Child seat organizer for use in automobiles

Abstract

A child seat organizer is provided for placement between a child safety seat and a vehicle seat, and which includes a barrier for placement on the vehicle seat that is adapted to receive the child safety seat and is easily secured to the vehicle seat to prevent unwanted movement. In addition, one or more storage compartments may be interconnected to the barrier and are located adjacent to the child safety seat when it is placed on the barrier.

Description

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 582,454, filed Jun. 23, 2004, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to storage devices adapted for interconnection to seats, doors, or other areas of an automobile, and which is adapted for use with a child's safety seat. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] There is a long felt need in the field of automobile storage to provide a storage device for interconnection with a child safety seat. More specifically, children traveling in the rear compartment of an automobile often become bored and tend to misbehave when not sufficiently stimulated, for example with toys. However, since children are often restrictively harnessed in safety seats, toys, drinks, food and other items may fall out of the child's reach. Thus, it is desirable to provide a storage device and organizer wherein toys or other stored items are readil...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] It is one aspect of the present invention provide an organizer that is adapted for interconnection to a vehicle seat, and which is adapted for use with a child's seat or booster. More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention includes a protective barrier to separate the seating area of a vehicle seat and a child safety seat. In operation, the organizer is placed on the seat wherein the barrier thereof is located generally where an individual would sit. The child safety seat is then placed atop the barrier to protect the seat from the child safety seat thereby increasing the life of the leather, vinyl, or cloth seating material. The barrier also prevents fluids, dirt, food, etc. from contacting the seat and / or spilling onto the vehicle flooring.

[0007] It is still yet another aspect of the present invention to provide an organizer that is easily accessible. Embodiments of the present invention include large pockets that are well suited for plush toys, for example, and are very accessible by children, i.e. within their reach. One skilled in the art will appreciate that storage compartments may be selectively closable thereby making them difficult to access by children. Further, the front storage pocket may specifically be designed to be out of reach of a child so items like diapers, drinks, etc. may be stored out of the harnessed child's reach.

[0008] It is a further aspect of the present invention to provide a child seat organizer which has a novel interconnection system for securing the organizer to a vehicle seat. Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention a clip or other mechanism is tethered to the organizer, and prevents the organizer from becoming disengaged from the vehicle seat.

Problems solved by technology

One skilled in the art will appreciate that storage compartments may be selectively closable thereby making them difficult to access by children.

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