Seat rack with a replaceable head rest cover

A headrest construction for a transit vehicle seat having a replaceable headrest cover, said headrest having a headrest covering material extending from the front to the top transverse edge and providing a rest for the head of a passenger, said covering material being overlapped at the front and at the top transverse edge by front and back covering members, respectively;

• a first elongated strip of reverse folded material interposed and secured between the overlapping portions of the front covering member and the headrest covering material and a second elongated strip of reverse folded material interposed and secured between the overlapping portions of the back covering member and the headrest covering material;
• said elongated strips of reverse folded material forming retainers secured to said headrest adjacent its top transverse edge and below the top edge at the front of the seat back, the reverse folded material defining retainer through passages;
• a protective material cover having a main portion and upper and lower reverse folded edges defining protective cover passages adjacent the upper and lower transverse edges thereof bordering the main portion of said cover;
• and clasp means insertable in said retainer passages and said protective cover passages for releasably securing said protective material cover to said headrest, each of said clasp means comprising:
• a first elongated arm;
• a second elongated arm joined to and integral with said arm and extending parallel to and spaced from said first arm, each one of said first and second arms being insertable in one of said retainer passages and each of said other arms being insertable in one of said protective cover passages;
• and
• clip means for each of said clasp means for releasably securing one end of said first arm to said one end of said second arm, said clip means being located in one of said passages and substantially concealed therein whereby said clasp and clip means concealingly secures said upper edge of said sheet material cover to the retainer at the top transverse edge of the headrest and the lower reverse folded edge of said protective material cover at a position below the top edge at the front of the seat to thereby cover the headrest by said protective material cover which is removable by means of said clasp and clip means.