Child seat cover

Abstract

A fabric seat cover that is rolled into a compact shape when not in use. A strap on the seat cover is used both to secure the child to the underlying seat and to allow the seat cover to be easily carried when not in use.

1 . A seat cover for covering an underlying seat for a child, said seat cover comprising: 
 a shell shaped to include an upper opening which is sized to surround the torso of a child, at least one lower opening adapted to allow a child's legs to pass through,    a fastener attached to the shell to permit the shell to be rolled and secured in the rolled configuration, and    a strap secured to the shell which allows the shell to be carried when in the rolled configuration.    
   
   
       2 . The seat cover of  claim 1  wherein the fastener is formed by a hook and pile material.  
   
   
       3 . The seat cover of  claim 1  wherein the strap also secures the child to the seat.  
   
   
       4 . The seat cover of  claim 3  wherein the strap is secured to the seat cover by passing through at least one slot in the seat cover.  
   
   
       5 . The seat cover of  claim 1  further comprising a member secured to the seat cover so that toys may be removably connected to the member.  
   
   
       6 . The seat cover of  claim 5  wherein said member comprises a strap.  
   
   
       7 . The seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said lower opening comprises a pair of holes, one for each leg.  
   
   
       8 . A seat cover for covering an underlying seat for a child, said seat cover comprising: 
 a shell shaped to include an upper opening which is sized to surround the torso of a child, at least one lower opening adapted to allow a child's legs to pass through,    means for securing the shell in a compact configuration, and    means for carrying the seat cover when the shell is in a compact configuration.    
   
   
       9 . The seat cover of  claim 8  wherein the securing means is a fastener formed by a hook and pile material.  
   
   
       10 . The seat cover of  claim 8  wherein the means for carrying also comprises means for securing the child to the seat.  
   
   
       11 . The seat cover of  claim 10  wherein the means for carrying and securing comprises a strap secured to the seat cover.  
   
   
       12 . The seat cover of  claim 8  further comprising a means for removably securing toys to the seat cover.  
   
   
       13 . The seat cover of  claim 12  wherein said securing means comprises a strap stitched to said seat cover at two or more locations.