US Patent 7581259 Chair blanket, and method for covering chair occupant

A blanket for a chair occupant, the chair having a seat and a back. The blanket includes an upper end, a lower end, opposing sides, an outer surface to be placed onto the seat of the chair, an inner surface on which the occupant sits, and a connector for connecting the opposing sides over the occupant when the occupant is seated onto the inner surface of the blanket. Preferably, an attachment device is provided for releasably securing the blanket to the chair before the occupant is seated. A method for covering a wheelchair occupant is also provided, having the steps of providing the blanket, placing the blanket over the seat of a wheelchair, attaching a flap on the upper end of the blanket to the wheelchair to keep the blanket from shifting, seating the occupant onto the blanket in the wheelchair, folding the opposing sides of the blanket over the occupant, and zipping the opposing sides together.