Patent ID: 7802845
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A seat caddy, comprising: a top portion operable to engage a bench, the top portion having a front side and a rear side such that when engaged with the bench, the front side aligns with a front side of the bench and the rear side aligns with a rear side of the bench; at least one rigid bench engagement member attached to the top portion near the rear side such that the bench engagement member comprises a vertical configuration to couple with, and is configured to engage the bench to oppose an upward rotation of the top portion away from the bench in the presence of a moment force at the front side of the top portion, the seat engagement member being rotatably attached to the bottom side of the top portion such that the seat engagement member assumes a horizontal orientation when the seat engagement member rotates to a storage position being parallel with the bottom side of the top portion; and a storage cavity removably attached to the top portion near the front side such that the storage cavity hangs from the top portion in front of the bench and such that the storage cavity generates a moment force at the front side of the top portion causing the bench engagement member to engage the bench; and at least one securing mechanism projecting from the bottom side of the top portion for engaging each seat engagement member when the seat engagement member is rotated to the storage position wherein the securing mechanism comprises a plastic engagement device with a concave slot facing away from the bottom side of the top portion, the securing mechanism securely holding the seat engagement member in the storage position when the seat engagement member rotates to pass through the opening of the securing mechanism, and the seat engagement member being releasably detachable from the securing mechanism when rotated into the vertical configuration to hook around the seat.