Patent ID: 7150499

Claim:
A collapsible cover for protecting an occupant in a seating unit having a head region and a foot region, the cover comprising: a body comprised of a flexible material having a top portion and at least one side wall portion, the top portion having a generally ellipse shape and having a length to span the distance between the head region and foot region of the seating unit and a width to span the width of the seating unit; the sidewall portion comprising a pair of generally semi circular side panel membranes to either side of the top portion connected to the top portion along a substantial portion of the periphery of the top portion to provide an arched configuration to the top portion; a closed loop frame member of a flexible coil-able material, being movable between an extended orientation to allow the cover to be attached to the seating unit and a collapsed orientation to allow for a reduced size of the cover for transport and storage the dosed loop frame member being connected to the periphery of the top portion to provide in the extended orientation an arched ellipse shape about the length of the top portion; and a skirt attached to the side panel membranes such that the skirt allows for releasable attachment of the cover to the seating unit.