Disposable sanitary cover

Abstract

A disposable sanitary cover for use with a high chair seat includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel and a plurality of retention straps. The cover can be made of non-woven disposable material, anti-bacterial disposable material, spill resistant disposable material, biodegradable disposable material or a combination thereof.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Applications 61 / 271,371, filed Jul. 20, 2009 and 61 / 281,068, filed Nov. 12, 2009.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The subject invention pertains to the field of sanitary covers, more particularly to disposable sanitary covers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]High chairs, shopping carts, car seats, strollers, wheelchairs and the like are breading grounds for pathogens. Restaurant high chairs, in general, are coated with a finish to protect the wood, but remain susceptible to harboring dangerous microbes. Continuous use of disinfectants and other cleaners provides only a limited amount of protection as the finished surface wears off over time. Dangerous pathogens such as Influenza, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (“MRSA”) can be found on the surface and imbedded in the grains of wood high chairs.[0004]Shopping carts present similar and additional i...

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Benefits of technology

[0025]The periphery can include an edging for maintaining the position of the cover on the seat. The edging can be capable of reducing the size of the periphery to a size smaller than the seat. Such edging can include elastic edging, draw string edging or any other edging known in the art capable of reducing the size of the periphery to a size smaller than the seat upon which the cover is placed.

Problems solved by technology

Restaurant high chairs, in general, are coated with a finish to protect the wood, but remain susceptible to harboring dangerous microbes.

Continuous use of disinfectants and other cleaners provides only a limited amount of protection as the finished surface wears off over time.

Shopping carts present similar and additional issues due to the food-borne pathogens present in uncooked foods.

Prior art solutions to the aforementioned issues are generally limited to disinfectant solutions and reusable covers made of cloth.

Cloth covers provide a significantly limited amount of protection to both the child and the respective seat occupied by the child.

The moment the cloth cover is soiled, it remains potentially infectious until such time as it is properly cleaned.

Anyone coming into contact with the soiled cover can be susceptible to any pathogens contained on or in the cover.

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