Patent ID: 8550316
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a child to a chair, comprising: providing an apparatus for securing the child to a wearer in a first arrangement and for securing the child to the chair in a second arrangement comprising: a base panel having a first edge, a second edge, and opposing third and fourth edges; a first loop and a second loop attached to the third and fourth edges, respectively; a crotch panel having a bottom portion, a first securing device and a second securing device and the bottom portion attached to the second edge of the base panel, wherein the first and second securing devices are configured to be threaded at least partially between the first and second loops, respectively, and wherein the securing devices of the crotch panel are configured to wrap around the back portion of the chair and fasten to each other in the second arrangement to encircle the child in combination with the bottom portion, and the bottom portion is adapted to be disposed between the child and the base panel in the first arrangement; and a waist panel attached to the second edge of the base panel such that the base panel is substantially centered upon the waist panel and comprising opposing ends, each end having a waist fastening device, wherein the waist panel is configured to wrap around the waist of the wearer in the first arrangement and to wrap around the seat portion of the chair such that the child situated within the apparatus is unable to stand upright in the second arrangement and wherein the waist fastening devices are configured to fasten to each other; placing the apparatus on the chair with the crotch panel facing away from the back portion of the chair; extending the first and second securing devices of the crotch panel around the back portion of the chair; fastening the first and second securing devices of the crotch panel; and securing the waist panel around the seat portion of the chair.