Weighted lap pad

Abstract

A weighted lap pad 10 is provided to be positioned about the legs 72 and 74 and the waist of a child 66 . The lap pad 10 includes a first and second elongated support member 12 and 18 respectively. An elongated plurality of weighted members 26, 28, 30, 32 and 34 respectively are successively coupled to each other. The first and second elongated support members 12 and 18 are coupled to the weighted members 28 and 32 . As a result the weighted lap pad 10 can be secured around a child's waist and positioned on a child 66 so that the elongated weighted member 26 rests over the side of the leg 72 of the child, the weighted members 28, 30 and 32 rest in the lap 64 of the child and the weighted member 34 rest over the other leg 74 of the child. As a result the child is given an uninterrupted felling to stay seated.

1 . A weighted lap pad to positioned across the legs of a seated child and secured around the child's waist including: 
 an elongated weighted member having first, second and third predetermined portions;    a first elongated support member coupled at an outermost end thereof to a first intermediate portion of the second portion of the first elongated weighted member;    a first locking member coupled to an innermost end of the first elongated support member;    a second elongated support member coupled at an outermost end thereof to a second intermediate portion of the second portion of the elongated weighted member; and    a second locking member coupled to an innermost end of the second elongated member being secured around the child's waist so that the first and third portions of the elongated weight members overlap a respective one of the legs of the child and so that the second portion of the elongated weighted member is positioned across the child's legs.    
   
   
       2 . A weighted lap pad as defined in  claim 1  wherein the elongated weighted members include a first, second, third, fourth and fifth oval shaped weighted members successively coupled to each other.  
   
   
       3 . A weighted lap pad as defined in  claim 2  wherein the first elongated support member is coupled at an outermost end thereof to an intermediate portion of the second cylindrically shaped weighted member and the second elongated support member is coupled at an outermost end thereof to an intermediate portion of the fourth cylindrically shaped weighted member.  
   
   
       4 . A weighted lap pad as defined in  claim 3  wherein the first locking member includes: 
 a first rectangularly shaped base member having a pair of elongated openings formed therein for facilitating coupling of an innermost end of the first elongated member thereto; and    a pair of inwardly spring-biased elongated engaging members coupled to extend laterally from the base member.    
   
   
       5 . A weighted lap pad as defined in  claim 4  wherein the second locking member includes: 
 a second rectangularly shaped base member having a laterally extending opening formed therein for facilitating the coupling of the innermost end of the second elongated member to the base member;    a first opening formed on one side of the base member; and    a second opening formed on another side of the base member.