Stadium cushion
View Patent ↗The present invention is a cushion. The cushion has a seat cushion and a back cushion that are attached with an attachment element. The cushion is intended to provide comfort to a patron using a stadium seat.
1. A cushion for use with a stadium seat of the type having a seat, a seat back, and a seat back support attaching the seat back to the seat, the cushion comprising:
(a) a seat cushion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion and a seat attachment element having a first end and a second end and engageable with the seat, the seat attachment element being attached at the first end to the first side portion of the seat cushion and the second end to the second side portion of the seat cushion;
(b) a back cushion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion and a seat back attachment element having a first end and a second end and engageable with the seat back, the seat back attachment element being attached at the first end to the first side portion of the back cushion and the second end to the second side portion of the back cushion;
(c) at least one flexible connection element attached to the seat cushion and the back cushion; and
(d) at least one support attachment element engageable with the seat back support to couple the back cushion to the seat back support, the at least one support attachment element being attached to the back cushion and being attachable to the seat back support without the use of tools, and further wherein the at least one support attachment element once attached to the seat back support cannot be readily removed from the seat back support without the use of a tool.
2. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the at least one support attachment element is a zip-tie.
3. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the seat attachment element is a strap.
4. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the seat attachment element is stretchable.
5. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the seat back attachment element is a strap.
6. The cushion of claim 1 wherein the seat back attachment element is stretchable.
7. A cushion for use with a stadium seat of the type having a seat, a seat back, and a seat back support component attaching the seat back to the seat, the cushion comprising:
(a) a seat cushion engageable with the seat;
(b) a back cushion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion;
(i) a stretchable strap having a first end and a second end and engageable with the seat back, the stretchable strap being attached at the first end to the first side portion of the back cushion and the second end to the second side portion of the back cushion; and
(ii) at least one support attachment element engageable with the seat back support component to couple the back cushion to the seat back support component, the at least one support attachment element being attached to the back cushion and being attachable to the seat back support without the use of tools, and further wherein the at least one support attachment element once attached to the seat back support cannot be readily removed from the seat back support without the use of a tool; and
(c) at least one flexible strap attached to the seat cushion and the back cushion.
8. The cushion of claim 7 wherein the at least one support attachment element is a zip-tie.
9. The cushion of claim 7 , further comprising a seat cushion stretchable strap -attached at each end to the seat cushion, the seat cushion stretchable strap being engageable with the seat to couple the seat cushion to the seat.
10. A method of attaching a cushion to a seat, the method comprising:
positioning a seat cushion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion on a seat so that the seat is positioned between the seat cushion and a seat attachment element having a first end and a second end and which is attached at the first end to the first side portion of the seat cushion and the second end to the second side portion of the seat cushion;
positioning a back cushion comprising a first side portion and a second side portion on a seat back so that the seat back is positioned between the back cushion and a seat back attachment element having a first end and a second end and which is attached at the first end to the first side portion of the back cushion and the second end to the second side portion of the back cushion; and
attaching at least one support attachment element to a seat back support component wherein the at least one support attachment element is attached to the seat back support without the use of tools, and further wherein the at least one support attachment element once attached to the seat back support cannot be readily removed from the seat back support without the use of a tool.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one support attachment element is a zip-tie.