Abstract

The purpose of the Cover for Hook on High Chair and Portable Seat is to keep the hook-on high chair clean during without hindering the functionality of the high chair. This cover helps protect the hook-on high chair from messes that would require the chair to be cleaned and/or disassembled.

The cover is fitted with elastic that hug around the top of the highchair that helps keep the cover in place. There are 2 straps to both sides of the highchair. These straps go under the arms of the highchair and attaches to the fabric that drapes over the front of the highchair. Securement of the straps include the following, but are not limited to hook and loop fasteners, buttons, snaps.

The front of the highchair has a flap over the buckle to maintain functionality of the cover while providing quick access to the buckle. The flap is secured by hook and loop fasteners, buttons, snaps and other mechanisms. The front of the cover has two openings that allow legs through the cover and highchair. Another version of the does not have a flap to the front of the cover.

An opening at the back allows the harness straps to threaded through the cover.

Certain embodiments of the cover include, but are not limited to cotton, polyester, linen, bamboo, a blend of fabrics that are machine washable and dryer safe.

Background of Invention

The idea for this cover came to be around January 2020 when my child started using a high chair. After having to clean the hook-on high chair once, I searched online and in stores for a removable high chair cover. After searching for a high chair cover or comparable product that would serve that purpose, I could not find any product that would serve this particular function.

The uniqueness of this product is that it is a removeable cover designed specifically, but not limited to, hook-on high chairs or portable seats. There were no comparable products in my search before and during the time I created my prototypes.

This invention relates to highchair but can also be used for any seat of similar structure, and it designed to keep the highchair or seat from of mess from meals. The removability of the cover allows the caregivers to remove the cover and replace with a new a cover so that the child will not be sitting in a soiled seat during the next meal. The washability or disposability of the cover allows for easy cleaning of the cover.

BACKGROUND

During mealtimes, messes are to be expected with infants and toddlers. Some highchairs or seats come with a fabric material that are washable, however, more often the care instructions can be time consuming and involve hand washing, air drying, or just be difficult to remove from the highchair.

This cover is designed to make cleaning the highchair or seat easier by simply placing the cover before mealtimes and removing the cover after a particularly messy meal. It also prevents the infant or toddler from siting in soiled seat from the previous meal.

The cover saves time cleaning the highchair, and time that entails i.e, disassembling it, following care instructions. It also keeps the chair hygienic for the infant and toddler so that they are not sitting in a soiled seat.

Though there are highchair covers that are designed for traditional standing highchairs, there is currently no highchair cover on the market that fits hook on highchairs, or a chair or seat of similar size.

Therefore, there is a need for a removable cover for a highchair or seat that: 1. Can help keep the seat clean 2. Reduce cleaning time involved with maintaining the seat, such as disassembling the chair, washing the fabric seat 3. Reduce wear and tear on the highchair thus prolonging its usability 4. Is easy to use with simple care instructions 5. And is safe and simple to use on the highchair or seat.