Patent ID: 6659551
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A retractable seat cover for providing temporary protection to a seat having a top portion, comprising:a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing being a self-contained, compact unit for enabling the retractable seat cover to be transferred to different seats; a core body rotatably attached to the first and second ends of the housing; a retraction mechanism coupled to the core body; a piece of fabric having a top portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the fabric attached to the core body, and the top portion of the fabric extending from the housing as the fabric is unrolled from the core body and withdrawn from the housing during use of the retractable seat cover and retracting back into the housing when the retraction mechanism is activated to roll the fabric back onto the core body and into the housing during non-use of the retractable seat cover; a first fibrous adhesive patch coupled to the housing; at least one second fibrous adhesive patch coupled to one of the core body and the fabric, the at least one second fibrous adhesive patch engagable with the first fibrous adhesive patch for securing the fabric in an extended position and preventing the fabric from retracting back into the housing during use of the retractable seat cover, disengagement of the first and second patches releasing the retraction mechanism and enabling the fabric to retract back into the housing during storage of the retractable seat cover; and a strap having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends coupled to the top portion of the fabric, the strap removably positionable around the top portion of the seat for anchoring the retractable seat cover to the seat.