Upholstery edging

Claim 2

An edging strip for upholstery cover fabric covering a seatlike base structure and having long, free edges to be fastened to adjacent elements of the upholstery structure comprising: a continuous, long, narrow, randomly oriented, non-woven, fiber strip which is relatively smooth and stiffer than the upholstery fabric and is characterized by resisting stretching in all of its planar directions; said strip being arranged along and overlapping an edge of the fabric and stitched thereto by a continuous line of stitches; the strip being double bent at the line of stitches to form overlapped plys, with the inner ply being in face to face contact with the fabric edge portion between the line of stitches and the adjacent fabric edge, and the outer ply overlapping the inner ply and extending outwardly of the edge thereof; the free edge of the outer ply being bent into a continuous tubular portion for receiving an elongated stiffening rod inserted therein; wherein the outer ply may be fastened, adjacent its rod receiving portion, to another element for securing the upholstery edge thereto, and the double bent strip reinforces, stiffens the edge of, and prevents puckering and wrinkling of the fabric.

Claim 3

An edging strip as defined in claim 1, and said strip being centrally bent approximately in half along its length direction, wherein each of said plys is formed of a double thickness; and said tubular portion being formed by the centrally bent portion.

Claim 4

An edging strip as defined in claim 1, and wherein the bent free edge of the outer ply is secured to the body of the ply by means of a line of heat welds extending the length of the strip.

Claim 5

An edging strip as defined in claim 1, and wherein the fibers forming such strip comprise linearly oriented polypropylene fibers felted together into non-woven cloth.

Claim 6

An upholstery edge construction comprising: an upholstery cover formed of an outer sheet of upholstery fabric, covering a thick sheet of resilient foamed rubber-like material backed by a sheet of cloth and having an elongated edge to be fastened to another upholstery structural element; an edging strip formed of a continuous, long, narrow, randomly oriented, non-woven fibrous sheet which is characterized by being stiffer than said cover, smooth surfaced and stretch resistant in all of its planar directions; said strip being bent along its lengthwise direction to form two overlapping plys and being secured to the cover by a line of stitches extending parallel to but spaced inwardly of said cover elongated edge, the stitches extending through the cover fabric sheet and cloth and compressing them tightly together along the line of the stitches; and the outer ply of the strip having its free edge bent into a continuous tubular edge portion extending the length of the strip and receiving a relatively stiff, rod-like member extending the length thereof; wherein the outer ply portion, adjacent its tubular edge portion, may be secured to said structural element for securing the cover thereto, and the double bent strip reinforces, stiffens the edge of, and prevents puckering and wrinkling of the cover fabric.

Claim 7

An upholstery edge construction comprising: an upholstery cover formed of an outer sheet of upholstery fabric, covering a thick sheet of resilient foamed rubber-like material backed by a sheet of cloth and having an elongated edge to be fastened to another upholstery structural element; an edging strip formed of a continuous, long, narrow, randomly oriented, non-woven fibrous sheet which is characterized by being stiffer than said cover, smooth surfaced and stretch resistant in all of its planar directions; said strip being bent along its lengthwise direction to form two overlapping plys and being secured to the cover by a line of stitches extending parallel to but spaced inwardly of said cover elongated edge, the stitches extending through the cover fabric sheet and cloth and compressing them tightly together along the line of the stitches; and the outer ply of the strip having its free edge bent into a continuous tubular edge portion extending the length of the strip and receiving a relatively stiff, rod-like member extending the length thereof; wherein the outer ply portion, adjacent its tubular edge portion, may be secured to said structural element for securing the cover thereto, and the double bent strip reinforces, stiffens the edge of, and prevents puckering and wrinkling of the cover fabric.

Claim 8

A construction as defined in claim 5, and said strip being centrally bent approximately in half along its length direction, wherein each of said plys is formed of a double thickness, and said tubular portion being formed by the centrally bent portion.

Claim 9

A construction as defined in claim 5, and wherein the bent free edge of the outer ply is secured to the body of the ply by means of a line of heat welds extending the length of the strip.

Claim 10

A construction as defined in claim 7, and wherein the fibers forming said strip comprise linearly oriented, polypropylene fibers felted together into non-woven cloth.

Claim 11

A construction as defined in claim 5, and the cover fabric and the sheet beinG substantially free of connection to each other, except at their edges.