US 6,659,551 B1Granted

Retractable seat protection cover

OwnerGeorge Gabriel Arenasinventor

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Abstract

A retractable seat cover for providing temporary protection to a seat, such as an automotive seat or piece of furniture, includes a housing, a roll of fabric, a retraction mechanism, and a strap. The housing may have a slit for enabling the fabric to be extended from or retracted into the housing through the slit, or may have a support arm and end brackets for supporting the fabric therebetween. The fabric, which may be waterproof, moisture repellent, have anti-bacterial properties, have anti-slip properties, or combinations thereof for providing additional protection to the seat, is used to cover the upholstery of the seat. The retraction mechanism includes a spring roller mechanism for controlling rotation of the roll of fabric. The strap is coupled to a top portion of the fabric and is used to secure the seat cover to the seat.

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Dependent claims

A retractable seat cover for providing temporary protection to a seat having a top portion, comprising:

a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing being a self-contained, compact unit for enabling the retractable seat cover to be transferred to different seats;
a core body rotatably attached to the first and second ends of the housing;
a retraction mechanism coupled to the core body;
a piece of fabric having a top portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the fabric attached to the core body, and the top portion of the fabric extending from the housing as the fabric is unrolled from the core body and withdrawn from the housing during use of the retractable seat cover and retracting back into the housing when the retraction mechanism is activated to roll the fabric back onto the core body and into the housing during non-use of the retractable seat cover;
a first fibrous adhesive patch coupled to the housing;
at least one second fibrous adhesive patch coupled to one of the core body and the fabric, the at least one second fibrous adhesive patch engagable with the first fibrous adhesive patch for securing the fabric in an extended position and preventing the fabric from retracting back into the housing during use of the retractable seat cover, disengagement of the first and second patches releasing the retraction mechanism and enabling the fabric to retract back into the housing during storage of the retractable seat cover;
and
a strap having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends coupled to the top portion of the fabric, the strap removably positionable around the top portion of the seat for anchoring the retractable seat cover to the seat.

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A retractable seat cover for providing temporary protection to a seat having a top portion, comprising:

an elongated housing having a first bracket, a second bracket, and a support arm positioned therebetween, the housing being a self-contained, compact unit for enabling the retractable seat cover to be transferred to different seats;
a retraction mechanism removably positioned within the housing and rotatably attached to the first and second brackets of the housing;
a piece of fabric having a top portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the fabric attached to the removable retraction mechanism, and the top portion extending from the housing as the fabric is withdrawn from the housing during use of the retractable seat cover and retracting back into the housing when the retraction mechanism is activated to roll the fabric back into the housing during non-use of the retractable seat cover;
a first fibrous adhesive patch coupled to the housing;
at least one second fibrous adhesive patch coupled to the fabric and positioned between the top portion and the lower portion of the fabric, the at least one second fibrous adhesive patch engagable with the first fibrous adhesive patch for securing the fabric in an extended position and preventing the fabric from retracting back into the housing during use of the retractable seat cover, disengagement of the first and second patches releasing the retraction mechanism and enabling the fabric to retract back into the housing during storage of the retractable seat cover;
and
a strap having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends coupled to the top portion of the fabric, the strap removably positionable around the top portion of the seat for anchoring the retractable seat cover to the seat.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.