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Decking suspension fabric and method
Assignee: Matrex Furniture Components Inc
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Filing: 1993-03-29
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Granted: 1995-02-28
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Expires: 2013-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A decking suspension material and method of application to a furniture frame is provided whereby in one embodiment a fabric is knitted from a plurality of polymeric yarns and at least one of the yarns has a relatively high gauge. More specifically, an elastomeric polyester warp yarn is utilized having a gauge of 35 as contrasted to the other yarns which have a denier of 150. The high gauge elastomeric warp yarn consists of a monofilament which is exposed along the bottom surface of the fabric when installed on the furniture frame to provide resiliency and strength to the decking suspension material.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Tornero
- 👤 S. David Gray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:14
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/18; D10; D10B; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3325; Y10T442/335; Y10T442/3358; Y10T442/3707; Y10T442/3724; Y10T442/40; Y10T442/45; Y10T442/456; Y10T442/463; Y10T442/469; Y10T442/494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A knit decking suspension fabric for decking a furniture frame comprising: a plurality of polymeric yarns, said yarns comprising textured warp and weft knitted yarns and an elastomeric monofilament yarn positioned only in the warp direction of said fabric, said monofilament yarn having a larger gauge than said textured warp and weft knitted bars, said monofilament yarn knitted in and exposed on only one surface of said fabric to form a rib in the warp direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A knit decking suspension fabric for decking a furniture frame comprising: a plurality of polymeric yarns, said yarns comprising textured warp and weft knitted yarns and an elastomeric monofilament yarn positioned only in the warp direction of said fabric, said monofilament yarn having a larger gauge than said textured warp and weft knitted bars, said monofilament yarn knitted in and exposed on only one surface of said fabric to form a rib in the warp direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said textured yarns are knit with a full thread stitch and said monofilament yarn comprises a 1-in, 3-out stitch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said textured yarns have a denier in the 50 to 200 range.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said monofilament yarn has a gauge greater than 9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said textured yarns have a denier of 150.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said monofilament yarn has a gauge of 10-35.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of polymeric yarns comprises a trio of yarns, said trio of yarns comprising a pair of 150 denier textured yarns and a 35 gauge elastomeric monofilament yarn.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A decking suspension material for decking a furniture frame comprising: a planar base, a plurality of elastomeric polymeric yarns having a gauge in the range of 10 to 35, said polymeric yarns sewn into only one surface of said base in the warp direction only, said sewn-in yarns being exposed and forming raised parallel exposed ribs therealong.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A decking suspension material for decking a furniture frame comprising: a planar base, a plurality of elastomeric polymeric yarns having a gauge in the range of 10 to 35, said polymeric yarns sewn into only one surface of said base in the warp direction only, said sewn-in yarns being exposed and forming raised parallel exposed ribs therealong.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said base comprises a textile fabric.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge elastomeric yarns comprise monofilament oriented polyester yarns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge yarns comprise yarns having a gauge of 35.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge yarns are sewn in rows approximately 1/4 inch apart.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge yarns are sewn in parallel rows 1/8 to 1 inch apart.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 and including a foam layer, said foam layer attached to said base.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge yarns are sewn in rows approximately 1/16 of an inch wide on said base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 14 wherein said foam layer is attached to a bottom surface of said base to thereby cover said heavy gauge yarns.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said base is formed from yarns having a denier in the 50 to 200 range.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 wherein said heavy gauge yarns comprise oriented polyester yarns.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 8 and including a backing layer, said backing layer attached to said base.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 19 wherein said backing layer comprises a polypropylene fabric.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 19 wherein said backing layer comprises a needle punched mat.
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