Child seat attachment

Abstract

A child seat attachment that can be releasably attached to a child seat handle side bar having a narrow portion and a wider portion using one hand, and removed with one hand. The child seat attachment provides visual, audible, and/or tactile stimulation for the child. The child seat attachment includes a bracket portion and a child amusement device coupled to the bracket portion. The coupling between the bracket portion and the child amusement device may be releasable, extendable, and/or articulatible. The bracket portion includes a panel coupled to a pair of opposed, spaced apart wings that may include multiple webs, including arcuate webs. The wings are spaced apart a distance greater than the width of the narrow portion of the child seat handle side bar and less than the width of the wider portion of the child seat handle side bar.

1 . A child seat attachment for a child seat handle side bar having a narrow portion and a wide portion, the child seat attachment comprising:
 a. a panel having a rear surface; and   b. two spaced apart wings coupled to said panel and sized, shaped, and arranged to engage a child seat handle side bar between at least a portion of each wing of said two spaced apart wings and at least a portion of said rear surface;   c. wherein said two spaced apart wings are spaced apart by a distance greater than such narrow portion and less than such wide portion.   
   
   
       2 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said wings coupled to said panel comprise said wings rotationally coupled to said panel. 
   
   
       3 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said panel has a front surface, said child seat attachment further comprising a child amusement device coupled to said panel at least one of:
 a. proximate to said front surface; and   b. extending from said front surface.   
   
   
       4 . The child seat attachment of  claim 3 , wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device releasably coupled to said panel. 
   
   
       5 . The child seat attachment of  claim 3 , wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device flexibly coupled to said panel. 
   
   
       6 . The child seat attachment of  claim 3 , wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device extendibly coupled to said panel. 
   
   
       7 . The child seat attachment of  claim 3 , wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device integral to said panel. 
   
   
       8 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said child seat attachment further comprises at least one releasable coupling operable to releasably couple said child amusement device to said panel. 
   
   
       9 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said wings comprise a resilient material. 
   
   
       10 . The child seat attachment of  claim 9 , wherein said wings comprise a friction-enhancing material. 
   
   
       11 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein each wing of said wings comprises a plurality of webs. 
   
   
       12 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , further comprising an articulatible coupling operable to couple said panel to a child amusement device. 
   
   
       13 . The child seat attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said panel comprises an arcuate panel. 
   
   
       14 . A child seat attachment for a child seat handle side bar having a narrow portion and a wide portion, the child seat attachment comprising:
 a. a panel having a front surface and a rear surface;   b. at least two spaced apart wings coupled to said panel and sized, shaped, and arranged to engage a child seat handle side bar between at least a portion of each of said wings and at least a portion of said rear surface;   c. wherein said two spaced apart wings are spaced apart by a distance greater than such narrow portion and less than such wide portion; and   d. a child amusement device coupled to said panel at least one of:
 i. proximate to said front surface; and 
 ii. extending from said front surface. 
   
   
   
       15 . The child seat attachment of  claim 14 , wherein said wings coupled to said panel comprise said wings rotationally coupled to said panel. 
   
   
       16 . The child seat attachment of  claim 14 , wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device that is at least one of:
 a. releasably coupled to said panel;   b. flexibly coupled to said panel;   c. extendibly coupled to said panel; and   d. integral to said panel.   
   
   
       17 . The child seat attachment of  claim 14 , wherein said wings comprise at least one of:
 i. a resilient material;   ii. a friction-enhancing material; and   iii. a plurality of webs.   
   
   
       18 . The child seat attachment of  claim 14 , wherein said panel comprises an arcuate panel. 
   
   
       19 . The child seat attachment of  claim 14 , wherein at least one wing of said two wings comprises an arcuate wing. 
   
   
       20 . A child seat attachment for a child seat handle side bar having a narrow portion and a wide portion, the child seat attachment comprising:
 a. a panel having a front surface and a rear surface;   b. at least two spaced apart wings coupled to said panel and sized, shaped, and arranged to engage a child seat handle side bar between at least a portion of each of said wings and at least a portion of said rear surface;   c. wherein said two spaced apart wings are spaced apart by a distance greater than such narrow portion and less than such wide portion; and   d. a child amusement device coupled to said panel at least one of:
 a. proximate to said front surface; and 
 b. extending from said front surface; 
   e. wherein said child amusement device coupled to said panel comprises a child amusement device that is at least one of:
 i. releasably coupled to said panel; 
 ii. flexibly coupled to said panel; 
 iii. extendibly coupled to said panel; and 
 iv. integral to said panel; 
   e. wherein at least one wing said two wings comprise at least one of:
 i. a resilient material; 
 ii. a friction-enhancing material; 
 iii. a plurality of webs; and 
 iv. an arcuate shape.