Outerwear garment for use with child safety seats

Abstract

In some embodiments, a hood and outerwear garments with single attachment points for children wearing coats in car safety seats are disclosed. In some embodiments, the outerwear garment is comprised of a winter bonnet having an insulated lining and a single attachment point at the upper anterior portion of a coat. In some embodiments, the single anterior attachment prevents the hood from being inadvertently lodged behind a child—potentially limiting the safety seat's ability to secure the child. An object of some embodiments is to prevent a hood from interfering with car safety seat restraint systems.

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         25 . An outer garment for use with a child safety car seat, comprising:
 a coat having a front, a back, and first and second attachment points, the first attachment point located on the front of the coat, the second attachment point located on a shoulder of the coat, the first attachment point located closer to a bottom of the front of the coat than the second attachment point; and   a hood having a bonnet and a collar, the collar having opposing first and second collar sides, the first collar side longer than the second collar side,   wherein:
 the first collar side includes a first fastener that is configured to engage the first attachment point, and 
 the second collar side includes a second fastener that is configured to engage the second attachment point. 
   
     
     
         26 . The outer garment of  claim 25 , wherein the first attachment point is located on an anterior portion of the coat relative to the second attachment point. 
     
     
         27 . The outer garment of  claim 26 , wherein the second attachment point is located on a back neck area of the coat. 
     
     
         28 . The outer garment of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the collar is a hood collar, and   the first attachment point is located below a coat collar of the coat.   
     
     
         29 . The outer garment of  claim 25 , wherein when the first fastener is attached to the first attachment point and the second fastener is detached from the second attachment point, the hood is configured to hang in front of a child wearing the coat. 
     
     
         30 . The outer garment of  claim 25 , wherein the first fastener comprises a first attachment means. 
     
     
         31 . The outer garment of  claim 25 , wherein the hood is configured to require a greater force to detach the first fastener from the first attachment point than the second fastener from the second attachment point. 
     
     
         32 . The outer garment of  claim 31 , wherein the first collar side is sewn on to the first attachment point. 
     
     
         33 . The outer garment of  claim 31 , wherein the first fastener and the first attachment point include a button/loop attachment mechanism. 
     
     
         34 . The outer garment of  claim 25 , wherein:
 the coat includes a front panel having first and second sides, the first side of the front panel selectively detachable from the coat and the second side of the front panel sewn on to the coat,   the hood is configured to require a greater force to detach the first fastener from the first attachment point than the second fastener from the second attachment point,   the first attachment point is on the first side of the front panel, and   the second attachment point is on the second side of the front panel.