Infant seat cover

Claim 1

For use with an infant car seat having an upwardly open rigid frame within which an infant reclines facing outwardly, a removable cover separate from said seat and frame comprising (a) a body of pliable material assembled from edge-joined sections in non-planar form and including i. a peripheral portion adapted to fit over and around the seat frame, ii. a hem forming a casing along substantially all of the peripheral portion, iii. the hem being continuous and the casing being discontinuous to define cut-outs through which a lap belt may be directed, and iv. a central portion adapted to extend continuously and loosely over the entire upwardly open frame and the infant reclining therein except for a face opening adapted to register with the face of the reclining infant, v. the central portion including a puffed frontal portion adapted to fit particularly loosely over the legs of the reclining infant, vi. the central portion also including a peak element projecting from that edge of the face opening adapted to extend across the forehead of the reclining infant; and (b) a closed-loop elastic element fitted within the peripheral casing to releasably grip the frame; (c) said cover being entirely without rigid framing of its own separate from the seat with which it is used and hence being foldable into compact form when not in use; (d) said cover being entirely without elements fastened about any part of the infant's body including the head and hence allowing maximum freedom of movement for the infant.