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WO1997033767A1
WO1997033767A1 PCT/GB1997/000689 GB9700689W WO9733767A1 WO 1997033767 A1 WO1997033767 A1 WO 1997033767A1 GB 9700689 W GB9700689 W GB 9700689W WO 9733767 A1 WO9733767 A1 WO 9733767A1
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cover
shirt
headrest
club
seat
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Darren Vincent Pallett
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Darren Vincent Pallett
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Priority to AU19342/97A priority Critical patent/AU1934297A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
    • A47C7/38—Supports for the head or the back for the head, e.g. detachable
    • A47C7/386—Detachable covers for headrests
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/58—Seat coverings
    • B60N2/60—Removable protective coverings

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  • the present invention relates to headrest covers, and particularly but not exclusively to headrest covers for vehicles.
  • Seats in vehicles often comprise a headrest portion, which may either be integrally formed with the back of the seat, or may be removably attached to the back of the seat.
  • a headrest The principal purpose of a headrest is to support the head of a person reclining in the seat. Headrests are thus prone to soiling from people's hair, and it is one object of this present invention to obviate or mitigate this problem.
  • a cover for a headrest of a seat the cover being so as to represent a shirt.
  • the cover locates over the headrest portion to protect the headrest from soiling.
  • the cover represents a shirt relating to a particular organisation, activity or the like, such as a sporting team.
  • the cover may represent a shirt of a football club, cricket club, rugby club, basketball club, American football club and the like.
  • the cover may represent a shirt of a regional or national sporting team.
  • the cover is generally in the shape of a shirt, with a portion representing a body portion of a shirt locatable over the headrest portion to provide said protection and desirably further portions representing sleeves on each side thereof and preferably also a portion representing a shirt collar, are provided.
  • the cover is removably locatable over a seat headrest portion, and desirably a headrest portion of a vehicle seat.
  • the cover may bear a logo or other means representative of the particular organisation, activity, team etc.
  • the cover is preferably of appropriate colour(s) to provide the desired representation.
  • the cover may comprise promotional and/or informational material thereon.
  • Fig. 1 shows a cover according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows the cover if in Fig. 1 in position for use on a headrest portion of a seat.
  • the invention provides a cover 10 for the head rest H of a seat S, the cover 10 being so shaped to be locatable over the headrest H of a seat S to protect the headrest H and to represent a shirt.
  • the cover 10 is generally of a shape and design representing a sporting shirt.
  • the cover 10 comprises a body portion 12 locatable over and around the headrest H to substantially cover the headrest H (Fig. 2) to protect the headrest H from soiling.
  • Sleeve portions 14 are provided on respective sides 16 of the body por ⁇ tion 12, to represent the sleeves of the shirt.
  • a collar portion 18 is provided on the in-use upper end 20 of the body portion 12 to represent the collar of a shirt.
  • the cover 10 can represent a shirt indicative of a particular organisation, activity or the like.
  • the shirt may resemble the shirt of a particular sporting team, such as a football, cricket, rugby, basketball, American football club and the like. Alternatively it could resemble a shirt used in relation to any other particular activity or organisation.
  • Emblems such as team emblems representatively shown at 22 in Fig. 1 are provided on the cover 10 as necessary such that the cover 10 provides an accurate representation of a particular shirt.
  • the cover is likewise appropriate coloured to represent for example team colours.
  • the cover 10 can be made of washable fabric, or alternatively may be of disposable material such as paper.
  • the cover 10 is located over a headrest H of a seat S either when protection of the headrest particularly from soiling is required, and/or when it is desired to signify a person's support for a particular sporting team or club etc.
  • the invention would be located over a headrest H when sporting fans are travelling to a venue to see their team play.
  • the cover 10 is slidingly located down around the headrest H until in position as shown in Fig. 2. In this position, the cover 10 resembles a sporting team shirt, and whilst being attractive and signifying support of the team, also provides cover of the headrest H against soiling. It will be apparent that the cover 10 is readily removable either when not wanted or to be washed.
  • the invention also has the added advantage of being safely contained in the vehicle and thereby less prone to damage or theft.

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Abstract

A cover (10) for a headrest (H) of a vehicle seat (S), the cover (10) being generally in the shape of or otherwise to represent, a shirt. The cover (10) has a body portion (12) locatable over a headrest (H) and sleeve portions (14) on respective sides (16) of the body portion (12). A collar portion (18) is also provided. The cover (10) is designed to represent a shirt indicative of a particular organisation, activity or the like, such as a football, rugby, basketball team or the like.

Description

Headrest Covers
The present invention relates to headrest covers, and particularly but not exclusively to headrest covers for vehicles.
Seats in vehicles often comprise a headrest portion, which may either be integrally formed with the back of the seat, or may be removably attached to the back of the seat.
The principal purpose of a headrest is to support the head of a person reclining in the seat. Headrests are thus prone to soiling from people's hair, and it is one object of this present invention to obviate or mitigate this problem.
Further, people who support particular activities or organisations, such as sporting teams and clubs often wish to signify their support by adorning themselves and their property, such as their motor vehicle, with representations of the particular sporting team or club. However adorning a vehicle with temporary representations that can be quickly and effectively removed is a well recognised problem. Conventionally supporters tend to place stickers on their vehicle windows which often prove difficult to remove without leaving unwanted marks. Alternatively supporters mount a team scarf through a window by clamping the scarf between the window and the window frame. This however suffers from the drawback of the scarf being vulnerable to be stolen when the vehicle is stationary and also to escape from being clamped when the vehicle is moving.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a further means for adorning a vehicle with means signifying support of a particular activity, organisation or the like.
According to the present invention there is provided a cover for a headrest of a seat, the cover being so as to represent a shirt. Preferably the cover locates over the headrest portion to protect the headrest from soiling.
Preferably the cover represents a shirt relating to a particular organisation, activity or the like, such as a sporting team. The cover may represent a shirt of a football club, cricket club, rugby club, basketball club, American football club and the like.
The cover may represent a shirt of a regional or national sporting team.
Preferably the cover is generally in the shape of a shirt, with a portion representing a body portion of a shirt locatable over the headrest portion to provide said protection and desirably further portions representing sleeves on each side thereof and preferably also a portion representing a shirt collar, are provided.
Preferably the cover is removably locatable over a seat headrest portion, and desirably a headrest portion of a vehicle seat.
The cover may bear a logo or other means representative of the particular organisation, activity, team etc. The cover is preferably of appropriate colour(s) to provide the desired representation.
Alternatively or additionally the cover may comprise promotional and/or informational material thereon.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- Fig. 1 shows a cover according to the present invention; and Fig. 2 shows the cover if in Fig. 1 in position for use on a headrest portion of a seat.
Referring to the drawings, the invention provides a cover 10 for the head rest H of a seat S, the cover 10 being so shaped to be locatable over the headrest H of a seat S to protect the headrest H and to represent a shirt.
In more detail, the cover 10 is generally of a shape and design representing a sporting shirt. The cover 10 comprises a body portion 12 locatable over and around the headrest H to substantially cover the headrest H (Fig. 2) to protect the headrest H from soiling.
Sleeve portions 14 are provided on respective sides 16 of the body por¬ tion 12, to represent the sleeves of the shirt. A collar portion 18 is provided on the in-use upper end 20 of the body portion 12 to represent the collar of a shirt.
The cover 10 can represent a shirt indicative of a particular organisation, activity or the like. In particular, the shirt may resemble the shirt of a particular sporting team, such as a football, cricket, rugby, basketball, American football club and the like. Alternatively it could resemble a shirt used in relation to any other particular activity or organisation.
Emblems, such as team emblems representatively shown at 22 in Fig. 1 are provided on the cover 10 as necessary such that the cover 10 provides an accurate representation of a particular shirt. The cover is likewise appropriate coloured to represent for example team colours.
The cover 10 can be made of washable fabric, or alternatively may be of disposable material such as paper.
In use, the cover 10 is located over a headrest H of a seat S either when protection of the headrest particularly from soiling is required, and/or when it is desired to signify a person's support for a particular sporting team or club etc. For example, it is envisaged that the invention would be located over a headrest H when sporting fans are travelling to a venue to see their team play.
The cover 10 is slidingly located down around the headrest H until in position as shown in Fig. 2. In this position, the cover 10 resembles a sporting team shirt, and whilst being attractive and signifying support of the team, also provides cover of the headrest H against soiling. It will be apparent that the cover 10 is readily removable either when not wanted or to be washed. The invention also has the added advantage of being safely contained in the vehicle and thereby less prone to damage or theft.
Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the Applicant claims protection in respect of any paten table feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.

Claims

1. A cover for a headrest of a seat, the cover being so as to represent a shirt.
2. A cover as claimed in claim 1, in which the cover locates over the headrest portion to protect the headrest from soiling.
3. A cover as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the cover represents a shirt relating to a particular organisation, activity or the like, such as a sporting team.
4. A cover as claimed in claim 3, in which the cover represents a shirt of a football club, cricket club, rugby club, basketball club, American football club and the like.
5. A cover as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, in which the cover represents a shirt of a regional or national sporting team.
6. A cover as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the cover is generally in the shape of a shirt, with a portion representing a body portion of a shirt locatable over the headrest portion to provide said protection.
7. A cover as claimed in claim 6, in which further portions representing sleeves are provided on each side of the body portion.
8. A cover as claimed in claim 6 or claim 7, in which a portion representing a shirt collar is provided.
9. A cover as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the cover is removably locatable over a seat headrest portion.
10. A cover as claimed in claim 9, in which the cover is locatable over a headrest portion of a vehicle seat.
11. A cover as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the cover bears a logo or other means representative of the particular organisation, activity, team etc.
12. A cover as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the cover is of appropriate colour(s) to provide the desired representation.
13. A cover as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the cover comprises promotional and/or informational material thereon.
14. A cover substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
15. Any novel subject matter or combination including novel subject matter disclosed, whether or not within the scope of or relating to the same invention as any of the preceding claims.
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19850014A1 (en) * 1998-10-30 2000-05-04 Ralf Kollinger Car seat or car seat cover
EP3798051A1 (en) * 2019-09-25 2021-03-31 Walser GmbH Head support protective cover

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2264438A (en) * 1992-02-03 1993-09-01 Stratton Toys Ltd Headrest cover for car seat
GB2269742A (en) * 1992-08-18 1994-02-23 Jane Page Child`s head support
WO1996034777A1 (en) * 1995-05-03 1996-11-07 Junk, Scott Cover for headrest of automobile seat

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US4694511A (en) * 1986-06-13 1987-09-22 Estes Donna L Combination garment and protective seat cover
US4695092A (en) * 1986-10-06 1987-09-22 Hittie Debra A Padded infant seat liner
GB2215198B (en) * 1988-02-22 1991-03-06 Peter Fitzgerald Car seat covers
US5112104A (en) * 1989-10-02 1992-05-12 Giancarlo De Giacomi Car seat cover having the appearance of animals

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2264438A (en) * 1992-02-03 1993-09-01 Stratton Toys Ltd Headrest cover for car seat
GB2269742A (en) * 1992-08-18 1994-02-23 Jane Page Child`s head support
WO1996034777A1 (en) * 1995-05-03 1996-11-07 Junk, Scott Cover for headrest of automobile seat

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19850014A1 (en) * 1998-10-30 2000-05-04 Ralf Kollinger Car seat or car seat cover
EP3798051A1 (en) * 2019-09-25 2021-03-31 Walser GmbH Head support protective cover

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