Auto seat cover

• US 5,803,539 A
• Filed: 06/17/1997
• Issued: 09/08/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Sagaz Industries, Inc. (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Sanchez, Randolph J., Dewar, Sam D., Kavana, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US08/877,274
• Time in Patent Office: 448 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/228.1, 297/228.12, 297/228.13, 297/DIG. 6, 24/306, 24/442
• US Class Current: 297/228.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6054 by buckle passages
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/06 Hook and loop type fastener

Abstract

An auto seat cover (14 or 16) comprising a cover portion (18 or 20) having first and second ends interconnected by side edges with an end portion (22 or 24) extending about the first end and first (26 or 28) and second (30 or 32) side portions extending along the side edges of the cover portion (18 or 20). A strap means interconnects the second end of the cover portion (18 or 20) and the side portions (26 or 28, 30 or 32) for retaining the seat cover (14 or 16) in place on an auto seat. The strap means is characterized by the combination of a buckle strap (34) and a buckle (36) attached to the buckle strap (34), a lap strap (38) having a free end (40) for threading through the buckle (36) and a working length (42) extending to the buckle (36) for tightening whereby the buckle strap (34) and the working length (42) of the lap strap (38) may be placed in tension to retain the seat cover (14 or 16) on the auto seat, and pile fastening structure (44) for securing the free end (40) of the lap strap (38) to the working length (42) of the lap strap (38).

Claims

1. An auto seat cover (14) comprising:

a cover portion (18) having first and second ends interconnected by side edges;

an end portion (22) extending about said first end and first (26) and second (30) side portions extending along said side edges of said cover portion (18),

strap means interconnecting said second end of said cover portion (18) and said side portions (26,

     30) for retaining said seat cover (14) in place on an auto seat,

a buckle strap (34) and a buckle (36) attached to said buckle strap (34), a lap strap (38) having a free end (40) for threading through said buckle (36) and a working length (42) extending to said buckle (36) for tightening whereby said buckle strap (34) and said working length (42) of said lap strap (38) may be placed in tension by said buckle (36) to retain said seat cover (14) on the auto seat, and pile fastening structure (44) for securing said free end (40) of said lap strap (38) to said working length (42) of said lap strap (38) after said working length (42) of said lap strap (38) is placed in tension by said buckle (36),

said pile fastening structure (44) including a plurality of pile loops on one of said working length (42) and said free end (40) of said lap strap (38) and a plurality of pile hooks on the other of said working length (42) and said free end (40) of said lap strap (38), said pile hooks being removably fastenable to said pile loops,

said second end of said cover portion (18) defining a flap (46), and

a U-shaped back portion (50) extending about said end portion (22) with legs extending along said side portions (28 and

     32) to open ends, a pair of said buckle straps (34) and a pair of said buckles (36) with one of said buckle straps (34) attached to each of said open ends of said legs of said U-shaped portion (50).

2. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 1 including a first of said lap straps (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said flap (46) and a second of said lap straps (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said flap (46) in spaced relationship to said first of said lap straps (38).

3. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cover portion (18) has an exterior surface, said working lengths (42) being attached to said exterior surface, and one of said hook and loop piles being disposed on each of said working lengths (42) and facing outwardly of said exterior surface of said cover portion (18).

4. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 3 wherein said end portion (22) defines a hole (52) for receiving a headrest (54) support.

5. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 3 for use as a seat back cover (14) and including a seat cushion cover (12) comprising a cushion cover portion (20) having first and second cushion ends interconnected by cushion side edges,

a cushion end portion (24) extending about said first cushion end and first and second cushion side portions (28 and 32) extending along said cushion side edges of said cushion cover portion (20),

said second cushion end defining a cushion flap (48) for extending through a crevice between the seat back (10) and seat cushion (12) of an auto seat assembly,

a second pair of said buckles (36) and a second pair of said buckle straps (34) attached at spaced positions to said cushion flap (48) at said second cushion end of said cushion cover portion (20), and

a second pair of said lap straps (38) with the third lap strap (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said first cushion side portion (28) and a forth of said lap straps (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said second cushion side portion (32),

said cushion side portions (28 and 32) having exterior surfaces, said working lengths (42) of said second pair of lap straps (38) being attached to said exterior surfaces of said cushion side portions (28 and 32), and one of said hook and loop piles being disposed on each of said working lengths (42) and facing outwardly of said exterior surfaces of said cushion side portions.

6. An auto seat cover (14) comprising:

a cover portion (18) having first and second ends interconnected by side edges,

an end portion (22) extending about said first end and first (26) and second (30) side portions extending along said side edges of said cover portion (18),

said second end of said cover portion (18) defining a flap (46),

a U-shaped back portion (50) extending about said end portion (22) with legs extending along said side portions (26) and

     30) to open ends spaced from said flap (46), and

strap means interconnecting said flap (46) at said second end of said cover portion (18) and said legs of said U-shaped back portion (50) for retaining said seat cover (14) in place on an auto seat back (10).

7. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 6 wherein said strap means includes the combination of a buckle strap (34) and a buckle (36) attached to said buckle strap (34), a lap strap (38) having a free end (40) for threading through said buckle (36) and a working length (42) extending to said buckle (36) for tightening whereby said buckle strap (34) and said working length (42) of said lap strap (38) may be placed in tension to retain said seat cover (12 or 14) on the auto seat, and pile fastening structure (44) for securing said free end (40) of said lap strap (38) to said working length (42) of said lap strap (38).

8. An auto seat cover as set forth in claim 7 including a pair of said buckle straps (34) and a pair of said buckles (36) with one of said buckle straps (34) attached to each of said open ends of said legs of said U-shaped portion (50), a first of said lap straps (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said flap (46) and a second of said lap straps (38) having said working length (42) thereof attached to said flap (46) in spaced relationship to said first of said lap straps (38).