US1415626A - Garment protector for auto seats - Google Patents

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E. L. AND A. L. FUCHS.

GARMENT PROTECTOR FOR AUTO SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1921.

1,415,626 Patented May 9, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' EDWARD L. FUCHS AND ANTHONY L. FUCHS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARMENT PROTECTOR FOR AUTO SEATS.

Application filed June 11,

To a? Z to 710m it may concern Be it known that we, EDWARD-L. FUoHs and ANTHONY L. F UCHS,- citizensof the United States, and residents of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have in-' vented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Protectors for Auto Seats. of which the following is a specification, containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accgmpanying drawings, forming a part here- 0 Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in garment protectors for auto seats, and has for its primary object the construction of a reversible seat back and a cover which not only protects the seat, butv the garment of the occupant from becoming soiled. I

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a central section of the same in the position which it assumes when in use. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionalv view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 isan enlarged sectional view, showing the method of binding the rough or cut edges of the matting.

Referring to the drawings, 4 indicates the cover for the back of a seat and 5 the cover for the seat and 6 the cover for the front end of the seat. These sections or portions are preferably made of straw or grass matting and in the construction of our improvement we first apply the binding 7 to the lower edge of the back 4 and then apply the binding 8 to the rear edge of the seat 5. We then apply a strip of fabric 9 to the upper front edge of the seat 5 and the upper edge of the portion 6 and we then apply a strip of fabric 10 on the underneath surface of the front edge of the seat 5 and on the back surface of the portion 6. After the above mentioned operations, we then take a continuous piece of binding tape 11 and sew it along the top and sides of the back 4 and seat 5 and along the'ends and lower edge of the portion 6. This continuous strip of binding tape 11 secures the portions 4, 5, and 6 in assembled form and forms a hinged connection between the back-f4 and seat 5 and reinforces the connection between the seat 5 and the portion 6. The pieces of fabric and the binding tape 11 are secured to the back. seat and front portion 6 by means of stitching. Secured to the rear edge of Specification in Letters Patent.

Patented May 9,1922. 1921. Serial No. 476,842.

the seat 5 is a tape 13. These tapes are adapted to go around the seat and be tied for holding the cover in position on the seat.

It will be observed that the continuous piece of binding tape 11 is stitched to the ends of the strips of. fabric 9 and10.

It will further be observed that the back 4 and seat 5 are secured together only at their ends so that the back 4 may conform to the back of the occupant without putting any strain appreciably on the hinged connection between the back and the seat.

It is furthermore obvious that this construction will permit the back 4 to conform to different shapes of the backs ofseats.

It will further be observed that the rear edge of the seat portion 5 and the lower edge of the back portion 4 are spaced apart. Our protector is also reversible and when it is desired to reverse the same, the strips 12 are inserted through the space between the sections 4 and 5 and then tied to the strips 13 around the seat. I

In Fig. 4 we have illustrated the method of binding the rough or cut edges of the matting, wherein we first fold over the edge of the matting and then apply the binding so as to prevent raveling or pulling apart, it being noted that the binding is stitched through the folded edge of the matting. This is necessitated for the reason that the matting comes wider than is required for a seat cover and in trimming off the selvage to get the proper'width and if the edge is not turned over as illustrated in Fig. 4, the binding-will pull out and carry "with it a part of the matting and thus in a short time destro I the utility of our device.

HZtving fully described our invention, what we claim is: I

1. A reversible and flexible garment protector for auto seats composed of a section for the back, a section for the seat, and a section for the front edge of the seat, the seat section and back section being spaced apart almost throughout their widths, a continuous piece of binding tape stitched at the outer margins of said section for holding the same in assembled form, the lower edge 5 of the back section and the rear edge of the seat section being unattached except at the side margins, so that the seat back section may conform with the shape of the seat back.

2. A reversible and flexible garment protector for auto seats comprising a section for the back, a section for the seat, and a section for the front edge of the seat formed of grass or straW matting, a continuous strip of binding tape stitched to the outer margins of said sections for holding the same together, the lower edge of the back section and the rear edge of the seat section being spaced apart and detached, except at their extreme outer ends, so that the seat back section may conform with the curvature of the back of the seat on which it is used, the front edge of the seat section and the upper edge of the section for the front edge of the seat being connected together by strips of fabric, said strips of fabric a fording hinged connection between said sections and a protector covering for the upper front edge of the seat, and tapes secured to the rear edge of the seat section and the lower edge of the section for the front edge edge of each of the seat for removably securing the protector to the seat.

3. A reversible and flexible garment protector for seats, comprising a seat .back section and a seat section formed of straw matting, adapted to be folded against each other, the adjacent edges of said sections being spaced apart and unattached, a flexible binding strip secured to three .sides of each of said sections for flexibly connecting the same together at their sides only, so that the intermediate portion of the adjacent section may be conformed to either the seat or back without putting undue strain on the sections, thereby eliminating the danger of tearing.

In testimony whereof, we names to this spgcification.

DWAR-D L. FUCHS. ANTHONY L. FUCHS.

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