Patent ID: 7261375

Claim:
A sling construction for positioning on a vehicle seat having a seat portion and a back rest portion extending upwardly from the seat portion, said sling construction constructed for holding a pet comprising, in combination: a bottom, generally quadrilateral configured flexible material panel, sized to fit upon a vehicle seat to provide a generally horizontal platform on said seat, said bottom panel including a front, longitudinal edge, a generally parallel back longitudinal edge, a first lateral side edge connecting the front edge and the back edge, and a second lateral side edge spaced from the first side edge and also connecting the front edge and back edge; a front side flexible material panel connected to the bottom panel front edge and extendable upwardly from the bottom panel; a first connection mechanism for attaching the front side panel at the back side of a vehicle seat and thereby supporting the front side panel extending upward from the bottom panel in a manner maintaining the bottom panel on the seat; a back side flexible material panel connected to the bottom panel back edge and extendable upwardly from the bottom panel; each of said panels comprised of solely of a flexible material which is foldable to form a seat cover upon release of the first connection mechanism; a second connection mechanism for attaching the back side panel at the front side of the back rest of said seat and thereby supporting the back side panel extending upward from the bottom panel, said panels thereby providing a three sided sling between the seats for maintaining a pet therein; a third connection mechanism for attaching the back side panel to the opposite lateral sides of a vehicle to thereby retain the back side against the back rest of the vehicle seat, whereby a pet may be maintained in said sling construction of flexible material and said sling construction will remain in an open condition during sudden vehicle stops; and a first and second connecting side panel members connecting the front panel and back panel at the first and second lateral side edges respectively, said side panels being at least partially detachable.