Car seat pillow

Abstract

The car seat pillow is in the form of an elongated, generally cylindrically shaped pillow casing filled with pillow stuffing. Each end face of the pillow is provided with an attaching element to adjustably attach the pillow to the support frame of a car seat. In one preferred form of the invention, each attaching element include a female coupling member for cooperative engagement with a corresponding male coupling member on one of the ends of an elongated tether that is securable to the back of the support frame of a contemporary forward facing car seat or booster seat.

1 . A car seat pillow, comprising: 
 an elongated, generally cylindrically shaped pillow casing filled with pillow stuffing, each end face of the pillow casing is provided with means to tether the pillow to the frame of a car seat.    
   
   
       2 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein said means to adjustably tether said pillow to said car seat frame includes a female coupling member attached to each end face of said pillow and an elongated strap securable to the back of the support frame of a contemporary car seat, each end of said strap includes a complementary male coupling member for cooperative engagement with one of said female coupling members.  
   
   
       3 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 2 , wherein said tether is in the form of a flexible strap and each end of said strap is adjustably attached to a male coupling member.  
   
   
       4 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 3 , further including at least one threaded fastener for securing said strap to the back of a car seat frame.  
   
   
       5 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 3 , wherein each male coupling member includes a clip portion for adjustably receiving one end of said strap.  
   
   
       6 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 5 , wherein said coupling members are formed of plastic and said strap is one of canvas, and nylon.  
   
   
       7 . A car seat pillow, comprising: 
 an elongated, generally cylindrically shaped pillow casing filled with pillow stuffing, each end face of said pillow is provided with means to attach the pillow to the frame of a car seat in position to comfortably cradle and support the chin and cheeks while controlling the amount of movement of the nodding head of a properly harnessed sleeping child in the car seat during maneuvering of the vehicle.    
   
   
       8 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 7 , wherein said means to attach the pillow to the frame includes: 
 a ring attached to each end face of said pillow;    an elongated elastic cord with a hook on each end, and    means for securing said cord to the back of a car seat frame.    
   
   
       9 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 8 , wherein said means for securing said cord to the back of a car seat frame includes a U-shaped cable clamp with a threaded fastener.  
   
   
       10 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 9 , wherein said pillow casing is machine washable.  
   
   
       11 . The car seat pillow of  claim 7 , wherein said means to attach the pillow to the frame includes: 
 a ring attached to each end face of said pillow;    a first swivel hook for removable attachment to the shoulder belt guides on a car seat frame;    at least one removable link connecting said first swivel hook to a first one of said rings;    a second swivel hook for removable attachment to the shoulder belt guides on a car seat frame; and    at least one removable link connecting said second swivel hook to a second one of said rings.    
   
   
       12 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 7 , wherein said means to attach said pillow to the car seat frame includes: 
 a first flexible strap attached at one end to a first one of said end faces of said pillow and a second flexible strap attached at one end to a second one of said end faces of said pillow; and means for forming a loop at a free end of each strap that is attachable to the shoulder strap guides of a car seat.    
   
   
       13 . The seat belt pillow according to  claim 12 , wherein said means for forming a loop at a free end of each strap is hook and loop fastener elements secured to each strap.  
   
   
       14 . The seat belt pillow according to  claim 12 , wherein said means for forming a loop at a free end of each strap is male and female snap elements secured to each strap.  
   
   
       15 . The car seat pillow according to  claim 12 , wherein said pillow casing is machine washable.