Patent ID: 8458873

Claim:
A method of protecting an automobile seat from a child safety seat positioned thereon, said method comprising: positioning a lower protective member of a seat cover 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 at least partially compressible materials that provide at least some cushioning when the child safety seat is positioned thereon; wherein the at least some cushioning is accomplished, at least in part, by at least a partial compression of the lower protective member when the child safety seat is positioned thereon; positioning an upper protective member of the seat cover along 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.