Child shopping cart cushion

Claim 1

A shopping cart cushion for a child comprising a cushioned combined seat-back portion, a cushioned chest protecting portion and a cushioned groin-leg protection portion linking said seat-back portion having strap means on the outer end portion to secure said seat-back portion to the top bar of a forwardly pivoting grill section of a shopping cart which section when moved forward forms a seat with a back support, said chest protecting portion having first means on the outer end of said portion which are mated with second means on the inner end of said portion to secure said portion to the fixed back grill of said shopping cart, said grill having a bifurcated opening at the level of said seat, said groin-leg protecting portion thereby covering the portion of said back grill forming said bifurcated opening, said seat-back portion further having means on a lateral side thereof of the upper portion of said back portion to restrain the upper body of a child placed on said seat-back portion against lateral movement along said portion and forward movement therefrom, said restraining means being adjustable according to the size of the child, said lateral and forward movement restraining means comprising a strap secured to a side of the seat-back portion at the upper portion thereof so that the strap would pass under the arms and over the chest of a child placed on the cushion, the outer end of said strap having nylon loop engaging material pads thereon to secure the strap across the child's upper body to the backside of said back portion, and wherein said lateral movement restraining means further comprises a pair of spaced loops attached to the upper front surface of said seat-back portion in alignment with said strap through one or both of which loops said strap may be selectively passed to more securely restrain the body of a child depending upon the size of the child's body.