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Child seat with audio

Assignee: TLC INDUSTRIES Inc
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Filing: 1994-09-28
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Granted: 1996-01-09
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Expires: 2014-09-28
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Abstract

Abstract An audio apparatus for a child's seat includes a compartment for carrying an audio source therein and speakers positioned and disposed for optimum audibility relative to a child in the seat, and conductors extending between the speakers and a jack in the compartment for electrically interconnecting the audio source to the speakers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Horacio Leal
  • 👤 Teresita Leal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 07:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
An apron for use on a child seat including a seat base, a backrest and oppositely disposed armrests, said apron comprising: a flexible body including a top layer and a bottom layer and further including a lower portion defining a seat base cover, an upper portion defining a backrest cover, and opposite side flaps extending from said lower portion and defining armrest covers, securing means on said apron body for removably attaching said apron to the child seat, means formed on said apron body for carrying an audio playing source and including a pouch structured and configured to receive the audio playing source in supported, captivated relation therein, speaker means on said apron body, structured and disposed to transmit sound therefrom, and conductor means including a wire harness extending between said top and bottom layers of said apron body from said pouch to said speaker means for delivering electrical sound signals to said speaker means, and including a free distal end zone within said pouch and an audio plug attached to said distal end zone for electrical connection to the audio source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 182 words
An apron for use on a child seat including a seat base, a backrest and oppositely disposed armrests, said apron comprising: a flexible body including a top layer and a bottom layer and further including a lower portion defining a seat base cover, an upper portion defining a backrest cover, and opposite side flaps extending from said lower portion and defining armrest covers, securing means on said apron body for removably attaching said apron to the child seat, means formed on said apron body for carrying an audio playing source and including a pouch structured and configured to receive the audio playing source in supported, captivated relation therein, speaker means on said apron body, structured and disposed to transmit sound therefrom, and conductor means including a wire harness extending between said top and bottom layers of said apron body from said pouch to said speaker means for delivering electrical sound signals to said speaker means, and including a free distal end zone within said pouch and an audio plug attached to said distal end zone for electrical connection to the audio source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
An apron as recited in claim 1 further including a foam cushion layer between said top and bottom layers of said apron body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 69 words
An apron as recited in claim 1 wherein said securing means is structured and disposed to secure said apron on the child seat so that said lower portion is disposed in covering relation to the seat base, said upper portion is disposed in covering relation to the backrest and said side flaps are disposed in covering relation to respective ones of the oppositely disposed armrests of the child seat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
An apron as recited in claim 1 wherein said apron body further includes opposite side panels extending from said upper portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
An apron as recited in claim 4 wherein said speaker means includes at least two audio speakers each secured to a respective one of said opposite side panels.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1999-01-08 1999-07-10 2000-01-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2003-01-08 2003-07-10 2004-01-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2007-01-08 2007-07-10 2008-01-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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