BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the art of seat covers.

Description of the Related Art

The following description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention.

Various seat cover configurations are known for covering and protecting the surfaces of a seat, as well as for providing additional cushion and comfort. One example is U.S. Pat. No. 6,817,664 to Tang, describing an automobile seat cover installed over existing automobile seats. U.S. Pat. No. 7,607,732 to Beroth describes a one-piece seat cover for an existing aircraft seat. One drawback of seat covers having these types of construction is the failure to cover the back side of the seat.

Another design for a seat cover is shown in U.S. Pat. No. D716,585 to Peterson. Designs of this type provide some coverage of the backside of the seat, but the headrest of the seat must be removed to install the seat cover. Removal of headrests in modern vehicles can cause the removal and in some cases severing of electronics and wiring that is employed in the headrest, which is undesirable.

It would therefore be advantageous to provide a seat cover design that overcomes issues with currently available seat cover designs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the claimed subject matter. This summary is not an extensive overview, and is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of the claimed subject matter. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

Thus according to the present design, there is provided a seat cover for a seat having a headrest, comprising a backrest cover sized to at least partially cover a backrest of the seat, an opening disposed on the backrest cover sized to allow the headrest to pass therethrough, and a flap sized to cover the opening and that is transitionable between a closed position and an open position. The opening is sized similar to the flap and the backrest cover has a securable slit provided therein. The flap in the open position and the slit in an unsecured orientation enables the seat cover to fit over the headrest, and the flap can be closed under the headrest and the securable slit secured to form a closed orientation.

According to a further aspect of the present design, there is provided a seat cover for a seat having a headrest. The seat cover comprises a backrest cover dimensioned to at least partially cover a backrest of the seat, a first opening disposed on the backrest cover comprising a flap dimensioned to cover the first opening, wherein the flap has an open position and a closed position, and a slit disposed on the backrest cover adjacent to the first opening that opens to form a second opening. The first opening and second opening are dimensioned to allow the headrest to pass therethrough when the flap is in the open position and the slit is opened to form the second opening.

According to another aspect of the present design, there is provided a seat cover for use with a backrest of a seat, comprising a backrest cover sized to fit the backrest of the seat, the backrest cover comprising an openable and closable flap, wherein when opened the seat cover includes a flap opening and a slit formed adjacent the flap opening. Opening the flap and the slit enables the seat cover to be installed over a headrest provided with the seat, the flap is closable under the headrest, and the slit is closable.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the claimed subject matter may be employed and the claimed subject matter is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features may become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

