Patent ID: 8042241
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seat cover for protecting an automobile seat from a child safety seat positioned thereon, said seat cover comprising: a lower protective member configured to be positioned on an automobile seat between a seat bottom portion of an automobile seat and a child safety seat; wherein the child safety seat can be positioned either in a forward-facing orientation or a rear-facing orientation; the lower protective member being adapted to remain disposed on the seat bottom portion of the automobile seat when the child safety seat is the forward facing or the rear facing orientation; wherein the lower protective member comprises one or more rigid or semi-rigid materials that provide at least some degree of cushioning when the child safety seat is positioned thereon; wherein the at least some degree of cushioning is accomplished, at least in part, by at least a partial compression of the at least one or more rigid or semi-rigid materials when the child safety seat is positioned thereon; an upper protective member configured to be disposed on the automobile seat between a seat back portion of the automobile seat and a rear portion of the child safety seat when said child safety seat is in the forward facing orientation; wherein the upper protective member is configured to substantially prevent contact between the rear portion of the child safety seat and the seat back portion of the automobile seat; and wherein the upper protective member is configured to be disposed adjacent to the lower protective member and to be selectively removable when the child safety seat is a rear facing orientation.