Patent ID: 7862115

Claim:
A protective system for an infant, the system comprising: a seating enclosure having an interior and a seat for receiving the infant in a sitting position; a void between the infant and the interior of the seating enclosure; and an infant protective device comprising a front portion that is generally shaped as a triangle; a back portion that is generally shaped as a triangle, the back portion having a top edge, the back portion further comprised of a plurality of generally parallel tubular structures, each structure continuously extending and tapering from the top edge towards a crotch portion, the top edge adapted for positioning generally at the back of the infant's head, each tubular structure defined by stitching and containing a padding material between two layers of cloth material, the padding material sufficient to form a tubular shape extending a substantial distance into the void to encounter an interior of the seating enclosure when the infant moves about within the seating enclosure, the padding material having sufficient stiffness when formed into the tubular structure to support the infant in a sitting position when the infant occupies the seating enclosure; the crotch portion connecting the front portion and back portion, the crotch portion sized for comfortable positioning between the infant's legs; and a plurality of straps removably connecting the front portion to the rear portion, wherein the front portion is adapted for alignment along the infant's anterior torso and the back portion is adapted for alignment along the infant's posterior torso.