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A seat or seat cover having an integral or detachable upwardly extending wall subassembly particularly advantageous for use on a vehicle seat to prevent items from falling into the gap defined by the seat and console of a vehicle and the gap defined by the seat and door of the vehicle. The seat pref

A seat or seat cover having an integral or detachable upwardly extending wall subassembly particularly advantageous for use on a vehicle seat to prevent items from falling into the gap defined by the seat and console of a vehicle and the gap defined by the seat and door of the vehicle. The seat preferably has a flap installed thereon to which the wall assembly may be attached and detached. In another embodiment, the flap may conceal an area on the seat adapted to secure to the wall assembly. A seat cover may have an integral wall subassembly on one or both sides secured to its seams. In another embodiment, a conversion kit for seats which do not have flaps is provided wherein a securement means may be attached to one or both sides of a vehicle seat and said wall assembly attached thereto.

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1. A seat for a vehicle having a sitting surface and four side walls secured thereto at a side seam, comprising a flap secured to the side seam, a wall assembly securement means attached to said seat, and at least one detachable wall assembly, said wall assembly having a seat attachment means comple

1. A seat for a vehicle having a sitting surface and four side walls secured thereto at a side seam, comprising a flap secured to the side seam, a wall assembly securement means attached to said seat, and at least one detachable wall assembly, said wall assembly having a seat attachment means complementary to said wall assembly securement means on said seat. 2. The seat of claim 1, wherein the location of said flap is the medial side of said seat, and wherein said wall assembly once secured thereto prevents objects from falling into the gap defined by a vehicle seat and the console of a passenger vehicle. 3. The seat of claim 1, wherein the location of said flap is the door side of said seat cover, and wherein said wall assembly once secured thereto prevents objects from falling into the gap defined by a vehicle seat and the door of a passenger vehicle. 4. The seat of claim 1, wherein said seat has a flap on the medial side and the door side thereof and wherein two wall assemblies may be secured to said seat cover on the medial and door side respectively. 5. The seat of claim 1, wherein said wall assembly securement means is attached to the side wall of said seat, and wherein said flap has a first downward position which conceals said wall assembly securement means and a second upward position which reveals said wall assembly securement means, whereby when said flap is in said second upward position said wall assembly may be attached to said seat via securement of said complementary fastening means. 6. The seat of claim 1, wherein said flap is secured to said seat along the top edge and the two side edges, forming an inverted pocket, and wherein said flap has an inside surface and an outside surface. 7. The seat of claim 6, wherein said wall assembly securement means is secured to said inside surface of said flap. 8. The seat of claim 6, wherein said wall assembly securement means is secured to said side wall of said vehicle seat, and covered by said flap. 9. The seat of claim 6, wherein said wall assembly has a bent edge having an inner and an outer surface, said bent edge attaching to said seat by slipping upwardly into said inverted pocket and securing to a surface selected from said flap and said side wall. 10. The seat of claim 9, wherein said bent edge inner surface has a fastening means attached thereto and said wall assembly fastening means complementary to said bent edge inner surface fastening means is on said inner flap surface. 11. The seat of claim 9, wherein said bent edge outer surface has a fastening means attached thereon, and said wall assembly fastening means complementary to said bent edge outer surface fastening means is secured to said vehicle seat side wall. 12. A conversion kit for passenger vehicles comprising one or more wall assemblies made of soft semi-sturdy material, wherein each wall assembly has a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges and an inner and outer side extending between said edges, and wherein a seat fastening means is attached to the inner side along said bottom edge, and a wall assembly fastening means for securing to a side of a vehicle seat, wherein said seat fastening means and said wall assembly fastening means are complementary. 13. A vehicle seating device comprising a vehicle seat and wall/guard for attachment to the vehicle seat, the wall/guard having a first long side and a second long side and two short sides, said second long side further comprising a bent end, said bent end structured to allow wall/guard to slide into a shallow inverted pocket provided on the vehicle seat. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein said bent end further comprises a first inner side and a second inner side and provides a securing means on one or both of said inner sides wherein said securing means of the bent end are complimentary to securing means inside said shallow inverted pocket.