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Armrest construction for sofas
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-08-31
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Granted: 1999-06-15
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Expires: 2018-08-31
Abstract
Abstract An armrest construction (10) for sofas (100) having a cushioned sofa back (101) and a plurality of seat cushions (102) wherein the construction (10) includes a rectangular block of cushion material (20) encased by a fabric cover unit (12) and provided with a hinged tail panel that is captively engaged between a seat cushion (102) and the sofa back (101); and wherein the top panel (31) of the cover unit (12) is provided with an aperture (31') aligned with a recess (22) in the block of cushion material (20) which is dimensioned to receive a receptacle insert (37).
Inventors
- 👤 Travis P. Toth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/54; A47C7/546; A47C7/62; A47C7/622; A47C7/624
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
An armrest construction for sofas having a cushioned sofa back and a plurality of sofa seat cushions wherein the construction consists of: an armrest body unit including an elongated rectangular block of cushion material having a top surface provided with at least one enlarged recess; a fabric cover unit including a fabric cover member having a front panel, a top panel, and a pair of opposed side panels wherein at least one of the side panels is provided with an elongated pocket and the top panel is provided with an enlarged aperture which is aligned with said enlarged recess in said block of cushion material; wherein said enlarged aperture and recess are dimensioned to receive a receptacle; and, a generally rigid rectangular tail panel connected to the cover unit by a flexible fabric hinge wherein the rigid tail panel is dimensioned to be captively engaged between the sofa cushion back and a selected sofa seat cushion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
An armrest construction for sofas having a cushioned sofa back and a plurality of sofa seat cushions wherein the construction consists of: an armrest body unit including an elongated rectangular block of cushion material having a top surface provided with at least one enlarged recess; a fabric cover unit including a fabric cover member having a front panel, a top panel, and a pair of opposed side panels wherein at least one of the side panels is provided with an elongated pocket and the top panel is provided with an enlarged aperture which is aligned with said enlarged recess in said block of cushion material; wherein said enlarged aperture and recess are dimensioned to receive a receptacle; and, a generally rigid rectangular tail panel connected to the cover unit by a flexible fabric hinge wherein the rigid tail panel is dimensioned to be captively engaged between the sofa cushion back and a selected sofa seat cushion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The construction as in claim 1; wherein the front panel of the cover member is provided with a removable decorative face panel.
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