SEAT COVERING STRUCTURES

• US 20090121530A1
• Filed: 11/12/2008
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: NISHIYAMA, Kunio, YASUDA, Ryo
• Granted Patent: US 7,618,092 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/224
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5816 attachments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5858 by elastic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6063 by elastic means

Abstract

A seat covering structure for covering a seat having a covering member may include a detachable seat cover. The detachable seat cover includes a seat cover body that is shaped to cover an outer surface of the seat, and at least one elastic band that is attached to a rear surface of the seat cover body. The at least one elastic band is arranged and constructed to be stretched so as to follow the outer surface of the seat when the seat cover body is applied to the seat. The seat cover body is arranged and constructed to follow the outer surface of the seat with the at least one elastic band when the at least one elastic band is stretched.

Claims

1. A seat covering structure for covering a seat having a covering member, comprising:

a detachable seat cover,

wherein the detachable seat cover includes a seat cover body that is shaped to cover an outer surface of the seat, and at least one elastic band that is attached to a rear surface of the seat cover body,

wherein the at least one elastic band is arranged and constructed to be stretched so as to follow the outer surface of the seat when the seat cover body is applied to the seat, and

wherein the seat cover body is arranged and constructed to follow the outer surface of the seat with the at least one elastic band when the at least one elastic band is stretched.

2. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the seat include a depressed surface portion, wherein the at least one elastic band comprises a pair of elastic bands, and wherein the elastic bands are positioned so as to extend along both sides of the depressed surface portion of the seat outer surface when the seat cover body is attached to seat.

3. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 2, wherein the elastic bands are arranged and constructed to extend beyond the depressed surface portion to a turned surface portion that extends downwardly from the depressed surface portion.

4. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the seat cover body is shaped to substantially correspond to the outer surface of the seat, and wherein an insertion sheath is formed along the rear surface of the seat cover body and the at least one elastic band is inserted into the insertion sheath.

5. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the detachable seat cover further comprises a fastening device in order to fixedly attach the seat cover body to the seat.

6. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 5, wherein the seat comprises a seat cushion, wherein the seat cover body is shaped to substantially correspond to an outer surface of the seat cushion, wherein the fastening device comprises a first fastening device and a second fastening device, wherein the first fastening device is arranged and constructed to fasten the seat cover body to a rear end portion of the seat cushion, and wherein the second fastening device is arranged and constructed to fasten the seat cover body to a side-to-front portion of the seat cushion.

7. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 6, wherein the first and second fastening devices respectively comprise slide fasteners.

8. The seat covering structure as defined in claim 6, wherein the first and second fastening devices are respectively arranged to be covered with the seat covering member and the seat cover body.

9. A detachable seat cover for a seat having a covering member, comprising:

a seat cover body that is shaped to cover an outer surface of the seat; and

at least one elastic band that is attached to a rear surface of the seat cover body;

wherein the at least one elastic band is arranged and constructed to be stretched so as to follow the outer surface of the seat when the seat cover body is applied to the seat, and wherein the seat cover body is arranged and constructed to follow the outer surface of the seat with the at least one elastic band when the at least one elastic band is stretched.