Universal car seat cover with accurate fit

• US 10,384,574 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2018
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FH Group International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Darlene Fang
• Inventors: Fang, Darlene
• Primary Examiner(s): White, Rodney B
• Application Number:
  US15/956,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20190039489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 2972281, 29722811, 29722812, 29722813, 297229
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6036 by hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6063 by elastic means

Abstract

A universal bucket car seat cover includes a headrest cover sized to cover a removable headrest of the bucket seat, a backrest cover sized to cover a backrest of the bucket seat having an elastic trim on at least a portion of the back of the backrest cover, and a seat cover sized to cover a seat cushion of the bucket seat having a second elastic trim on at least a portion of the seat cover. The elastic trims advantageously allow for a precise fit to the car seat. A bench seat embodiment includes convenient cover components that are attachable with attachment mechanisms to adjust and/shorten the seat cover size.

Claims

1. A car front bucket seat cover comprising:

a headrest cover sized to cover a removable headrest of the bucket seat;

a backrest cover sized to cover a backrest of the bucket seat, the backrest having a first opening including a fastener that is adapted to be opened and closed, the first opening sized to allow an insertion of an upper portion of a backrest of the bucket seat and a second opening at a back of the backrest cover sized to allow the backrest to cover a backrest of the bucket seat, the backrest cover having a first elastic trim on at least a portion of the back of the backrest cover; and

a seat cover sized to cover a seat cushion of the bucket seat, the seat cover having a back opening on a backside, the seat cover having a second elastic trim on at least a portion of the seat cover;

wherein the headrest cover, the backrest cover, and the seat cover are all separate pieces;

wherein the second elastic trim includes a right elastic trim around a right front corner of the seat cover and a left elastic trim around a left front corner of the seat cover; and

wherein the headrest cover, the backrest cover, and the seat cover each include a non-slip interior lining.

2. The car front bucket seat cover of claim 1, wherein the first elastic trim is around a right top corner of the backside of the backrest cover and an additional elastic trim is around a left top corner of the backside of the backrest cover.

3. The car front bucket seat cover of claim 1, wherein the first opening comprises a hook and loop fastener to open and close the opening.

4. The car front bucket seat cover of claim 1, wherein the first elastic trim is along an entire edge of the backside of the backrest cover.

5. The car front bucket seat cover of claim 1, wherein the headrest cover, the backrest cover, and the seat cover each include a silicone interior lining.

6. The car front bucket seat cover of claim 1, wherein the second elastic trim is along an entire edge of a front of the seat cover.

7. A car rear bench seat cover comprising:

three headrest covers;

a backrest cover comprising;

a right backrest cover having a first hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a left edge;

a left backrest cover having a second hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a right edge; and

a center backrest attachment piece having a third hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a right edge and a fourth hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a left edge, wherein the first hook or loop attachment mechanism attaches to the third hook or loop attachment mechanism, wherein the third hook or loop attachment mechanism is complementary to the first hook or loop attachment mechanism, and the second hook or loop attachment mechanism attaches to the fourth hook or loop attachment mechanism, wherein the fourth hook or loop attachment mechanism is complementary to the second hook or loop attachment mechanism, wherein the first hook or loop attachment mechanism, the second hook or loop attachment mechanism, the third hook or loop attachment mechanism, and the fourth hook or loop attachment mechanism are adapted to adjust the width of the backrest cover; and

a seat cover comprising;

a left seat cover having a fifth hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a right edge;

a right seat cover having a sixth hook or loop attachment mechanism at least along a left edge; and

a center seat cover attachment piece having a hook or loop attachment mechanism on an entire back and all edges of the center seat cover attachment piece, the fifth hook or loop attachment mechanism and the sixth hook or loop attachment mechanism attaching to the hook or loop attachment mechanism of the center seat cover attachment piece, the hook or loop mechanism of the center seat cover attachment piece being complementary to the fifth and sixth hook or loop attachment mechanisms, the fifth and sixth hook or loop attachment mechanisms and the hook or loop mechanism of the center seat cover attachment adapted to adjust the width of the seat cover.

8. The car rear bench seat cover of claim 7 wherein the three headrest covers cover three removable headrests of a bench seat.

9. The car rear bench seat cover of claim 7 wherein each headrest cover is attached to the left backrest cover, the right backrest cover, or the center backrest attachment piece.

10. The car rear bench seat cover of claim 7, wherein the three headrest covers, the right seat cover, and the left seat cover each include a non-slip interior lining.