Removable, reversible, protective hammock-style seat cover
OwnerKevin Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
The illustrative exemplary non-limiting embodiments relate to a seat cover that may include such features as a protective first side, multiple front securing straps arranged on a leading edge, and multiple rear securing straps arranged on a trailing edge. The protective cover can be held in place by securing the straps to headrests in the car. Additionally, the cover may include multiple pockets, accessible through an upwards facing side of the cover, and capable of being slid into a gap between an upper portion lower portion of the rear seats of a vehicle. One or more objects, placed within the pockets when the pockets are in position, help to hold the cover in place. The cover may also be reversible, machine-washable, and easy to remove and install.
Claims11
A seat cover apparatus comprising:
- a protective first side;
- a plurality of front securing straps arranged in proximity to a first edge of the apparatus, to secure the first edge to a plurality of protrusions provided to a first set of one or more seats in a vehicle;
- a plurality of rear securing straps arranged in proximity to a second edge of the apparatus, opposite the first edge, to secure the second edge to a plurality of protrusions provided to a second set of one or more seats in the vehicle;
- a plurality of pockets accessible through the protective first side and capable of being slid into a gap between an upper portion of the second set of seats and a lower portion of the second set of seats;
- and
- a plurality of securing objects, wherein one or more of the securing objects can fit within each of said pockets, wherein all one or more securing objects in an individual pocket, once placed within an individual pocket, comprise a mass having greater diameter across than the gap between the upper and lower portions of the second set of seats, such that if the individual pocket is slid into the gap and the corresponding one or more securing objects are placed therein, the filled pocket resists removal from the gap due at least in part to the diameter of the mass within the pocket.
A method of securing a protective seat cover into a vehicle, the cover including a plurality of first securing devices to secure a first edge of the seat cover to a first series of protrusions provided to a first set of one or more seats in the vehicle, a plurality of second securing devices to secure a second edge of the seat cover to a second series of protrusions provided to a second set of one or more seats in the vehicle, a plurality of pockets accessible through a protective first side of the apparatus, and a plurality of securing objects, wherein one or more of the securing objects can fit within each of said pockets, the method comprising:
- attaching the first set of securing devices to the first series of protrusions;
- attaching the second set of securing devices to the second series of protrusions;
- pushing, through the first side of the apparatus, into the pockets and sliding the pockets into a gap between and upper and lower portion of the second set of seats;
- and
- inserting, through the first side of the apparatus, after the pockets are pushed into the space, one or more of the plurality of securing objects into each of the plurality of pockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.