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Heat reflective cover for infant or child car seatRelated Patent Categories: Purses, Wallets, And Protective Covers, Protective Cover Made Of Flaccid MaterialHeat reflective cover for infant or child car seat description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070102079, Heat reflective cover for infant or child car seat. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0002] Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention [0004] This invention generally relates to car seats, specifically to comfort and safety enhancements for infant or child car seats. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Prior Art [0005] Car seats are effective safety systems which protect infants and small children from death and injury when involved in car crashes. The importance of car seats to child safety is so widely recognized that all fifty states have enacted laws requiring infants and small children to ride in car seats while in the car. Car seats are not an unalloyed benefit, however. Car seats are sometimes improperly installed, and sometimes children do not wish to ride in car seats due to the discomfort and boredom they experience in the seats. The present invention discloses a device for reducing the discomfort infants and children feel when riding in car seats. [0006] When a car in which the car seat is installed is sitting in the sun, the interior of the car including the car seat heats up, the fasteners and fabric of the car seat get very hot. When the child is placed back in the car seat, the heat is very uncomfortable, and the hot fasteners may burn the child. [0007] There are several approaches to addressing this problem with car seats as currently used. One simple approach is to leave the windows of the car open. In many situations, however, this solution is not adequate for security reasons: the car seat or other items in the car may be stolen. A related approach is to remove the car seat from the car while it is parked in the sun. This solution is unsuitable for many situations, when it is awkward to carry the car seat, and when the design of the car seat makes it hard to re-install in the car after every removal, and may lead to improper re-installation [0008] Another solution is to tint the windows of the car to reduce the amount of heat entering the car. This has the disadvantage of reducing visibility while driving, however. A less permanent modification is a removable screen attached to the window of the car and partially shielding the car seat from direct sun. Such a device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,944,548 issued Jul. 31, 1990 to G. Payne et al. This solution has the disadvantage of reducing visibility while driving as well as reducing the utility of the window to which the screen is attached. Also, any approach which reduces visibility may make the child less comfortable while riding. [0009] Yet another solution is a complicated hood made as part of the car seat to provide shade for the infant while riding in the car seat. U.S. Pat. No. 5,397,268 issued Mar. 14, 1995 to Chang, et. al. discloses such a device. A disadvantage to this approach is that the sun shield apparatus can be a crash risk for the infant, thus reducing the effectiveness of the car seat as a safety device. Additionally, such a device can be complicated for care givers to adjust and manipulate. [0010] Another simple solution is to put a blanket over the car seat. This solution helps to keep the seat cool, but a reflective material and a snug fit keeps significantly more heat from the car seat. [0011] What is needed is a heat reflective covering that would fit snugly over the car seat to decrease the heat of the fasteners and fabric of the car seat, so a baby can be placed in it comfortably and safely. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Objects and Advantages Several objects and advantages of the present invention are: [0012] 1) To provide a covering for an infant or child car seat that would diminish the impact to the occupants comfort and safety caused by the heat of the sun by keeping the fasteners and fabric cool. [0013] 2) To provide such a covering in a form that is simple and easy for care givers to use. [0014] 3) To provide maximum heat resistance by incorporating heat reflective material. Continue reading about Heat reflective cover for infant or child car seat... Full patent description for Heat reflective cover for infant or child car seat Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Heat reflective cover for infant or child car seat patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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