TEMPORARY SEAT COVER APPARATUS

• US 20160213164A1
• Filed: 01/27/2016
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paperbax, LLC
• Original Assignee: Paperbax, LLC
• Inventors: Pittman, Charanne Rigsby
• Granted Patent: US 11,013,343 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/62 Accessories for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/622 Receptacles, e.g. cup holders, storage containers

Abstract

A seat back cover in the form of a flexible bag of plastic or paper is shaped to fit over the back of a typical folding chair. The seat back cover may include structure to retain the bag on the chair, e.g., against the force of wind in an outdoor setting. The seat back cover may include vertical adhesive strips with peel covers placed on the back of the bag proximal to the chair edges so that if the cover is put on a smaller chair, the sides of the bag can be folded toward the back of the bag and taped out of the way. Multiple bags may be concatenated on a roll and separated by perforations, and the adhesive strips may be placed so as to fold the corners down over the rounded corners of the chair back.

Claims

1. A seat back cover comprising:

a first side sized larger than a seat back over which the seat back cover is intended to mount; and

a second side connected with the first side and sized larger than the seat back over which the seat back cover is intended to mount,

wherein the first side being connected to the second side defines a bag assembly having an open end, a closed end and an interior space, wherein the interior space is sized to fit over the seat back, and wherein the seat back cover is formed of plastic or paper.

2. A seat back cover according to claim 1, wherein the first side and the second side are rounded at corners of the closed end.

3. A seat back cover according to claim 1, wherein the seat back cover is formed of paper.

4. A seat back cover according to claim 3, wherein the seat back cover is folded into the bag assembly from a flat piece of paper.

5. A seat back cover according to claim 1, further comprising a fastener secured to at least one of the first side and the second side and disposed adjacent the open end of the bag assembly, wherein the fastener selectively secures the first side to the second side adjacent the open end of the bag assembly.

6. A seat back cover according to claim 5, wherein the fastener is a two-piece fastener, one piece each secured to the first side and the second side, respectively.

7. A seat back cover according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of adhesive strips positioned on the second side and covered with a corresponding pair of protective strips, the adhesive strips being exposed by removing the protective strips, wherein the adhesive strip are positioned to secure a folded edge portion of the bag assembly to accommodate an alternate seat back that is smaller than the seat back over which the seat back cover is intended to mount.

8. A seat back cover according to claim 7, wherein the adhesive strips are positioned vertically adjacent left and right edges of the second side relative to the alternate seat back.

9. A seat back cover according to claim 1, further comprising a pocket secured to the second side.

10. A seat back cover according to claim 9, further comprising a loop secured to the second side spaced from the pocket.

11. A seat back cover according to claim 1, further comprising a loop secured to the second side.

12. A party kit for decorating a plurality of seat backs, the party kit including a plurality of seat back covers, wherein each of the seat back covers comprises:

a first side sized larger than a seat back over which the seat back cover is intended to mount; and

a second side connected with the first side and sized larger than the seat back over which the seat back cover is intended to mount,

wherein the first side being connected to the second side defines a bag assembly having an open end, a closed end and an interior space, wherein the interior space is sized to fit over the seat back, and wherein the seat back cover formed of plastic or paper.

13. A party kit according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of seat back covers are concatenated in a strip.

14. A party kit according to claim 13, wherein the concatenated seat back covers are separated from one another by perforations.

15. A party kit according to claim 14, wherein each of the seat back covers comprises a heat welded bottom at the closed end and heat welded sides.

16. A party kit according to claim 12, wherein each of the seat back covers further comprises adhesive strips positioned on the second side and covered with a corresponding pair of protective strips, the adhesive strips being exposed by removing the protective strips.

17. A party kit according to claim 16, wherein the adhesive strips are positioned proximate to corners of the closed end.

18. A party kit according to claim 12, wherein each of the seat back covers further comprises at least one of a pocket secured to the second side and a loop secured to the second side.