Car seat support member

Abstract

A car seat support comprising an elongate body portion and a head portion which extends from one end of the body portion. Extending from respective opposed sides of the head portion is an identically configured pair of elongate ear portions. The ear portions may be rolled or folded as necessary to be firmly captured between the head of an infant and the side walls of the receptacle of an infant car seat.

1 . A car seat support, comprising: 
 a body portion defining opposed ends;    a head portion extending from one of the ends of the body portion, the head portion defining opposed sides; and    a pair of elongate ear portions extending from respective ones of the opposed sides of the head portion;    each of the ear portions being sized and configured to be extensible over itself.    
     
     
         2 . The car seat support of  claim 1  wherein the head portion is integral to the body portion.  
     
     
         3 . The car seat support of  claim 1  wherein the ear portions are integral to the head portion.  
     
     
         4 . The car seat support of  claim 1  wherein a pair of slots are defined between the body portion and the head portion.  
     
     
         5 . The car seat support of  claim 1  wherein the end of the body portion opposite the end having the head portion extending therefrom includes a notch formed therein.  
     
     
         6 . The car seat support of  claim 1  further in combination with: 
 a supplemental support comprising: 
 a supplemental body portion defining opposed sides; and  
 a pair of side rail portions extending along respective ones of the opposed sides of the supplemental body portion;  
 
 the supplemental body portion being placeable against the body portion of the car seat support.  
 
     
     
         7 . The supplemental support of  claim 6  wherein the side rail portions are integral to the supplemental body portion.  
     
     
         8 . The supplemental support of  claim 6  wherein each of the side rail portions is actually contoured.  
     
     
         9 . A car seat support, comprising: 
 a body portion defining opposed ends;    a head portion extending from one of the opposed ends of the body portion, the head portion defining opposed sides; and    a pair of ear portions extending from respective ones of the opposed sides of the head portion;    the ear portions being selectively movable into and out of an overlapping relation to the head portion.    
     
     
         10 . The car seat support of  claim 9  wherein the head portion is integral to the body portion.  
     
     
         11 . The car seat support of  claim 9  wherein the ear portions are integral to the head portion.  
     
     
         12 . The car seat support of  claim 9  wherein a pair of slots are defined between the body portion and the head portion.  
     
     
         13 . The car seat support of  claim 9  wherein the end of the body portion opposite the end having the head portion extending therefrom includes a notch formed therein.  
     
     
         14 . The car seat support of  claim 9  further in combination with: 
 a supplemental support comprising: 
 a supplemental body portion defining opposed sides; and  
 a pair of side rail portions extending along respective ones of the opposed sides of the supplemental body portion;  
 supplemental body portion being placeable against the body portion of the car seat support.  
 
 
     
     
         15 . The supplemental support of  claim 14  wherein the side rail portions are integral to the supplemental body portion.  
     
     
         16 . The supplemental support of  claim 14  wherein each of the side rail portions is arcuately contoured.  
     
     
         17 . The car seat support of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 a shroud portion extending along the head portion and the ear portions;  
 the shroud portion being selectively movable between a folded position whereat the shroud portion does not protrude beyond the ear portions and an unfolded position whereat the shroud portion protrudes beyond the ear portions.