Seating pad accessory

Abstract

A pad assembly for a child has arms that can wrap around the child and that can be connected to one another to facilitate carrying the pad in a rolled condition.

1 . A body support pad assembly, comprising:
 a resilient flexible pad having opposite front and rear surfaces, opposite top and bottom edges extending between the front and rear surfaces and opposite first and second side edges extending between the front and rear surfaces and the top and bottom edges;   first and second elongated arms extending out respectively from the first and second edges of the pad, the first and second arms each having a length greater than one half a distance between the first and second side edges of the pad; and   attachment means provided on at least the first arm at a location spaced from the pad for connecting the first and second arms to one another at locations spaced from the pad.   
     
     
         2 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising first and second hands connected respectively to locations on the first and second arms remote from the pad. 
     
     
         3 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 2 , wherein each of the arms has a width measured perpendicular to an extending direction of the respective arm, each of the hands having a width greater than the width of the corresponding arm. 
     
     
         4 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the attachment means comprises an elastic loop on the first arm at a position substantially adjacent the first hand and configured for releasably engaging a portion of the second arm substantially adjacent the second hand. 
     
     
         5 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means comprises an elastic loop on the first arm at a position remote from the pad and configured for releasably engaging a portion of the second arm at a position remote from the pad. 
     
     
         6 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one strap extending from at least one of the top and bottom edges of the pad for holding the pad in a rolled condition. 
     
     
         7 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising facial indicia on the top surface of the pad. 
     
     
         8 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises an inner cushion and an outer covering. 
     
     
         9 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the arms are connected to the outer covering of the pad. 
     
     
         10 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the coupling is formed from a selected material, and wherein the arms comprise the selected material of the covering. 
     
     
         11 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the inner cushion comprises a foam material. 
     
     
         12 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the foam material is viscoelastic foam. 
     
     
         13 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising body appendages extending from at least one of the top and bottom edges. 
     
     
         14 . The body support pad assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the body appendages comprise horns, ears or feet. 
     
     
         15 . A child seat assembly, comprising:
 a seat; and   a pad assembly having a resilient pad with a rear surface positioned on the seat and a front surface opposite the rear surface, the pad having opposite first and second side edges and opposite first and second arms extending respectively from the first and second side edges of the pad, the arms having a combined length sufficiently long to wrap around a child sitting in the seat, at least one of the arms having attachment means at a location spaced from the pad for attaching the arms releasably to one another and for at least partly enveloping the child in the seat.   
     
     
         16 . The child seat assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the pad is formed from a material that can be rolled up, the pad assembly further comprising at least one strap for holding the pad in a rolled condition, the strap being had a location spaced from the arms. 
     
     
         17 . The child seat assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the pad and the arms have a covering formed from a plush fabric. 
     
     
         18 . The child seat assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the pad has a covering, the portion of the covering defining the front surface of the pad having facial indicia thereon.