Patent ID: 8556337

Claim:
A removable thermal cooling/heating seat/backrest vehicle seat cover for providing cooling and heating comfort to a user seated thereon, comprising: a seat/backrest vehicle seat cover having top and bottom ends and laterally opposed sides; a generally rectangular rear panel formed of a durable flexible water-resistant material; a front panel including at least one large thermally insulated pocket having an outer side wall formed of a generally rectangular flexible sheet of water-resistant material, and an inner side wall formed of a generally rectangular flexible sheet of shiny reflective metalized foil laminated to closed cell polyethylene foam, the foil facing the interior of the pocket in opposed relation to said outer side wall, and the foam facing an inner facing surface of said rear panel; an adjustable upper mounting strap assembly and an adjustable lower mounting strap assembly for releasably mounting said seat cover on a backrest portion of a vehicle seat, each being adjustable to firmly engage an upper end and a lower end of said seat cover against a front surface of the backrest portion of the vehicle seat; said thermally insulated pocket adapted to receive a freezable or microwaveable gel pack; and releasable fastener means at an upper end of said pocket for enclosing the gel pack therein; said shiny reflective metalized foil laminated to closed cell polyethylene foam forming a reflective thermal barrier that radiates cold or hot temperatures emanating from the gel pak toward the said pocket outer side wall to provide cooling or heating comfort to a person occupying the covered portion of the vehicle seat, and said foam facilitating maintaining the gel pack contained in said pocket at a constant temperature.