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US 11,535,132 B2Granted
Cover adaptable to foldable vehicle seats
OwnerJames Umlaufinventor
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Abstract
A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
Claims20
A vehicle seat cover comprising:
- a bench portion adapted to extend over a bench of a vehicle seat, the bench portion consisting essentially of:
- a bench front edge extending between a first bench side edge and a second bench side edge;
- a bench rear edge extending between the first bench side edge and the second bench side edge, the bench rear edge opposite the bench front edge;
- a single slit having a closed end proximal to the bench rear edge, the single slit dividing the bench portion into a first flap having a first flap width, and a second flap having a second flap width, wherein the second flap width is greater than the first flap width;
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- a means for attaching the vehicle seat cover to the vehicle seat;
- and
- a guard portion coupled to the bench front edge and consisting essentially of:
- a guard front edge opposite the bench front edge, wherein the single slit is further positioned in the guard portion, the single slit further having an open end opening out through the guard front edge, the single slit dividing the guard portion into a third flap having a third flap width and a fourth flap having a fourth flap width, wherein the fourth flap width is greater than the first flap width,
- wherein each of the first bench side edge, the second bench side edge, a first guard side edge, and a second guard side edge is a free-end edge.
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A method for covering a bench of a vehicle seat, comprising:
- providing a vehicle seat cover, comprising:
- a bench portion adapted to extend over a bench of a vehicle seat, said bench portion consisting essentially of:
- a bench front edge extending between a first bench side edge and a second bench side edge;
- a bench rear edge extending between the first bench side edge and the second bench side edge, the bench rear edge opposite the bench front edge;
- a single slit having a closed end proximal to the bench rear edge, the single slit dividing the bench portion into a first flap having a first flap width, and a second flap having a second flap width, wherein the second flap width is greater than the first flap width;
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- a means for attaching the vehicle seat cover to the vehicle seat;
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- a guard portion coupled to the bench front edge and consisting essentially of:
- a guard front edge opposite the bench front edge, wherein the single slit is further positioned in the guard portion, the single slit further having an open end opening out through the guard front edge, the single slit dividing the guard portion into a third flap having a third flap width and a fourth flap having a fourth flap width, wherein the fourth flap width is greater than the first flap width,
- wherein each of the first bench side edge, the second bench side edge, a first guard side edge, and a second guard side edge is a free-end edge;
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- securing the cover to the bench of the vehicle seat.
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A vehicle seat cover, comprising:
- a horizontal portion adapted to extend over a horizontal section of a vehicle seat, the horizontal portion consisting essentially of:
- a horizontal front edge extending from a first horizontal side edge to a second horizontal side edge;
- a horizontal rear edge extending from the first horizontal side edge to the second horizontal side edge;
- the horizontal rear edge opposite the horizontal front edge;
- a single slit having a closed end proximal to the horizontal rear edge, the single slit dividing the horizontal portion into a first flap having a first flap width, and a second flap having a second flap width, wherein the second flap width is greater than the first flap width;
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- a means for attaching the vehicle seat cover to the vehicle seat;
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- a vertical portion coupled to the horizontal front edge of the horizontal portion, the vertical portion consisting essentially of:
- a vertical front edge opposite the horizontal front edge, wherein the single slit is further positioned in the vertical portion, the single slit further comprising an open end on the vertical front edge, the single slit dividing the vertical portion into a third flap having a third flap width and a fourth flap having a fourth flap width, wherein the fourth flap width is greater than the first flap width,
- wherein each of the first horizontal side edge, the second horizontal side edge, a first vertical side edge, and a second vertical side edge are a free-end edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.