Head protector

Abstract

For a child or adult sitting in a car seat, a head protector having a cushion body with a cushion back portion and opposite cushion side portions together defining a recess that is open at the front and bottom of the cushion body, with a front opening into the recess that is large enough to pass the child's or adult's head and a bottom opening for passing the child's or adult's neck, and channel-shaped mounting members behind the cushion body for snug but slidable insertion over the top of the seat back of the car seat.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A head protector for a child or adult sitting in a car seat with a seat back comprising: 
 a cushion body having a cushion back portion and a laterally spaced pair of opposite cushion side portions extending forward from said back portion, said cushion body presenting a head-receiving recess between said side portions which is open at the front and bottom of the cushion body for substantially the full extent of said side portions in front of said back portion, said recess being large enough at its front opening for the insertion of a child's or adult's head into said recess from the front of said cushion body, and said recess being large enough at its bottom opening to pass the child's or adult's neck; and mounting means on said back portion of the cushion body for removably attaching it to said seat back of the car seat.    
     
     
         2 . A head protector according to  claim 1  wherein said mounting means comprises at least one channel-shaped member shaped and dimensioned to fit snugly but slidably over said seat back of the car seat at the top.  
     
     
         3 . A head protector according to  claim 1  wherein said mounting means comprises a laterally spaced pair of channel-shaped members, each shaped and dimensioned to fit snugly but slidably over the top of said seat back of the car seat.  
     
     
         4 . A head protector for a child or adult sitting in a car seat with a seat back comprising: 
 a cushion body of soft, deformable and resilient material having a cushion back portion and a laterally spaced pair of opposite cushion side portions extending forward from said back portion, said cushion body presenting a head-receiving recess between said side portions which is open at the front, top and bottom of the cushion body for substantially the full extent of said side portions in front of said back portion, said recess being shaped and dimensioned to closely receive the head of a child or adult, said recess being large enough at its front opening for the insertion of a child's or adult's head into said recess from the front of said cushion body, and said recess being large enough at its bottom opening to pass the child's or adult's neck; and mounting means attached to said back portion of the cushion body at the top and projecting rearwardly therefrom, said mounting means being shaped and dimensioned to fit snugly but slidably over the top of said seat back of the car seat.    
     
     
         5 . A head protector according to  claim 4  wherein said mounting means comprises a laterally spaced pair of channel-shaped members, each shaped and dimensioned to fit snugly but slidably over the top of said seat back of the car seat.