Adjustable seat cover
AssigneeSagaz Industries, Inc.
InventorStewart Wallach
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Abstract
An adjustable seat cover (10) for a vehicular bucket seat. The seat cover (10) comprises a backrest envelope (12) for covering a seat backrest (18) including an elastic section (42) for allowing the backrest envelope (12) to conform to seats of varying size. A seat bottom envelope (64) for covering a seat bottom (56) is attached to the backrest envelope (12) and includes elastic retaining bands (82) to create a snug fit across the seat bottom (56). Adjustment straps (46) are attached to the backrest envelope (12) and securely tighten the backrest envelope (12) around the headrest (28) and other areas of sharply varying width contour in the backrest (18). The adjustment straps (46) are adjustably connected together with hook and loop retainers (52) attached to the adjustment straps (46).
Claims17
A seat cover (10) for adjustably covering a vehicular seat backrest (18) of the type having a relatively broad base portion (20) extending upwardly from a seat portion (56) and a relatively narrow or reduced width headrest portion (28) extending upwardly from the top edge of the base portion (20), whereby a valley section (36) is formed between the top outer edges (30) of the headrest portion (28) and the top outer edges (34) of the base portion (20), said seat cover (10) comprising:
- a backrest envelope (12) having an open bottom end (14) and a closed top end (16) for receiving the backrest (18) through said open bottom end (14) and enveloping the bracket (18) with bridging portions thereof for suspension across the valleys (36) on the backrest (18);
- and characterized by manual adjustment means (44) attached to said bridging portions for pulling said bridging portions of said backrest envelope (12) to snugly fit and conform said seat cover (10) into the valleys (36) between the top outer edges (30) of the headrest portion (28) and the top outer edges (34) of the backrest (18).
A seat cover (10) assembly comprising;
- a vehicular seat backrest (18) having a relatively broad base portion (20) extending upwardly from a seat portion (56) and a relatively narrow or reduced width headrest portion (28) extending upwardly from the top edge of the base portion (20), whereby a valley section (36) is formed between the top outer edges (30) of the headrest portion (28) and the top outer edges (34) of the base portion (20)
- a backrest envelope enveloping said backrest (18);
- said backrest envelope (12) having an open bottom end (14) and a closed top end (16) for receiving said backrest (18) through said open bottom end (14);
- said backrest envelope (12) enveloping said backrest (18) with bridging portions thereof suspended across said valleys (36);
- and characterized by manual adjustment means (44) attached to said bridging portions adjacent said valley (36) on said backrest (18) for pulling said bridging portions of said backrest envelope (12) to snugly fit and conform said seat cover (10) into said valleys (36) of said backrest (18).
A method for adjustably covering a vehicular seat backrest (18) of the type having a relatively broad base portion (20) extending upwardly from a seat portion (56) and a relatively narrow or reduced width headrest portion (28) extending upwardly from the top edge of the base portion (20), whereby a valley section (36) is formed between the top outer edges (30) of the headrest portion (28) and the top outer edges (34) of the base portion (20) with a backrest envelope (12), said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting the backrest (18) within the backrest envelope (12);
- bridging the valleys (36) on the backrest (18) with bridging portions of the backrest envelope (12) suspended across the valleys (36);
- and characterized by pulling an adjustment device attached to the bridging portions to draw the bridging portions of the backrest envelope (12) toward the valleys (36) to snugly fit and conform the seat cover (10) into the valleys (36) of the backrest (18).
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