Removable padded seat cover

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1999-02-02

2001-03-27

Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3624)

Chairs and seats

Detachable supplemental flexible pad or cover

Slipcover for bottom or back

C297S219100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06206468

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to seat covers which may be placed over chairs. More particularly, the present invention relates to padded seat covers which may be removably installed over un-upholstered dinning room or kitchen chairs to provide additional comfort and a decorative appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A removable padded seat cover is provided for use with a non-upholstered chair such as a kitchen or dining room chair. The seat cover includes a seat portion which is formed of padded fill material enclosed in an outer fabric cover. The fabric cover comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet. The top sheet extends over the entirety of the upper side of the seat portion and is sewn to the seat portion fill material in a continuous seam around the perimeter thereof. The upper sheet may also be sewn to the seat portion fill material with a plurality of internal seams to provide the upper surface of the seat portion with a tufted, cushioned appearance. The bottom sheet of the fabric cover, on the other hand, is sewn to the seat portion fill material only along the front and lateral sides thereof. An elasticized opening is formed in the center of the bottom sheet such that an annular pocket is formed around the opening between the bottom sheet and the seat portion fill material.
A back portion is attached to the back of the seat portion, extending upward therefrom. The back portion includes front and back layers of padded fill material. The two layers are bonded together along their top and side edges forming a second pocket which opens at the bottom and is configured to receive the back of a chair. Front and back fabric panels cover the front and backsides of the back portion. The front layer of fill material and front fabric panel of the back portion are joined to the seat portion fill material and the top fabric sheet of the seat portion, and the rear fabric panel and rear layer of fill material of the back portion are sewn to the back edge of the bottom fabric sheet comprising the seat portion. Thus, the opening to the second pocket formed at the lower side of the back portion opens into the rear of the annular pocket formed in the lower side of the seat portion.
To place the seat cover over a chair the chair back is first inserted into the second pocket by pulling the back portion of the cover over the chair back. Once the chair back is fully inserted into the second pocket, the elastic opening to the first pocket can then be stretched over the seat portion of the chair such that the under side of the seat portion fill material rests atop the seat of the chair. Once pulled over the chair seat, the elastic opening can be released, pulling the opening to the annular pocket taut below the seat of the chair.


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