Safety seat

Abstract

A buoyant safety seat comprising a seat assembly and backrest assembly. The seat assembly has an integrated safety bag system that activates upon submersion in a liquid, such as water, and emergency equipment. The integrated safety bag system deploys a bag to enclose a small individual and assist them to the surface of water. Housing the small individual helps prevent the child or infant from swallowing water and possibly drowning.

1 . A mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly comprising an impermeable flexible bag that is capable of retaining a predetermined amount of air to provide temporary, yet critical, oxygen in an emergency situation involving submersion in a body of water said bag being selectively deployed from a seat assembly and having cooperative dimensions to cover said seat assembly and child.  
   
   
       2 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said mechanism includes a buoyant backrest assembly and a buoyant seat assembly.  
   
   
       3 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said seat assembly comprises armrests.  
   
   
       4 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said seat assembly comprises buoyant cuffs that may be worn around the arms of said child or infant, to serve as floatation devices.  
   
   
       5 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said buoyant seat assembly comprises seatbelts having a male latch cooperating to fit and lock into a female latch.  
   
   
       6 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said buoyant seat assembly comprises light means including a light bulb in an electric circuit having a source of power.  
   
   
       7 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein said buoyant seat assembly comprises a net for holding toys or articles.  
   
   
       8 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said buoyant seat assembly comprises at least one cup holder.  
   
   
       9 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein said buoyant backrest assembly stores emergency equipment including a flashlight, glass shattering tool, floatation devices, whistles, neon lights, and an emergency mask.  
   
   
       10 . The mechanism for enclosing a child or infant in a seat assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said buoyant backrest assembly comprises a belt latch having channels to adjust said belt latch, said belt latch receives a vehicle seat belt there through.