Child car-seat/carrier cover

• US 6,481,791 B1
• Filed: 01/26/2001
• Issued: 11/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mylene Facchini, Roberto Facchini
• Original Assignee: Mylene Facchini, Roberto Facchini
• Inventors: Facchini, Roberto, Facchini, Mylene
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US09/770,258
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.12, 297/184.1, 297/184.11, 297/184.12, 297/184.13, 297/184.14, 297/188.01, 297/224, 297/225, 297/229, 541/6
• US Class Current: 297/184.13
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/02 Baby-carriers; Carry-cots
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/00 Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6009 covering more than only the seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6063 by elastic means

Abstract

A child car-seat/carrier cover for protecting a child from the elements of the environment. The child car-seat/carrier cover includes a sheet of material having a hole being disposed through near a top end thereof and being adapted to allow a user to extend one'"'"'s hand therethrough, and further having an opening being disposed through a central portion thereof; and also includes an elastic band being securely attached to the sheet of material for tightly fitting the sheet of material about a car seat/carrier; and further includes a flap member being securely attached along an edge forming said opening in the sheet of material and being fastenably closed over the opening with fasteners; and also includes a pocket assembly being securely attached to the sheet of material for holding and storing items.

Claims

1. A child car-seat/carrier cover comprising:

a sheet of material having a hole being disposed through near a top end thereof and being adapted to allow a user to extend one'"'"'s hand therethrough, and further having an opening being disposed through a central portion thereof;

an elastic band being securely attached to said sheet of material for tightly fitting said sheet of material about a car seat/carrier;

a flap member being securely attached along an edge forming said opening in said sheet of material and being fastenably closed over said opening with fasteners; and

a pocket assembly being securely attached to said sheet of material for holding and storing items;

wherein said sheet of material is generally a blanket having a definite thickness and having layers with material disposed between said layers.

2. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 1, wherein said opening is adapted to allow a child seated in the car seat/carrier to see therethrough.

3. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 1, wherein said elastic band is securely attached along an edge of said sheet of material and is adapted to tightly fit about the car seat/carrier.

4. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 1, wherein said flap member is a piece of material which is securely attached along a top edge of said opening of said sheet of material.

5. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 1, wherein said fasteners are securely attached near a bottom of said flap member and below a bottom edge of said opening of said sheet of material, said fasteners being strips of hook and loops fasteners.

6. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 1, wherein said pocket assembly includes a pocket being securely attached to said sheet of material below said opening, and also includes a pocket flap which is securely attached to said sheet of material above said pocket and being adapted to fastenably close said pocket with fastening members.

7. A child car-seat/carrier cover comprising:

a sheet of material having a hole being disposed through near a top end thereof and being adapted to allow a user to extend one'"'"'s hand therethrough, and further having an opening being disposed through a central portion thereof, said sheet of material being generally a blanket having a definite thickness and having layers with material disposed between said layers, said opening being adapted to allow a child seated in the car seat/carrier to see therethrough;

an elastic band being securely attached to said sheet of material for tightly fitting said sheet of material about a car seat/carrier, said elastic band being securely attached along an edge of said sheet of material and being adapted to tightly fit about the car seat/carrier;

a flap member being securely attached along an edge forming said opening in said sheet of material and being fastenably closed over said opening with fasteners, said flap member being a piece of material which is securely attached along a top edge of said opening of said sheet of material, said fasteners being securely attached near a bottom of said flap member and below a bottom edge of said opening of said sheet of material, said fasteners being strips of hook and loops fasteners; and

a pocket assembly being securely attached to said sheet of material for holding and storing items, said pocket assembly including a pocket being securely attached to said sheet of material below said opening, and also including a pocket flap which is securely attached to said sheet of material above said pocket and being adapted to fastenably close said pocket with fastening members.

8. A child car-seat/carrier cover comprising:

a sheet of material having a first end and a second end and a perimeter edge, a hole being disposed through said sheet of material near said first end thereof for allowing a user to extend one'"'"'s hand therethrough, an opening being disposed through a central portion of said sheet of material between said first and second ends;

an elastic band being securely attached to said sheet of material adjacent the perimeter edge thereof for tightly fitting said sheet of material about a car seat/carrier;

a flap member being securely attached to said sheet of material adjacent to an edge forming said opening and being releasably closable over said opening with fasteners;

a pocket assembly being, securely attached to said sheet of material for holding and storing items, said pocket being located generally between said opening in said sheet of material and said second end of said sheet of material; and

wherein said sheet of material is generally a blanket having layers with material disposed between said layers.

9. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 8 wherein said opening is adapted to allow a child seated in the car seat/carrier to see therethrough.

10. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 8 wherein said elastic band is securely attached along an edge of said sheet of material and is adapted to tightly fit about the car seat/carrier.

11. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 8 wherein said flap member is a piece of material which is securely attached along a top edge of said opening of said sheet of material.

12. A child car-seat/carrier cover as described in claim 8 wherein said fasteners are securely attached near a bottom of said flap member and below a bottom edge of said opening of said sheet of material, said fasteners being strips of hook and loops fasteners.