 2/69, 446/71, 446/404, 446/418, 446/419
• US Class Current: 5/482
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/00 Children's chairs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/904 with sound emitting means

Abstract

A new and improved blanket apparatus for fitting over a baby seat or carrier which has a top and sides includes a flexible cloth member having dimensions sufficient to fit over the top and sides of the baby seat or carrier. The flexible cloth member has an outer edge; and an elastic strip or a draw string is installed near the outer edge of the flexible cloth member, for gathering the outer edge to form an opening having a plurality of adjustable sizes. A first adjustable size of the opening is sufficiently large to fit over the top and sides of the baby seat or carrier for installing the blanket apparatus on the baby seat or carrier. A second adjustable size of the opening is sufficiently small to resin the blanket apparatus on the baby seat or carrier, by preventing the blanket apparatus from slipping over the sides once the blanket apparatus has been installed. The blanket apparatus of the invention can also include side openings near the outer edge of the flexible member to permit passage of handles of a car seat or carrier through the side openings. Also, a sound generating assembly can be installed on the flexible cloth member.

Claims

1. A new and improved blanket apparatus for fitting over a baby seat or carrier having a top and sides, comprising:

a flexible member having dimensions sufficient to fit over the top and sides of the baby seat or carrier and having an outer edge; and

means, installed near said outer edge of said flexible member, for gathering said outer edge to form an opening having a plurality of adjustable sizes, wherein a first adjustable size of said opening is sufficiently large to fit over the top and sides of the baby seat or carrier for installing the blanket apparatus on the baby seat or carrier, and

wherein a second adjustable size of said opening is sufficiently small to hold the blanket apparatus onto the baby seat or carrier, by preventing the blanket apparatus from slipping over the sides of the baby seat or carrier, once the blanket apparatus has been installed on the baby seat or carrier,

the blanket apparatus described in claim 1, further comprising means, attached to said flexible member, for generating sound as said flexible member is moved,

wherein said sound generating means is comprised of a rolling ball in a walled chamber, and

wherein said walled chamber includes chimes that are struck by said rolling ball.

2. The blanket apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said outer edge gathering means includes an elastic strip.

3. The blanket apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said outer edge gathering means includes a channel and a draw string located in said channel.

4. The blanket apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said flexible member is a made of cloth.

5. The blanket apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said outer edge of said flexible member includes side openings for permitting passage of handles of car seats or carriers therethrough.

6. The blanket apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said walled chamber includes vents for facilitating escape of sound.