Adhesive secured seat cover and method

Abstract

A temporary protective seat cover (10) having a tab (22) attached by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive (24). The seat cover is manufactured from a continuous strip of tubular blow molded plastic, cut and sealed to create upper (b 18) and lower (20) pockets for enclosing a seat back (14) and bottom (16) respectively. The closure tab (22) is a flap cut from the seat cover (10) and has the adhesive strip (24) applied to it. During installation, the closure tab (22) is pulled around the lower portion of the seat back (14) and bonded to the rear portion of the seat cover (10) covering the seat back. This pulls the seat cover (10) taut over the seat bottom (16) in the area of the base of the seat back to prevent slippage and tearing during use. Also disclosed are other embodiments including a seat cover (90) having a pouch for carrying seat accessories such as headrests (94), a headrest cover (110), an adhesive protective film (82) which remains attached to the seat cover, an adhesive film (82) which transfers an adhesive (84) to a cover; an adhesive film (134) which is integral with the seat cover; and a general purpose cover (150).

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