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Disclosed is a kit for covering a seat assembly and securing a child therein. The kit includes a generally rectangular blanket large enough to cover areas of the seat assembly within the immediate adjacency of a seated child. The blanket includes at least one leg opening to mate with the leg apertur

Disclosed is a kit for covering a seat assembly and securing a child therein. The kit includes a generally rectangular blanket large enough to cover areas of the seat assembly within the immediate adjacency of a seated child. The blanket includes at least one leg opening to mate with the leg aperture of the seat assembly. It also includes at least one restraint opening. The kit includes a removable safety belt that may be threaded through the blanket restraint opening to secure the child in the covered seat assembly. Also disclosed is the combination of such a blanket and safety belt in combination with a seat assembly including a back portion, a seat, oppositely disposed side bars, and a front portion having at least one aperture to accommodate the legs of a child.

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1. A kit adapted for use with a grocery cart having a seat assembly including a back with an interior surface and an exterior surface, oppositely disposed side bars connected to said back, a horizontal front bar spaced apart from said back and extending between said side bars, and at least one apert

1. A kit adapted for use with a grocery cart having a seat assembly including a back with an interior surface and an exterior surface, oppositely disposed side bars connected to said back, a horizontal front bar spaced apart from said back and extending between said side bars, and at least one aperture to accommodate the legs of a child, and a seat extending between said side bars and between said horizontal front bar and said back, which comprises: (a) a substantially rectangular blanket having an area sufficient to cover said seat assembly within the immediate adjacency of a child when seated in said seat assembly, having at least one leg opening located to mate with said seat assembly aperture when said blanket is positioned in said seat assembly, having a front edge, and having at least one restraint opening; (b) a removable safety belt adapted to extend through said restraint aperture, about a portion of said exterior of said back, and about said child, said removable safety belt carrying a pair of fastening elements mutually engageable with one another and being fastenable at one or more of in front of said child or behind said back for securing said blanket and said child to said seat assembly and (c) a second removable safety belt including a pair of fastening elements mutually engageable with one another; wherein said blanket is adapted for use with a seat assembly including a back with an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a seat connected to and extending outwardly from said back on which may be seated a child; said second removable safety belt being adapted to extend about said exterior of said back and about said child when seated on said seat and is fastenable at one or more of in front of said child or adjacent said back exterior surface for securing said blanket and said child to said seat assembly, said blanket front edge being configured to be folded over a portion of said second safety belt when said second safety belt is fastened about said seat assembly. 2. The kit of claim 1, wherein: said grocery cart further includes a vertical front bar extending between said horizontal front bar and said seat to define a pair of leg apertures, and said at least one leg opening of said blanket comprises a pair of leg openings located to mate with said seat assembly leg apertures when said blanket is positioned within said seat assembly. 3. The kit of claim 2 wherein: said grocery cart includes a handle outwardly disposed from and parallel to said horizontal front bar, and said blanket includes a front edge and at least a pair of snap fasteners for securing said front edge of said blanket to said handle, each said fastener having a male component and a female component, said female components being located on said front surface and said male components being located on said back surface. 4. The kit of claim 3 wherein said blanket is a laminate structure having a top layer and a bottom layer with an intermediate layer disposed therebetween. 5. The kit of claim 4 wherein said top layer and said bottom layer are formed of fabric and said intermediate layer is formed of one or more of batting, padding or insulation. 6. The kit of claim 5 wherein at least one loop for attaching a child's toy is connected to said front surface of said blanket. 7. The kit of claim 1 wherein: said blanket is adapted for use with a seat assembly including a back with an interior surface and an exterior surface, a pair of oppositely disposed sides, each having an exterior surface, and a seat connected to and extending outwardly from said back on which may be seated a child; and said second removable safety belt is adapted to extend about said exterior of said back and about said exterior surface of each said side. 8. The kit of claim 1 wherein said blanket includes at least one fastener for fastening said front edge of said blanket when said front edge is folded over said portion of said second safety belt.