US4668011A
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Seating unit and method of construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-13
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-08-13
Abstract
Abstract The invention herein disclosed relates to an improved method of upholstering seating units having rigid frames. After the rigid frame is constructed and various surfaces including its seat and back portions covered with a resilient foam layer, an upholstery cover 26 is positioned over the frame and secured thereto through the use of rigid bars 34 carried in casings 32 that extend around the perimeter of the bottom of the cover 26. The bars 34 have adjustment holes 36 which engage studs 16 on the frame. Wing nuts 38 secure the bars 34 to the studs 16.
Inventors
- 👤 Lee H. Fister, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:01
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C31/00; A47C31/10; A47C31/11; A47C31/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A chair comprising, a rigid frame comprising a base having side members, a front member and a rear member, said frame forming a seat and back area, a resilient material overlying said frame, including said seat and back area, a one-piece upholstery cover having a seat and back portion and an open bottom portion, fabric casings sewn around the open bottom portion of said cover, rigid bars in said fabric casings and removable therefrom, a plurality of studs in the side, front and back members, a plurality of groups of adjustment holes in each bar, said holes spaced perpendicularly from the longitudinal axis of said bar and engageable with said studs for adjusting the tension of said cover relative to the rigid frame, means to hold said bars to said studs, and a plurality of removable plates overlying a plurality of said bars when said bars engage said studs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A chair comprising, a rigid frame comprising a base having side members, a front member and a rear member, said frame forming a seat and back area, a resilient material overlying said frame, including said seat and back area, a one-piece upholstery cover having a seat and back portion and an open bottom portion, fabric casings sewn around the open bottom portion of said cover, rigid bars in said fabric casings and removable therefrom, a plurality of studs in the side, front and back members, a plurality of groups of adjustment holes in each bar, said holes spaced perpendicularly from the longitudinal axis of said bar and engageable with said studs for adjusting the tension of said cover relative to the rigid frame, means to hold said bars to said studs, and a plurality of removable plates overlying a plurality of said bars when said bars engage said studs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The chair of claim 1 wherein each group of adjustment holes contains three adjustment holes in alignment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The chair of claim 2 wherein the bars are rectangular in cross-section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The chair of claim 2 wherein the bars are removable from said casings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The chair of claim 1 wherein at least one arm is removably attached to the frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A seating unit comprising a plurality of chairs of claim 4 removably secured together by U-shaped ganging clips that engage a side of one chair and the adjoining side or arm of an adjacent chair.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The seating unit of claim 5 having fastening means securing said U-shaped ganging clips to the side of one chair and the side or arm of the adjoining chair.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The seating unit of claim 6 wherein the bars are rectangular in cross-section and are removable from said casings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The seating unit of claim 2 or 8 wherein the means to hold said bars to said studs are wing nuts.
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