Furniture construction

Claim 1

AN UPHOLSTERED CHAIR CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A CONTOURED SUPPORTING SHELL FORMING A LARGE SEATING CONCAVITY, SAID CONTOURED SUPPORTING SHELL HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION DEFINING A SEATING SURFACE, HAVING AN UPSTANDING BACK PORTION EXTENDING AROUND THE REAR OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION TO FORM A BACK AND FORWARDING ALONG THE SIDES OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION TO FORM SIDES, SAID SHELL HAVING A CONTINUOUS FLANGE AROUND ITS ENTIRE PERIPHERY, WITH SAID FLANGE TERMINATING IN A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL EDGE; SAID FLANGE EXTENDING GENERALLY REARWARDLY FROM SAID BACK, EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM SAID SIDES, AND EXTENDING GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY FROM THE FRONT OF SAID BOTTOM PORTION; BASE SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID SHELL; AN UPHOLSTERY PAD OVER THE SEATING SURFACE OF SAID SHELL, HAVING A CONTOURED CONFIGURATION TO MATCH THAT OF SAID SHELL, THE OUTER EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID PAD HAVING A TAPERED CONFIGURATION TOWARD SAID PERIPHERAL EDGE BUT TERMINATING SHORT OF SAID EDGE TO LEAVE A MARGINAL EDGE AREA OF SHELL EXPOSED; A COVER SHEET OVER SAID PAD, HAVING A CONTOURED CONFIGURATION TO MATCH THAT OF SAID SHELL AND SAID PAD, AND EXTENDING OVER SAID MARGINAL EDGE AREA TO SAID SHELL PERIPHERAL EDGE; AT LEAST THE EDGE AREAS OF SAID PAD BEING ADHESIVELY BONDED TO SAID SHELL IN SAID MARGINAL BEING ADHESIVELY BONDED TO SAID SHELL IN SAID MARGINAL EDGE AREA, AND BEING ADHESIVELY BONDED TO SAID PAD IN AT LEAST THE EDGE AREAS OF SAID PAD; A FLEXIBLE, DECORATIVE, PROTECTIVE U-SHAPED STRIP ENVELOPING THE EDGES OF SAID SHELL AND COVER SHEET; SAID STRIP HAVING ONE LEG OVERLAPPING AND SECURED TO SAID COVER SHEET IN SAID MARGINAL EDGE AREA, AND THE OTHER LEG OVERLAPPING AN ADHESIVELY BONDED TO SAID SHELL OPPOSITE SAID MARGINAL EDGE AREA, WHEREBY EVEN THOUGH SAID SHELL HAS A LARGE CONCAVITY AREA NORMALLY SUBJECT TO EXTENSIVE USE, SAID PAD AND COVER REMAIN SECURELY RETAINED THEREON.