Infant protective device for use in vehicles

Claim 1

An infant protective device for use while travelling in a vehicle, the vehicle having a seat and a seat belt and an adult occupant using the seat and being strapped thereto by the seat belt, said infant protective device comprising: an elongated tubular casing provided with a first and second ends and having an inner surface defining an inner chamber, said casing including a bottom wall joined to two side walls in turn connected to a top wall, said casing top wall having a cut-out adjacent said casing first end, an end wall section on said casing at both first and second ends, said first and second ends including segments of circular caps, and pliable strap means engaging said casing and attachable to the adult occupant's seat belt whereby, with an infant positioned within said casing inner chamber and having its head contiguous with said cut-out, the infant is offered protection upon an impact involving the vehicle as said casing enshrouds the infant and is restrained from untoward displacement by engagement between said pliable strap means and adult occupant's seat belt.