Device for indicating that a chair is reserved

2. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to devices for indicating whether a seat or chair is reserved or taken and, more particularly, is directed to a hood or cover that is receivable over a back of a seat and which includes indicia indicating and/or identifying that the seat is reserved or taken.

2. Background Information

There are many times and/or situations when a seat or chair is or needs to be reserved. Such situations include concerts, sporting events, social gatherings, theaters, airplanes, restaurants and/or the like. Another typical situation is the selection and use of lounge and/or deck chairs such as those used around a swimming pool, at a resort, hotel or on a cruise ship deck. In all situations, when the seat or chair is physically occupied by an individual it is, of course, easy to determine that the seat or chair is taken. However, when the seat or chair is not physically occupied by an individual, something must be used to indicate that the seat or chair is taken or reserved.

In some situations it is easy to rope off a number of seats or chairs to indicate that the seats or chairs are reserved. In other situations, such as in indoor venues, it is easy and/or convenient to place an item on the seat or chair in order to indicate that the seat or chair is reserved. In cases, however, when a seat or chair has been occupied by a user but the user has temporarily left the chair, the user may leave one or more personal items on or about the chair in order to indicate to others that the chair is taken but that the user is currently gone. Depending on the situation, leaving one or more personal items on the seat or chair is not a recommended solution. Personal items are subject to theft or may simply blow away in outdoor venues. Use of a towel strewn on the chair or a placard placed on the chair may also blow away in outdoor venues.

Leaving too few items on or around the seat or chair when unoccupied leaves the impression that the seat or chair is not reserved or taken and thereby prompting someone to take over the chair. Also, because the number and/or desirable location of chairs are limited, arguments may ensue as to whether a chair is actually taken or reserved. In order to alleviate or prevent such arguments, it would be desirable to have an unambiguous manner or way of indicating that a chair or seat is taken without the need to leave various personal items on or around the chair. Moreover, it would be desirable if the unambiguous manner or way of indicating whether a chair or seat is reserved or taken was easy to use. It is furthermore desirable if the unambiguous manner or way of indicating whether a chair or seat is reserved or taken was also not subject to being blown away by wind or air currents.

In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device that is used with a seat or chair for indicating whether the seat or chair is reserved or taken.

This and other objects are achieved by the present invention.

The present invention is a device for a seat or chair (collectively, chair) that provides a visual indication that the chair is reserved or taken. The chair reservation device is removably received on and/or around a back of the chair. Visual indication of chair reservation is achieved by incorporating one or more reservation indicators into the device. A reservation indicator may be one or more of color, indicia, pattern, symbol, wording, emblem, marks and/or artwork. The chair reservation device may also support the reception and display of adornments and/or accessories for personalizing the chair reservation device.

In one form, the present chair reservation device is formed as a hood, cover or “hat” (collectively, hood) that is received over, onto and/or about an upper portion of a back of a chair. The chair reservation hood incorporates one or more reservation indicators that are distinguishable from one or more sides of the chair reservation hood. The chair reservation hood is thus configured to slip over, onto and be held by the top end of the back of the chair. Preferably, the chair reservation hood extends about only an upper portion of end of the chair back. In this manner, the chair reservation hood provides a distinctly discernable indication to a potential user that the particular chair is reserved or taken.

The hood may be fashioned from a stretchable material such as, but not necessarily, a polyester, nylon, spandex and/or other similar material that allows for flexibility in fitting various sized chairs. The ability to stretch allows the present chair reservation hood to fit snugly about the end/end area of the chair back. However, various sizes will be made to accommodate all types and sizes of chairs. It should be appreciated that additional types of material for the chair reservation hood may be cotton or other natural cloth/material or blend, a synthetic cloth/material or blend, or a natural/synthetic cloth/material or blend depending on the internal or external use of the chair.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above mentioned and other features, advantages and objects of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a lounge chair on which is disposed a device for indicating that the chair is reserved and/or taken and, particularly on which is disposed an embodiment of a chair reservation hood or device having and/or incorporating an indicator or indicia for visually indicating that the chair is reserved and/or taken;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the lounge chair and chair reservation hood of FIG. 1 with the chair reservation hood in exploded view relative to the lounge chair for showing the manner in which the present chair reservation hood is received onto the chair;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the chair reservation hood of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a chair on which is disposed a chair reservation hood as in FIGS. 1-3 but having different chair reservation indicator and which additionally incorporates an adornment or accessory receptor; and

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the chair of FIG. 4 wherein an adornment and/or accessory is received in the adornment/accessory receptor of the chair reservation hood.

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