Airline Seat Child Canopy

Abstract

A system and method for providing a child canopy for an economy and premium economy airline seat is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a light weight, flexible, canopy with mesh windows that is detachably-affixed to existing seats. A lower portion of said canopy is attached to a seat back tray table and an upper portion is connected to a seat back or a seat back head rest. An object of the invention is to provide privacy and limit distraction to a child passenger at rest in an economy airline seat.

Claims

1. A child canopy for economy and premium economy airline seats comprised of the following parts: a) a canopy; b) side windows; c) a roof window; d) adjustable tray table straps; e) vertical adjustable back straps; f) adjustable lateral back strap; g) adjustable head rest straps; and h) side straps.

2. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the canopy having side walls.

3. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the side windows and roof window being made of a translucent material.

4. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the adjustable tray table straps, the vertical adjustable back straps, the adjustable lateral back strap, the adjustable head rest straps, and the side straps being made of an elastomer fabric.

5. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the adjustable tray table straps, the vertical adjustable back straps, the adjustable lateral back strap, the adjustable head rest straps, and the side straps and having attachment features.

6. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the side straps are secured to side walls.

7. The child canopy for economy airline seats of claim 1, wherein the side straps having anchor fasteners. and are secured to side walls.

8. A method for enhancing children's privacy in economy and premium economy airline seats comprising the following steps: a) attaching adjustable tray table straps to a seat tray table; b) attaching adjustable head rest straps to a seat head rest; c) attaching vertical adjustable back strap to a seatback; d) attaching adjustable lateral back strap to a seatback; and e) adjusting tension of the canopy.

9. The method for enhancing children's privacy in economy airline seats of claim 8, wherein the attaching adjustable tray table straps to a seat tray table includes the step of looping adjustable tray table straps around a seat tray table and securing the attachment feature.

10. The method for enhancing children's privacy in economy airline seats of claim 8, wherein the attaching adjustable head rest straps to a seat head rest includes the step of looping adjustable head straps around a seat head rest and securing the attachment feature.

11. The method for enhancing children's privacy in economy airline seats of claim 8, wherein the attaching adjustable back strap to a seatback includes the step of looping the vertical adjustable back strap around the adjustable lateral back strap and securing the attachment feature.

12. The method for enhancing children's privacy in economy airline seats of claim 8, wherein the attaching adjustable lateral back strap to a seatback includes the step of looping adjustable back strap around a seatback and securing the attachment feature.

13. The method for enhancing children's privacy in economy airline seats of claim 8, wherein the adjusting tension of the canopy includes the step of adjusting the tightness of the attachment features.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0011] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate some, but not the only or exclusive, examples of embodiments and/or features.

[0012] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view an over-the-seatback child canopy embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view a head rest child canopy embodiment.

[0014] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the child canopy with the sides rolled up.

[0015] FIG. 4 shows a perspective sectional view a head rest child canopy embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 5 shows a bottom view a head rest child canopy embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 6 shows a perspective sectional view a head rest child canopy embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view an over-the-seatback child canopy embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view an over-the-seatback child canopy embodiment.

[0020] FIG. 9 shows a perspective view an over-the-seatback child canopy embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 10 shows a perspective sectional view a head rest child canopy embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 11 shows a representative view of the method of the child canopy.

[0023] Other aspects of the present invention shall be more readily understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and the following detailed description, neither of which should be considered limiting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0024] In this description, the directional prepositions of up, upwardly, down, downwardly, front, back, top, upper, bottom, lower, left, right and other such terms refer to the device as it is oriented and appears in the drawings and are used for convenience only; they are not intended to be limiting or to imply that the device has to be used or positioned in any particular orientation. Conventional components of the invention are elements that are well-known in the prior art and will not be discussed in detail for this disclosure.

[0025] FIGS. 1-10 show various perspective views of seatback and head rest embodiments of the airline economy seat child canopy apparatus 1. The canopy 5 being comprised of a light-weight, sheet material, such as but not limited to: nylon; polypropylene; cotton; polyester and the like and having a shape that when installed onto a conventional, economy airline seat 2 becomes cube-shaped. The figures show the canopy 5 having a roof portion with a roof window 6 disposed proximally and being made of a translucent material including but not limited to: mesh fabric, plastic screen and a clear plastic etc. and sidewalls 3 that can be rolled up and secured by means of side straps 7 secured to side walls 3. Said sidewalls 3 also having screens 8 disposed proximally and being made of a translucent material including but not limited to: mesh fabric, plastic screen and a clear plastic etc. The side straps 7 having anchor fasteners that include but are not limited to: snaps, buttons, buckles and the like. One end of the canopy 5 having a multitude of adjustable tray table straps 4 that are detachably-affixed to conventional, airline seat tray tables 11. The aforementioned adjustable tray table straps 4 being made of an elastomer fabric and having attachment features that include but are not limited to: buckles, snaps, hook and loop fabric etc. Another end of canopy 5 also being detachably-affixed to a conventional, airline seatback by means of straps. In the headrest embodiment, at least two adjustable head rest straps 13 connect the canopy 5 to seat head rest 12 (as shown in FIG. 5) and another adjustable lateral back strap 10 provides additional support by being affixed around the seatback. Said adjustable head rest straps 13 adjustable lateral back strap 10 are also made of an elastomer fabric and having attachment features that include but are not limited to: buckles, snaps, hook and loop fabric etc. In the seatback embodiment, one end of canopy 5 having a multitude of adjustable tray table straps 4 detachably-affixed to airline seat tray tables 11 and another end connected to the seatback by means of at least two, vertical adjustable back straps 9. In this embodiment, adjustable lateral back strap 10 is looped through said vertical adjustable back straps 9. Finally, child canopy 5 having at least one, toy loop 14 that allow toys to be hung there from.

[0026] FIG. 11 showing the methods of the seatback and the headrest embodiments of the airline economy seat child canopy apparatus 1. Using the seatback embodiment, the user first attaches adjustable tray table straps to a seat tray table by looping adjustable tray table straps around a seat tray table and securing the attachment features. Secondly, the user attaches the adjustable lateral back strap by looping it around the seatback and securing the attachment feature. Thirdly, they attach vertical adjustable back strap to a seatback by looping it around the adjustable lateral back strap and securing the attachment feature. Fourthly, the user adjusts the tension of the canopy across the tray table and seatback by adjusting all strap attachment features. Using the headrest embodiment, the user first attaches adjustable tray table straps to a seat tray table by looping adjustable tray table straps around a seat tray table and securing the attachment features. Secondly, the user attaches the adjustable head rest straps to the seat headrest by looping them around said head rest. Thirdly the user attaches the adjustable lateral back strap by looping it around the seatback and securing the attachment feature. Fourthly, the user adjusts the tension of the canopy across the tray table and seatback by adjusting all strap attachment features.

[0027] It is additionally noted and anticipated that although the device is shown in its most simple form, various components and aspects of the device may be differently shaped or slightly modified when forming the invention herein. As such those skilled in the art will appreciate the descriptions and depictions set forth in this disclosure or merely meant to portray examples of preferred modes within the overall scope and intent of the invention, and are not to be considered limiting in any manner. While all of the fundamental characteristics and features of the invention have been shown and described herein, with reference to particular embodiments thereof, a latitude of modification, various changes and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure and it will be apparent that in some instances, some features of the invention may be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth. It should also be understood that various substitutions, modifications, and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.