Seat cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10773620-B2
Application number	US-201916354272-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2019
Priority date	Mar 16, 2018
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A seat cover comprises a seat bottom overlay configured to cover a seat bottom of a seat; a seat back overlay configured to cover a seat back of the seat; and an anchor system the keeps the seat bottom and back overlays in position on the seat. The anchor system comprises a rigid anchor; a drawstring sleeve on the seat bottom overlay or the seat back overlay; and a drawstring connected to the anchor and passing through the drawstring sleeve. When tightened, the drawstring urges the anchor against a rear of the seat to help hold the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay in place on the seat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat cover comprising:
a seat bottom overlay configured to cover a seat bottom of a seat;
a seat back overlay configured to cover a seat back of the seat, and
an anchor system comprising:
a rigid anchor configured to be positioned behind the seat, the anchor having two spaced-apart drawstring holes;
a drawstring sleeve on the seat bottom overlay or the seat back overlay; and
a drawstring passing through the drawstring holes of the anchor and passing through the drawstring sleeve and configured, when tightened, to urge the anchor against a rear of the seat to help hold the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay in place on the seat.

2. The seat cover as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the anchor comprises a flat metal plate.

3. The seat cover as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the anchor is rectangular in shape and at least 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall.

4. The seat cover as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay are connected.

5. The seat cover as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a drawstring catch for retaining the drawstring in a drawn configuration.

6. The seat cover as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the drawstring sleeve is selected from the group consisting of hollow cloth piping, fabric folds, grommets, and a series of loops.

7. A seat cover comprising:
a cloth seat bottom overlay configured to cover a seat bottom of a seat;
a cloth seat back overlay configured to cover a seat back of the seat, and
an anchor system comprising:
a rigid, flat, metal anchor that is not integrally formed with the cloth seat bottom overlay or the cloth seat back overlay configured to be positioned behind the seat, the anchor having opposed front and back sides and two spaced-apart drawstring holes;
a drawstring sleeve on a rear side of the seat bottom overlay or the seat back overlay; and
a drawstring passing through the drawstring holes in the anchor and the drawstring sleeve and configured, when tightened, to urge the back side of the anchor against a rear of the seat to help hold the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay in place on the seat.

8. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the drawstring is made of cloth.

9. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the anchor is rectangular in shape and at least 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall.

10. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the anchor is 1/16″-¼″ thick.

11. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay are connected.

12. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , further comprising a drawstring catch for retaining the drawstring in a drawn configuration.

13. The seat cover as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the drawstring sleeve is selected from the group consisting of hollow cloth piping, fabric folds, grommets, and series of loops.

14. A seat cover comprising:
a cloth seat bottom overlay configured to cover a seat bottom of a seat;
a cloth seat back overlay configured to cover a seat back of the seat, and
an anchor system comprising:
a rigid, flat, metal anchor that is formed separately from and not integrally attached to the seat bottom overlay or the seat back overlay and configured to be positioned behind the seat, the anchor having opposed front and back sides and two spaced-apart drawstring holes;
a drawstring sleeve on a rear side of the seat bottom overlay or the seat back overlay; and
a drawstring passing through the drawstring holes in the anchor and the drawstring sleeve and configured, when tightened, to urge the back side of the anchor against a rear of the seat to help hold the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay in place on the seat, the anchor being attached to the seat cover only by the drawstring.

15. The seat cover as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the anchor is rectangular in shape and at least 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall.

16. The seat cover as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the anchor is 1/16″ ¼″ thick.

17. The seat cover as set forth in claim 14 , wherein the seat bottom overlay and seat back overlay are connected.

18. The seat cover as set forth in claim 14 , further comprising a drawstring catch for retaining the drawstring in a drawn configuration.

Assignees

• Hopkins Mfg Corporation

Inventors

• Strong Lynn Curtis
• Sickler Vicki

Classifications

• B60N2/6027 Primary

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title