Abstract A cushion assembly having a seat portion and a back portion joined together. Each portion comprises an inner cover filled with resilient stuffing, an upholstery fabric outer cover, and a stiffening member inside the stuffing is inside the inner cover of the back portion. The stiffening member has a plurality of cloth tabs secured to the inner covers of both the seat portion and the back portion, and each portion is sewn together by a seam whose thread is passed through the tabs. These tabs serve not only to keep the stiffening member in place but also as cloth hinges joining the seat portion to the back portions. The stiffening member is a sheetlike member of generally rigid material and prevents the cushion from being bent back more than a certain amount so that it provides support even where the seat or sofa on which the cushion is placed has a low back.
A fully reversible cushion assembly providing back support on low-back seating members, comprising a seat portion, a back portion, each said portion comprising an inner cover, resilient stuffing filling said inner cover, and an upholstery fabric outer cover, enclosing said inner cover and inside said back portion only, a stiffening member centered inside said stuffing and centered inside said covers, said stiffening member having a plurality of cloth tabs secured thereto and to said inner covers of both said seat portion and said back portion by being sewn to them by seams whose threads pass through said tabs, said tabs thereby serving not only to keep said stiffening member in place but also as cloth hinges joining said seat portion to said back portion and enabling full reversal of the assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A fully reversible cushion assembly providing back support on low-back seating members, comprising a seat portion, a back portion, each said portion comprising an inner cover, resilient stuffing filling said inner cover, and an upholstery fabric outer cover, enclosing said inner cover and inside said back portion only, a stiffening member centered inside said stuffing and centered inside said covers, said stiffening member having a plurality of cloth tabs secured thereto and to said inner covers of both said seat portion and said back portion by being sewn to them by seams whose threads pass through said tabs, said tabs thereby serving not only to keep said stiffening member in place but also as cloth hinges joining said seat portion to said back portion and enabling full reversal of the assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The seating unit of claim 1 wherein said stuffing comprises a pair of outer layers of foamed material, centered between which is said stiffening member, surrounded by inner layers of fibrous stuffing material. The seating unit of claim 1 wherein said outer covers are secured around said inner covers by zippers so that they are removable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The seating unit of claim 1 wherein said stiffening member is a sheet-like member of generally rigid material flexible enough to provide for curvature that gives contouring support to the lumbar region of the sitter''s back.