Multipurpose cover for shielding a child from environmental elements and method of using same

摘要

A multipurpose cover, and method of use thereof, for shielding infants or young children from environmental elements, includes a wholly resilient fabric defining a cavity therein, the body having an exterior layer 23, extending from a lower end 13 to an upper end 11, the exterior layers having an interior surface (22a, 22b, see figure 5) and an exterior surface 20. The upper and lower ends define upper 12 and lower openings 14 into the cavity respectively, the resilient body having a releasable fastener 25 adapted to releasable close a third opening, vertically extending opening into the exterior layer into the cavity. In addition, the body tapers so as to narrow in width from the lower end to the upper end, and wherein the cover is adapted to be releasably mounted around and over a circumference of a container or the like so as to at least partially cover an upper opening into the container defined by the circumference. The cover may be made of two halves, comprise fleece fabric or breathable mesh fabric. In addition the cover may comprise a pocket cavity.