Patent ID: 7681292

Claim:
A method of reducing and uniformly distributing compressive forces on an automobile seat resulting from the presence of a child safety seat situated thereon, the method comprising: positioning a lower protective member on a seat bottom section of an automobile seat, the lower protective member comprising a lower cushioned portion and being configured to generally conform to the shape of an adjacent surface of an automobile seat; and wherein the lower protective member is configured to be positioned on an automobile seat when a child safety seat has a rear-facing or a forward-facing orientation; positioning an upper protective member on a seat back section of an automobile seat, the upper protective member comprising an upper cushioned portion and being configured to generally conform to the shape of an adjacent surface of an automobile seat; wherein the upper protective member is separable from and non-integral with the lower protective member and is configured to be positioned on an automobile seat when a child safety seat has a forward-facing orientation; wherein the upper protective member remains generally vertically against a seat back section of an automobile seat when no child safety seat is situated thereon; wherein the upper protective member is configured to be selectively positioned adjacent to the lower protective member; and selectively removing the upper protective member, leaving only the lower protective member on a seat bottom section when a rear-facing child safety seat is positioned on the lower protective member.