Uniform seat cover and seat fashioned with same

• US 7,448,681 B1
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Warriors' Faith
• Original Assignee: Shawn D. Spitzer
• Inventors: Spitzer, Shawn D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn; David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARRETT, ERIKA P
• Application Number:
  US10/647,992
• Time in Patent Office: 1,904 Days
• Field of Search: 2972281-2184, 297/228.12, 297/228.13, 297/224, 297/225, 297/217.7, 297/336, 297/335, 297/DIG.6, 297/228.11, 297/219.1, 297/219.19, 297/229, D6610-611, 549/0, 549/6, 549/8, 2 6/9, 2 6/95, 2 70- 72, 211/5, 211/3, 224/4, 211/9, 661/69.R, 661/71, 661/72.R
• US Class Current: 297/228.13
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6027 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6036 by hook and loop-type fasteners

Abstract

A seat includes a seat portion and an attached seat back portion and an attached uniform including a uniform top fitted over the seat back portion and a uniform bottom fitted over the seat portion. The uniform top and the uniform bottom support uniform adornment that identifies the members of a group, profession, organization, or establishment.

Claims

1. Apparatus comprising:

a seat including a seat portion and an attached seat back portion;

a top, having a lower end, fitted over the seat back portion and a bottom, having a rearward end, fitted over the seat portion;

an engagement assembly carried by one of the lower end of the top and the rearward end of the bottom;

a complemental engagement assembly carried by the other of the lower end of the top and the rearward end of the bottom;

the engagement assembly detachably engaged to the complemental engagement assembly detachably engaging the lower end of the top to the rearward end of the bottom;

the top supporting first uniform adornment;

the bottom supporting second uniform adornment;

the first and second uniform adornments together forming the top and bottom as an identifying uniform of a member of an organization.

2. Apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the seat back portion includes a lower end attached to the seat portion and an opposing upper end; and

the top includes a neck opening situated at the upper end of the seat back portion.

3. Apparatus of claim 2, wherein the top includes sleeves located on either side of the neck opening.

4. Apparatus of claim 3, wherein the top includes arm openings located on either side of the neck opening.