Appeal No. 1999-1491 Application No. 08/386,670 the pad by an adjustable elasticized strap (66). The cushion itself is secured to the support surface by an anchoring structure (80) which inhibits sliding of the pad along the support surface. A copy of representative claim 1 appears below: 1. A cushion adapted to support an infant on a support surface of a support structure, comprising: (a) a pad having a lower surface, an upper surface and a pair of longitudinally extending side surfaces joining the lower surface and the upper surface, the upper surface being formed in a trough-shaped configuration to define a channel whereby the infant may be supported therein; (b) a casing sized and adapted to receive said pad in an interior thereof, said casing including a bottom panel extending along the lower surface of said pad, a top panel extending along the upper surface of said pad and a pair of side panels each extending along a respective side surface of said pad; and (c) a restraining strap connected to said casing and positioned to be extended transversely across the channel thereby to releasably secure the infant therein. The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Kelly 2,598,999 June 3, 1952 Solin 3,319,273 May 16, 1967 Burpo 3,811,140 May 21, 1974 Mueller et al. (Mueller) 3,871,637 Mar. 18, 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007