Seat covers

Claim 1

A seat cover for a seat part of an automobile seat having an upstanding backrest part, said seat part having top, bottom, side, front and rear surfaces, said seat cover comprising an upper portion of relatively non-elastic seat material to cover the top surface of the seat part and terminating in a defined edge on a rear extension thereof, front and side portions of elastic material extending downwardly from the upper portion of relatively non-elastic seat material to extend over the front and side surfaces of the seat part, a band portion of elastic material extending between the side portions of elastic material for positioning around the rear surface of the seat part, the band portion of elastic material being unattached to the upper portion to provide an opening between the band portion and said defined edge, said seat cover being installable without opening said band or removing said backrest by said band being stretchable so that the seat cover can be installed on the seat part by sliding said backrest through said opening so that when in place on the seat part the band is then stretched across the rear surface of the seat part, and a flap portion of elastic material extending beneath the seat part between the front and the rear, and means for securing the flap portion so as to be stretched between the front portion and the defined edge.