Table placemat and protective covering

Abstract

A protective covering for use with a table top and child's chair, said child's chair having a front arm portion, comprising a main protective portion; an intermediate portion extending from said main protective portion; and a front protective portion extending from said pocket portion and adapted to operatively attach to said front arm portion of said child's chair. The protective covering is intended to protect a baby from an unsanitary table and high chair, whether in a restaurant or elsewhere, and further to protect table surfaces, high chair surfaces and floors from food, drinks and other items which a child may drop.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A protective covering for use with a table top and child's chair, said child's chair having a front arm portion, comprising: 
 a main protective portion; and    a front protective portion attached to said main protective portion and adapted to operatively attach to said front arm portion of said child's chair, said front protective portion being adapted to extend from said table top to said child's chair.    
     
     
         2 . The protective covering of  claim 1  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
     
     
         3 . The protective covering of  claim 1 , wherein said main protective portion includes a pocket formed therein.  
     
     
         4 . The protective covering of  claim 1  wherein said front protective portion includes a coupling element for coupling said front protective portion to said front arm portion of said child's chair.  
     
     
         5 . The protective covering of  claim 4  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         6 . The protective covering of  claim 1 , said child's chair further having two side arm portions, further comprising two side protective portions attached to and extending from said front protective portion, at least one of said side protective portions being adapted to operatively attach to one of said side arm portions.  
     
     
         7 . The protective covering of  claim 6  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said front protective portion.  
     
     
         8 . The protective covering of  claim 6  wherein each of said side protective portions includes a coupling element for coupling said side protective portion to said side arm portions of said child's chair.  
     
     
         9 . The protective covering of  claim 8  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         10 . The protective covering of  claim 9  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
     
     
         11 . The protective covering of  claim 9 , wherein said main protective portion includes a pocket formed therein.  
     
     
         12 . The protective covering of  claim 9  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said front protective portion.  
     
     
         13 . A protective covering for use with a table top and child's chair, said child's chair having a front arm portion, comprising: 
 a main protective portion;    an intermediate portion extending from said main protective portion; and    a front protective portion extending from said pocket portion and adapted to operatively attach to said front arm portion of said child's chair.    
     
     
         14 . The protective covering of  claim 13  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
     
     
         15 . The protective covering of  claim 13  wherein said front protective portion includes a coupling element for coupling said front protective portion to said front arm portion of said child's chair.  
     
     
         16 . The protective covering of  claim 15  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         17 . The protective covering of  claim 13  wherein said intermediate portion includes a pocket formed therein.  
     
     
         18 . The protective covering of  claim 17  wherein said front protective portion includes a coupling element for coupling said front protective portion to said front arm portion of said child's chair.  
     
     
         19 . The protective covering of  claim 18  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         20 . The protective covering of  claim 13 , said child's chair further having two side arm portions, further comprising two side protective portions attached to and extending from said intermediate portion, at least one of said side protective portions being adapted to operatively attach to one of said side arm portions.  
     
     
         21 . The protective covering of  claim 20  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said intermediate portion.  
     
     
         22 . The protective covering of  claim 20  wherein each of said side protective portions include a coupling element for coupling said side protective portions to said side arm portions of said child's chair.  
     
     
         23 . The protective covering of  claim 22  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         24 . The protective covering of  claim 22  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
     
     
         25 . The protective covering of  claim 20  wherein said intermediate portion includes a pocket formed therein.  
     
     
         26 . The protective covering of  claim 25  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said intermediate portion.  
     
     
         27 . The protective covering of  claim 25  wherein said side protective portions include coupling elements for coupling said side protective portions to said side arm portions of said child's chair.  
     
     
         28 . The protective covering of  claim 25  wherein said main protective portion comprises a bottom side for contacting said table top and a top side, said bottom side having skid resistant portions for resisting skidding of said protective covering across said table top.  
     
     
         29 . The protective covering of  claim 27  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: adhesive portions, hook-and-loop fabric; mutually attracting magnetic portions; ball-and-socket snaps; hook and loop fasteners; ribbon ties; and traditional button closures.  
     
     
         30 . The protective covering of  claim 29  wherein said side arm portions are substantially orthogonal to said intermediate portion.  
     
     
         31 . A placemat for use with a table and a chair comprising: a main placement area for placement on said table and at least one side flap extending from a side of said main placement area.  
     
     
         32 . The placemat of  claim 31  further comprising: two side flaps extending from a side of said main placemat area; and a front flap extending between said side flaps from a side of main placement area.  
     
     
         33 . The placemat of  claim 32  wherein said side flaps are longer than said front flap.  
     
     
         34 . The placemat of  claim 33  wherein said side flaps and said front flap form a U-shaped opening facing away from said main placement area.  
     
     
         35 . The placemat of  claim 34  wherein said chair includes side arms, further comprising coupling elements on said side flaps to releasably couple said placemat to said side arms of said chair.  
     
     
         36 . The placemat of  claim 35  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: hook and loop segments, metal brads, magnets, sticking pads and buttons.  
     
     
         37 . The placemat of  claim 34  wherein said chair includes a front arm, further comprising coupling elements on said front flap to releasably couple said placemat to said front arm of said chair.  
     
     
         38 . The placemat of  claim 37  wherein said coupling elements are selected from the group comprising: hook and loop segments, metal brads, magnets, sticking pads and buttons.  
     
     
         39 . The placemat of  claim 32 , said placemat area having a top surface and a bottom surface, further comprising a pocket, said pocket being provided in said top surface of said main placement area.  
     
     
         40 . The placemat of  claim 32 , wherein said placemat area has a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface being constructed of vinyl.  
     
     
         41 . The placemat of  claim 32 , wherein said placemat area has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface being constructed of a skid resistant material.  
     
     
         42 . The placemat of  claim 32 , wherein said placemat area has a top surface and a bottom surface, further comprising an intermediate layer located between said top surface and said bottom surface.  
     
     
         43 . The placemat of  claim 42 , wherein said top surface is constructed of a translucent or transparent material and said intermediate layer is constructed of a printed fabric.