Portable child seat

Abstract

A portable child seat is provided. The portable child seat can be easily mounted upon an existing chair or seat to convert it into use for a child. The portable child seat can be used on different chairs or seats by altering a length or size as required.

1 . A portable child seat for use with a chair, wherein the child seat comprises: 
 an upper section adapted to be attachable to a of a chair;    a lower section arranged to form a pouch seat;    an elongate body section adapted to connect the upper and lower sections; and    back support means adapted to be attached to the back of the chair, wherein the back support means comprises a strip of material separate from the upper and lower sections and the body section. and wherein at least part of the child seat is provided with means for altering a length of the seat.    
     
     
         2 - 3 . (canceled)  
     
     
         4 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the pouch seat is formed by folding the lower section such that it can fit between a child's legs and be secured around the child's torso.  
     
     
         5 . The portable child seat as in  claim 4 , wherein the pouch seat is secured around the child's torso using fasteners that are attachable to the elongate body section.  
     
     
         6 . The portable child seat as in  claim 5 , wherein the pouch seat attaches to the elongate body section using co-operative male and female fasteners.  
     
     
         7 - 10 . (canceled)  
     
     
         11 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the portable child seat is provided with binding ties for binding a child to the chair during use.  
     
     
         12 . The portable child seat as in  claim 11 , wherein the binding ties are attached to the pouch seat.  
     
     
         13 . The portable child seat as in  claim 11 , wherein the binding ties are secured around both the child and the back of the chair during use.  
     
     
         14 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the pouch seat is provided with means for altering its size.  
     
     
         15 . The portable child seat as in  claim 14 , wherein the means for altering the size of the pouch seat are co-operative fasteners provided on an inner surface of the pouch seat.  
     
     
         16 . The portable child seat as in  claim 15 , wherein the co-operative fasteners provided on the inner surface of the pouch seat are arranged such that the pouch seat is smaller when the fasteners are co-operatively engaged.  
     
     
         17 - 19 . (canceled)  
     
     
         20 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the upper section is in the form of a pocket adapted to fit over the back of the chair.  
     
     
         21 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the upper section comprises apertures adapted to allow chair uprights extending from the back of the chair to pass therethrough.  
     
     
         22 . The portable child seat as in  claim 20 , wherein the pocket is provided with securing means to secure it to the chair.  
     
     
         23 . The portable child seat as in  claim 22 , wherein the securing means is a drawstring provided at an edge of the pocket.  
     
     
         24 . The portable child seat as in  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material which is separate from the upper and lower sections and the body section is adapted to be wrapped around the back of the chair so as to at least partially block an opening in the back of the chair.  
     
     
         25 . The portable child seat as in  claim 24 , wherein opposite ends of the strip of material are attached to each other so as to secure the strip of material around the back of the chair, wherein the strip of material so secured forms a back surface of the back of the chair which is configured to support an occupant of the chair.