Adjustable seat for baby or child float

Abstract

An adjustable seat for a flotation device includes a seat member made of flexible material attached to, surrounded by, and depending from the flotation device, said seat having two apertures therein for receipt of the legs of a child. An adjustment strap extends from front to back under said seat, and is attached at its ends to the flotation device, Connection means permit the adjustment of the length of the strap, thereby changing the size of the seat member to accommodate children of different sizes.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An adjustable seat for a flotation device, comprising
 a seat member made of flexible material attached to and depending from the flotation device, said seat having two apertures therein for receipt of the legs of a child; and   an adjustable strap attached at each of its ends to the flotation device and extending under the seat, whereby the dimensions of the seat may be selectively changed by adjusting the length of said strap so as to increase or decrease the size of the seat member to accommodate the size of the child.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable seat of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable strap extends between the two apertures in the seat. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable seat of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable strap comprises two sections, with a first section connected at one end to the flotation device, a second section connected at one end to the flotation device, and connection means for connecting the other end of the first section to the other end of the second section. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable seat of  claim 3 , wherein the connection means includes means for adjusting the length of the adjustment strap when the two sections of the strap are connected. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable seat of  claim 3 , wherein the connection means comprises a first member attached to the first section of the adjustment strap, and a second member attached to the second section of the adjustment strap, the first member including means for allowing adjustment of the length of the first strap section from its point of attachment to the flotation device to the first member of the connection means. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable seat of  claim 5 , further comprising an elongated pad having a channel along its length and configured to receive one section of the adjustable strap along its length through said channel.