Patent ID: 7318606

Claim:
In combination with a safety lap belt for restraining a pregnant woman in a vehicle, a resilient elongated comfort cushion for promoting the use of said safety belt by preventing discomforting pressure and rubbing of said lap belt on the groin and lower abdominal regions of said woman by positioning said comfort cushion on said groin between said seat belt and said groin and said lower abdominal regions of said woman comprising: a narrow, resilient elongated cushion having a cross-section that varies from a uniform rectangular cross-section to tapered end portions, a length which is sufficient to span said groin region of said pregnant woman below a fetal abdominal bulge, a width which is near or about the width of said safety belt and a thickness which is sufficient to prevent discomfort to said pregnant woman by preventing said discomforting pressure and rubbing of said safety belt on said groin and said lower abdominal regions of said pregnant woman; a thin flexible cover for enclosing said cushion, said cover having a pair of half portions of spaced apart members of hook and loop fasteners on an upper surface of said cover; and a pair of narrow spaced apart one-piece cross-straps, said cross-straps in perpendicular relationship to an extent of said cushion for attaching and positioning said comfort cushion on said safety lap belt between said safety belt and said groin and said lower abdominal regions of said woman, each of said cross-straps having an end portion attached to a lower surface of said cover and an opposite free end portion with a half portion of a hook and loop fastener for engaging a half portion of said hook and loop fastener on a surface of said cover.