Patent ID: 6796606
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A device for a moving vehicle having an interior seat, seat back and foot well for protecting said interior seat, seat back and foot well from being soiled by a child in a safety seat, comprising:a mat having a perimeter and having a conformal surface for placement between a safety seat having a base and a lateral confinement, and said seat of the vehicle, said mat having a lateral dimension and a longitudinal dimension, wherein said mat lateral dimension extends beyond the lateral confinement of said safety seat and has a flange outwardly extending at least 1 inch from said conformal surface and around at least a portion of the perimeter of said mat to define a containment area, said mat containment area includes a pass-through for a safety belt having a perimeter and a flange outwardly extending at least 1 inch from said conformal surface of said mat that extends around at least a portion of the perimeter of said pass-through to maintain the integrity of said containment area for containment of liquid spills within said mat, and said mat longitudinal dimension further extends beyond the base of said safety seat and into said foot well.