Travel wrap

• US 6,764,134 B1
• Filed: 03/19/2003
• Issued: 07/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arron Lanphear, Denise Crescenzi, Michael Wilson
• Original Assignee: Arron Lanphear, Denise Crescenzi, Michael Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Michael, Lanphear, Arron, Crescenzi, Denise
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edell, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US10/391,878
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/219.12, 297/184.13, 297/228.1, 297/228.13
• US Class Current: 297/219.12
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/00 Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets

Abstract

A travel wrap with a central portion for covering a seat structure, first and second wing members for selectively blanketing a seat occupant, and a cap portion for retaining the central portion relative to a seat. First and second apertures can receive seat belt straps to enable the seat occupant to be secured relative to the seat structure. Third and fourth apertures can enable the seat belt straps to be threaded through the travel wrap to allow the seat belt arrangement to be fastened exterior to a blanketed configuration of the wing members. The cap portion can have first and, possibly, second pockets for receiving the upper end of the seat back, and a pillow can be associated with one face of the travel wrap for enabling the travel wrap to be applied reversibly and to enable the selective provision of a pillow.

Claims

1. A travel wrap for being applied to a seat structure with a seat back and a seat bottom to provide a seat occupant with access to a blanketing enclosure, the travel wrap comprising:

a central portion for overlying at least a portion of the seat structure wherein the central portion is formed from a cloth material and has a first side, a second side, a first face, a second face, an upper distal end, and a lower distal end;

a first wing member of cloth material coupled to the first side of the central portion;

a second wing member of cloth material coupled to the second side of the central portion; and

a means for retaining the upper distal end of the central portion relative to the seat back comprising a cap portion with a first pocket capable of receiving an upper end of the seat back wherein the first pocket is disposed to the side of the first face of the central portion, and a second pocket capable of receiving the upper end of the seat back, wherein the second pocket is disposed to the side of the second face of the central portion whereby the travel wrap can be reversibly applied to the seat structure by a selective use of the first pocket or the second pocket for receiving the upper end of the seat back;

whereby the travel wrap can be employed in a non-blanketed configuration with the first and second wing members not blanketing the seat occupant and whereby the travel wrap can be employed in a blanketed configuration with the first and second wing members blanketing the seat occupant.

2. The travel wrap of claim 1 further comprising a first aperture disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the first side of the central portion and a second aperture disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the second side of the central portion whereby a first seat belt strap of a seat belt arrangement can be passed through the first aperture and a second seat belt strap can be passed through the second aperture whereby the seat belt arrangement can be fastened about the seat occupant while the travel wrap is applied to a seat structure.

3. The travel wrap of claim 2 wherein the central portion comprises a back panel member for overlying the seat back wherein the back panel member has an upper end comprising the upper distal end of the central portion and a lower end and wherein the first and second apertures are disposed adjacent to the lower end of the back panel member.

4. The travel wrap of claim 3 wherein the central portion further comprises a seat panel member for overlying the seat bottom wherein the seat panel member has a proximal end coupled to the lower end of the back panel member at an intersection between the back panel member and the seat panel member and a distal end comprising the lower distal end of the central portion.

5. The travel wrap of claim 4 wherein the first and second wing members extend beyond the distal end of the seat panel member and wherein the upper end of the back panel member extends beyond the first and second wing members.

6. The travel wrap of claim 4 further comprising a fin coupled to the central portion adjacent to the intersection between the back panel member and the seat panel member for being interposed between the seat back and the seat bottom of the seat structure to retain the travel wrap relative to the seat structure.

7. The travel wrap of claim 6 further comprising a widened distal portion of the fin.

8. The travel wrap of claim 2 further comprising a third aperture disposed in the first wing member spaced a given distance from the first aperture and a fourth aperture disposed in the second wing member spaced a given distance from the second aperture whereby the first seat belt strap can be threaded through the travel wrap first through the first aperture and then through the third aperture and whereby the second seat belt strap can be threaded through the travel wrap first through the second aperture and then through the fourth aperture whereby the seat occupant can be blanketed by the first and second wing members while enabling a fastening status of the seat belt arrangement to be independently verified.

9. The travel wrap of claim 8 wherein the third and fourth apertures are laterally spaced on the first and second wings relative to the first and second apertures respectively.

10. The travel wrap of claim 1 further comprising a pillow associated with the first face of the central portion whereby the travel wrap can be employed with or without the pillow being provided to the seat occupant.

11. The travel wrap of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the second pocket is formed from an elastic material for accommodating the upper end of the seat back.

12. The travel wrap of claim 1 further comprising at least one strap for retaining the travel wrap in a packed configuration with at least a portion of the travel wrap disposed within the first pocket and the at least one strap retaining the at least a portion of the travel wrap so disposed.

13. A travel wrap for being applied to a seat structure with a seat back and a seat bottom to provide a seat occupant with access to a blanketing enclosure, the travel wrap comprising:

a central portion for overlying at least a portion of the seat structure wherein the central portion is formed from a cloth material and has a first side, a second side, a first face, a second face, an upper distal end, and a lower distal end;

a first wing member of cloth material coupled to the first side of the central portion;

a second wing member of cloth material coupled to the second side of the central portion;

a means for retaining the upper distal end of the central portion relative to the seat back comprising a cap portion with a first pocket capable of receiving an upper end of the seat back wherein the first pocket is disposed to the side of the first face of the central portion, and a second pocket capable of receiving the upper end of the seat back, wherein the second pocket is disposed to the side of the second face of the central portion and wherein each pocket is defined at least in part by an outer panel,

at least a first strap is fixed adjacent to the second pocket for retaining the travel wrap in a packed configuration whereby at least a portion of the travel wrap can be disposed within either the first or the second pocket and the first strap can be tied off to retain the at least a portion of the travel wrap so disposed;

whereby the travel wrap can be employed in a non-blanketed configuration with the first and second wing members not blanketing the seat occupant and whereby the travel wrap can be employed in a blanketed configuration with the first and second wing members blanketing the seat occupant.

14. The travel wrap of claim 13 further comprising a first armhole disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the first side of the central portion and a second armhole disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the second side of the central portion wherein the first and second armholes are disposed to align with a seat occupant'"'"'s shoulders when the travel wrap is applied to a seat whereby a seat occupant can pass a first arm through the first armhole and a second arm through the second armhole.

15. The travel wrap of claim 14 further comprising a first aperture disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the first side of the central portion and a second aperture disposed in the travel wrap adjacent to the second side of the central portion whereby a first seat belt strap of a seat belt arrangement can be passed through the first aperture and a second seat belt strap can be passed through the second aperture whereby the seat belt arrangement can be fastened about the seat occupant while the travel wrap is applied to a seat structure.