Patent ID: 9669742
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60N,B60R

Claim:
1. An apparatus for covering a bench seat of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a seat cover having an installed configuration, the seat cover comprising: a plurality of anchoring elements secured to the seat cover, wherein, in the installed configuration, the anchoring elements cooperate to secure the seat cover to the bench seat such that: wherein the forward backrest panel comprises a first side section, a second side section, an intermediate section disposed intermediate the first side section and the second side section, and a first attachment mechanism that detachably secures the intermediate section to the first side section such that the intermediate section is entirely detachable from the first side section, wherein, in the installed configuration, the intermediate section does not extend to or abut any portion of the rearward-facing backrest member surface; wherein, in the installed configuration, the forward backrest panel comprises an upper extremity and a lower extremity, the intermediate section extending from the upper extremity to the lower extremity; wherein the plurality of anchoring elements comprises a single rear flexible strap that, in the installed configuration, extends between the first and the second triangular panel members, the rear flexible strap being fixable at one of a plurality of lengths to adjust a tension applied between the first and second triangular panel members, wherein, in the installed configuration, besides the single rear flexible strap, the apparatus is devoid of any other strap or connector between the first rear backrest panel and the second rear backrest panel; further comprising a front flexible strap, wherein, in the installed configuration, the front flexible strap selectively secures the first side section to the second side section and is positioned between the intermediate section of the forward backrest panel and the forward-facing backrest member surface of a backrest member of the bench seat, and wherein the anchoring elements further comprise at least two support straps, each support strap having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of each support strap being secured to the front flexible strap and the distal end of each support strap including a loop for receiving the rear flexible strap in an installed configuration.