Child carrier seat sun shield

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to sun protection for children and provide a novel and non-obvious child carrier seat sun shield for protection against the sun. In an embodiment of the invention, a sun shield cover can be provided. The sun shield cover can include a visor frame supporting a visor that forms a leading edge at one end of the sun shield cover, and a flexible docking collar opposite the leading edge at another end of the sun shield cover. Additionally, the visor frame can be adjusted to form a desired shape or direction for additional sun protection. It is the only cover of its kind to universally fit all child carriers, fully adjustable to any angle, and offer maximum front and side coverage.

1 . A sun shield comprising:
 a sun shield cover configured to be attached to a child car seat, the sun shield cover comprising a visor frame supporting a visor that forms a leading edge at one end of the sun shield cover, and a flexible docking collar opposite the leading edge at another end of the sun shield cover.   
   
   
       2 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more mesh sides coupled to the sun shield cover at opposite ends of the sun shield cover. 
   
   
       3 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more adjustable flaps, the adjustable flaps extended from opposite ends of the sun shield cover. 
   
   
       4 . The sun shield of  claim 3 , further comprising mesh sides, wherein each mesh side is covered by a corresponding adjustable flap extending from opposite ends of the sun shield cover. 
   
   
       5 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , wherein the leading edge comprises an upturned leading edge. 
   
   
       6 . The sun shield cover of  claim 1 , wherein the leading edge comprises a downturned leading edge. 
   
   
       7 . The sun shield of  claim 1  wherein the docking collar comprises:
 an inner peripheral collar;   an outer peripheral collar encircling the inner peripheral collar; and   a fabric coupled in between the inner and outer peripheral collars, wherein the docking collar is configured to fit over a top edge of a child car seat.   
   
   
       8 . The sun shield of  claim 7 , wherein the inner peripheral collar comprises an elastic band. 
   
   
       9 . The sun shield of  claim 7 , wherein the outer peripheral collar comprises a flexible rod. 
   
   
       10 . The sun shield of  claim 9 , wherein the flexible rod comprises a non-metallic rod. 
   
   
       11 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , wherein the visor frame further comprises a visor support arranged perpendicularly to opposite ends of the visor frame. 
   
   
       12 . The sun shield of  claim 11 , wherein the visor support comprises a flexible rod. 
   
   
       13 . The sun shield of  claim 12 , wherein the flexible rod comprises a non-metallic rod. 
   
   
       14 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , wherein the visor frame comprises a flexible rod. 
   
   
       15 . The sun shield of  claim 14 , wherein the flexible rod comprises a non-metallic rod. 
   
   
       16 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , further comprising fasteners coupled to the docking collar. 
   
   
       17 . The sun shield of  claim 2 , further comprising fasteners coupled to each mesh side. 
   
   
       18 . The sun shield of  claim 1 , further comprising breathable fabric with UPF 50+ protection.