Patent ID: 7029066
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A cushion device for removably positioning in a shopping cart, said device comprising: a pillow having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides, said pillow being filled with a resiliently compressible material, said first and second sides being generally rounded, an upper edge, a lower edge and a pair of lateral edges of said pillow being defined, said pillow having a pair of openings extending therethrough, said openings being positioned nearer to said lower edge than said upper edge, said openings being horizontally aligned with each other; a fastening assembly for selectively coupling said second side of said pillow to a child seat of the shopping cart, said fastening assembly including a first strap being attached to and extending away from said upper edge and a second strap being attached to and extending away from a central area of said second side, a coupler being adapted for selectively coupling said first and second straps together; a securing assembly for selectively coupling a child to said first side of said pillow, said securing assembly including a first tether and a second tether each attached to and extending away from said first side of said pillow, said first and second tethers being horizontally aligned with each other and being positioned nearer said upper edge than said lower edge, a fastener being adapted for selectively fastening said first and second tethers together; a secondary fastening assembly for selectively coupling said second side of said pillow to the child seat, said secondary fastening assembly including a third strap and a fourth strap, each of said third and fourth straps being attached to and extending away from said second side of said pillow, a secondary coupler being adapted for selectively coupling said third and fourth straps together; a flexible covering being removably positioned on said pillow, said covering including a front wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending rearwardly away from said front wall, a perimeter edge of said perimeter wall defining a primary aperture in said covering for selectively receiving said pillow, a resiliently stretchable band being attached to and extending along said perimeter edge, said covering having a pair of secondary apertures therein, each of said secondary apertures being alignable with one of said openings, said covering having a plurality of tertiary apertures therein, each of said tertiary apertures being positioned for selectively receiving each of said first through fourth straps and said first and second tethers; a plurality of toys, each of a plurality of securing members being adapted for removably attaching each of said toys to an outer surface of said front wall, each of said securing members including a hook and loop securing means including a first portion and a second portion, each of said first portions being attached to one of said toys, each of said second portions being attached to said front wall and positioned such that said second portions are generally adjacent to said lower edge when said covering is positioned on said pillow; and a loop member being attached to said front wall, said loop member being positioned on said front wall such that said loop member is generally adjacent to said lower edge when said covering is positioned on said pillow, said loop member comprising a resiliently elastic material.