Patent ID: 6926359
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A cover for a child seat, the seat having a front surface, a harness including at least a pair of shoulder straps, each anchored in the backrest of the seat, and a buckle assembly anchored to the seat bottom and adapted for releasable coupling to the shoulder straps, the cover comprising: a pad sized and contoured to substantially conform to the front surface of the seat and including a bottom portion to substantially cover the seat bottom of the seat, a backrest portion joined to the bottom portion to substantially cover the backrest of the seat, and two side bolster portions, each of the side bolster portions including a first portion joined to the backrest portion of the pad and a second portion joined to the bottom portion of the pad, the first and second portions being separable from each other; a crotch slot through the bottom portion of the pad to accommodate the buckle assembly; a pair of side slots through the pad, each side slot extending at least partially along the junction between the backrest portion and a respective side bolster portion; a pair of back slots through the backrest portion of the pad to accommodate the respective shoulder straps, each of the back slots extending outwardly to the adjacent side slot; and mating separable fastening elements at the margins of each of the side slots to releasably close the side slots.