Soft cover for covering a seat

• US 7,857,383 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2008
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: YKK Corporation
• Original Assignee: YKK Corporation
• Inventors: Nguyen, Thanh P., Yoshida, Tomonari
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown; Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US12/332,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20100148551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 297/218.1, 297/218.5, 297/228.13, 297/452.38
• US Class Current: 297/218.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like

Abstract

Various embodiments of the invention provide a soft cover for covering a seat having an inner frame. According to various embodiments, the soft cover includes a rear portion having a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a flap portion with a medial portion. In various embodiments, the medial portion of the soft cover is configured to be recessed by engaging hooks that are attached to the inner surface of the medial portion to the inner frame of the seat and engaging fasteners along the edges of the flap portion with corresponding fasteners along the first and second side portions of the rear portion.

Claims

1. A soft cover for covering a seat having an inner frame, the soft cover having a rear portion comprising:

a first side portion comprising an inner edge having a first set of one or more fasteners disposed thereon;

a second side portion spaced apart from the first side portion, the second side portion comprising an inner edge having a second set of one or more fasteners disposed thereon;

an upper portion disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion; and

a flap portion disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion and below the upper portion, the flap portion comprising;

a first flap portion edge adjacent the inner edge of the first side portion, the first flap portion edge having a first set of one or more mating fasteners;

a second flap portion edge adjacent the inner edge of the second side portion, the second flap portion edge having a second set of one or more mating fasteners;

an upper flap portion edge extending between upper ends of the first flap portion edge and the second flap portion edge; and

a medial portion disposed between the first flap portion edge and the second flap portion edge, the medial portion comprising;

a first medial portion edge adjacent and spaced apart from the first flap portion edge;

a second medial portion edge adjacent and spaced apart from the second flap portion edge;

an upper medial portion edge extending between upper ends of the first medial portion edge and the second medial portion edge;

a first set of one or more hooks secured to an inner surface of the medial portion along the first medial portion edge, the first set of one or more hooks being configured to engage the inner frame of the seat; and

a second set of one or more hooks secured to the inner surface of the medial portion along the second medial portion edge, the second set of one or more hooks being configured to engage the inner frame of the seat, wherein;

the medial portion is configured to be recessed by;

engaging the first and second sets of hooks with the inner frame of the seat;

engaging the first set of one or more fasteners with the first set of mating one or more fasteners; and

engaging the second set of one or more fasteners with the second set of one or more mating fasteners.

2. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the hooks of the first and second sets of one or more hooks are J-hooks.

3. The soft cover of claim 2, wherein the first and second sets of one or more hooks form elongated J-hook configured to engage the inner frame of the seat.

4. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the first and second sets of one or more hooks form elongated hook configured to engage the inner frame of the seat.

5. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the first set of one or more fasteners and the first set of one or more mating fasteners comprise teeth configured to be engaged with a slide fastener.

6. The soft cover of claim 5, wherein slide fastener is a concealed slide fastener.

7. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the second set of one or more fasteners and the second set of one or more mating fasteners comprise teeth configured to be engaged with a slide fastener.

8. The soft cover of claim 7, wherein the slide fastener is a concealed slide fastener.

9. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the upper edge of the flap portion is integrally formed to the upper portion.

10. The soft cover of claim 1, wherein the upper edge of the flap portion is attached to the upper portion.

11. The soft cover of claim 1 wherein the seat is a back to a passenger seat for a car.

12. The soft cover of claim 1 wherein the medial portion has a pocket.

13. The soft cover of claim 1 wherein the medial portion further comprises a third set of one or more hooks secured to an inner surface of the medial portion along the upper medial portion edge, the third set of one or more hooks being configured to engage the inner frame of the seat, wherein:

the medial portion is configured to be recessed by;

engaging the first, second, and third sets of hooks with the inner frame of the seat;

engaging the first set of one or more fasteners with the first set of mating one or more fasteners; and

engaging the second set of one or more fasteners with the second set of one or more mating fasteners.