US1659405A - Garment protector and seat pad - Google Patents

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Feb M; wm I www5 E. P. LOVE GARMENT PROTECTOR AND SEAT PAD Filed Nov. 2. 1.925

Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR P. LOVE, F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARMENT PROTECTOR AND SEAT FAD.

My invention relates to improvements in garment protector and seat pads, and has for its primary object a device which can be used either as a garment protector orfa seat pad.

A further object is to construct a device which consists of a singlelstrip of material having spaced apart pockets formed on one face, one edge of the pockets being normally l0 open so that a-pad can be inserted therein.

A still further object is to construct a garment protector and seat pad in which the padding is removable and interchangeable so that it is possible to pad the seat member only, the back member only, or both members.l My device can be used either for automobiles to protect garments without the 'pad or it can be used with the pad for use on lawn furniture, park benches, etc. with or without the pad as desired, thus per- /mitting the user to have either asoft or hard seat according to his individual tastes.

It canalso be used as a pad in automobilesin order to either raise the seat or to fill out the back and make the seat of the vehicle shorter, thus eliminating the necessity of buying a separate back cushion where the individual desires to sit farther toward the front of the seat and still have' a complete back rest.

One of the essential features of my device is that a continuous strip of flexible material is used so that there will be abso lutely no hinge connections between the seat ,5 and back members necessary.

In the drawings: J

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my device as laid out flat;

Fig. 2 is a side view of 'the same;

0 Fig. 3 is a viewv showing the back member at an' angle to the seat member;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental section. of one of the members taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

5 Fig. 5 is a similar view with a pad inserted;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1; `and Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmental sec- 0 tional view showing the manner of folding over the edges of the backing so as to secure a neat appearance.

In the construction of my device, I employ a backing 8,. which is of any flexible 5 material, such as pantesote or similar flexible water-proof material although, if desired, other fabrics, such as canvas or the like, can be utilized therefor. Located on one face of the strip 8 and adjacent each end is a sheet 9 which is preferably of straw matting. These sheets are of slightly less wldth than the strip 8 and of less than onchalf the length of the sheet. After these sheets have been placed in position, the edges of the strip 8 are folded over the top face of each sheet along three edges so as to form a binding 10 therefor. The edges 11 of the sheet 8 are bent under the binding as indicated in Fig. 7 so that a smooth edge will be presented and allraveling of the material is prevented. It will be noted from Fig. l that the binding 10 surrounds three sides of the sheets 9, the remaining side of eachsheet is provided with a separate binding 1Q. This binding, however, is attached only to the sheets 9 so that when the device isl complete, a pair of pockets will be formed on one face of the strip/ `8, which pockets extend toward ea-ch other and have their adjacent edges 13 spaced apart and normally open. In other words, the strip 8 is provided on one face with spaced apart complementary pockets. In this way a strip 14 is left between the pockets which is exible, and a continuation of the back, and which is re-inforced along its edges so that the sheet can be readily bent or folded upon itself as desired.

My Adevice also has the edges 13 of the pockets equipped with snap fasteners 15, which are designed to engage knobs or buttons 16 carried by the strip 8 so that the pockets can be closed and prevent the pad 17 from slipping out. This pad may be either a sheet of felt or it may be constructed of a stuffed casing. This feature, however, is optional, the idea being to make a pad for each or either of the pockets which is readily removable so that the device can' be used with or without the same. The folded over edge 10 is secured in position by means of stitching which'passcs through it,through the sheets 9 and the strip`8. My device can be used on either side, that is the sheets 9 can be placed next to the seat and back and the user sit on the sheet 8 or the sheet 8 placed against the seat and `back and the straw matting or sheet 9 used for the seat and back."

The pad 17 can be used in either the seat section or back section, or in both, or omitted entirely as desired. The sheet 8 is preferably of water-proof material so that the same can be used in amusement parks, or on lawn furniture especially after a rain without any danger of a person getting damp clothes.

As will be seen from Fig. 3 my device when in use comprises both a seat section and a back section but, if it is desired, the device may be folded in such a manner as to cover either only the seat or only the back. This renders it especially useful for automobiles as both pockets can have a pad inserted and then folded upon itself, and then be used as a back pad so as to shift the party using the seat forward.

The glove or snap fastener may be eliminated from my device if found desirable, or for reducing the cost of manufacture without departing from the spirit of my invention, the essential feature being a backing strip, which is continuous and which has complementary pockets at each end, the opposing edges of the pockets being spaced apart so as to allow iexibility Without the necessity of forming any hinge connections, the pockets being so constructed that the pad can be readily inserted or removed, as the user of the protector may desire.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is A garment protector and seat pad comprising a flexible backing, a sheet of material of less'width and of less than one-half the length of the backing located on one face of said backing and adjacent each end thereof, the edges of the backing being folded over three edges of the sheet, stitching pass ing through the backing, sheets and folded edges for securing the same together whereby spaced apart pockets are formed, which are open along their inner edges, a binding for said inner edge, and means carried by said inner edge and the backing whereby said pockets may be closed. l

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

EDGAR P. LOVE.

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