Patent ID: 7690725

Claim:
An apparatus for providing an extendable/retractable cover to protect an article of home furniture comprising: a) a flexible sheet having a leading edge and a rear edge to serve as a cover for said furniture; b) a housing unattached to said furniture to which said rear edge is secured therein, whereby said housing may be moved from one piece of furniture to another piece of furniture without removing any attachments; c) a weight member disposed along said leading edge; d) a retractor within said housing for selectively retracting said cover into said housing when not in use; e) a pocket in said flexible sheet located between said leading and rear edges to receive a rigid member when said flexible sheet is pulled out of said housing for use, said pocket containing said rigid member being adapted to be tucked into a recess between a seat cushion and back of said furniture to prevent displacement of said cover when deployed on said furniture; f) said housing being weighted to retain said housing on a floor behind the back of said furniture; g) the leading edge of said sheet being weighted to allow said leading edge to remain on a floor below a front edge of said cushion: and h) said rigid member being removable from said recess to allow said sheet to be retracted into said housing for storage or for use on another piece of furniture.