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Granted Patent B2
US 12,108,883 · App. 17/863,161 · Granted Oct 8, 2024

Portable and compact seat cover and user protector

Inventor: Julie Skochenski (Lino Lakes, MN)
Assignee: Julie Skochenski
A47C31/113A47C31/116
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Patent No.
US 12,108,883
App. No.
17/863,161
Granted
Oct 8, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable, compactable seating barrier for positioning between a user and a seating surface and with a soft and/or moisture wicking material having a first and second side with one side comprising a non-slip texture on at least a portion thereof, and wherein the material has a first dimension that is in the range of approximately 18 inches to approximately 25 inches in length and a second dimension that is in the range of approximately 18 inches to approximately 25 inches in width and a thickness that is less than ⅓ inch.

Claims (16)

1. A portable, compact seating barrier comprising:

a single layer moisture wicking material having a first and second side wherein at least one of the first or second sides further comprises a non-slip texture layer on at least a portion thereof; and

a hemmed, sewn, sealed, or finished perimeter edge,

wherein the barrier has a first dimension that is in a range of approximately 18 inches to approximately 25 inches in length and a second dimension that is in a range of approximately 18 inches to approximately 25 inches in width and a thickness that is between 1/15 and 1/9 inch,

wherein the moisture wicking material is microfiber and wherein the non-slip texture comprises silicon, and

wherein the barrier is rollable into a rolled-up configuration to reduce an area of the barrier by at least ⅓ for compact stowage.

2. The seating barrier of claim 1 , wherein the seating barrier is rectangular in overall shape and comprises smooth edges and rounded corners.

3. The seating barrier of claim 1 , wherein the non-slip texture is printed in a spaced apart repeating pattern or abstract design such that the second side of the seating barrier has a non-flat surface topography.

4. The seating barrier of claim 1 , wherein the second side comprises the non-slip texture on approximately 1% to 100% of a surface area of the second side.

5. The seating barrier of claim 4 , wherein the second side comprises the non-slip texture on approximately 25% to 75% of the surface area of the second side.

6. A skin and clothing protector comprising:

a single layer microfiber material having a non-flat or textured back side further comprising a non-slip material layer for contacting a seating surface and retaining the protector thereon and a front side for contacting a user's skin and/or clothing,

wherein the protector has dimensions sufficient to cover a horizontal surface area of the seating surface and a thickness between 1/15 and 1/9 inch, and wherein the protector is rollable into a rolled-up configuration to reduce an area of the protector by at least ⅓ 0 for compact stowage.

7. The protector of claim 6 wherein the non-flat or textured back side comprises one or more areas of silicon configured to increase a co-efficient of friction between the microfiber material and the seating surface.

8. The protector of claim 7 wherein the skin and clothing protector is machine washable for re-use.

9. The protector of claim 8 wherein the protector prevents the user's skin or clothing from contacting the seating surface.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63330116 · Apr 12, 2022
Related Publication 20230320493A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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