Patent ID: 7083228

Claim:
An infant car seat cover for mounting over an infant car seat, said infant car seat including a seat front section for supporting the legs of an infant and a seat back section for supporting the head and torso of said infant, said infant car seat also including opposite seat side sections extending from the edges of said seat front and back sections; said seat front, back and side sections together defining a seat peripheral edge; said infant car seat also including a substantially U-shaped seat handle pivotally attached to said seat side sections for pivotal movement between an extended configuration a retracted configuration for respectively facilitating handling of said infant car seat and facilitating insertion and withdrawal of said infant into and out of said infant car seat; said infant car seat cover comprising: a strip of cover material, said strip of cover material defining a cover base peripheral edge, said cover base peripheral edge being configured and sized so as to be wrappable about said seat peripheral edge; said cover base peripheral edge being provided with a cover releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said strip of cover material to said seat; said strip of cover material having a substantially tent-like configuration such that with said cover base peripheral edge wrapped around said seat peripheral edge, said strip of cover material is configured and sized so as to fit over said infant car seat with its arm in its extended configuration; said strip of cover material defining a cover front section and a generally opposed cover rear section for substantially covering respectively said seat front and back sections; said cover front and rear sections being releasably attached together about adjacent peripheral edges thereof by a suitable section releasable attachment means, said strip of cover material being further provided with at least one cover handle aperture extending therethrough; said cover handle aperture being configured, positioned and sized so as to allow an intended user to grasp said seat handle when said strip of cover material is mounted over the latter in its extended configuration; and a handle aperture covering means positionable for selectively covering said cover handle aperture, said handle aperture covering means including a handle aperture flap configured, sized and positioned so as to be positionable over said cover handle aperture; a flap releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said flap to said strip of cover material in an overlying relationship relative to said cover apertures.