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Chair with releasably detachable and interchangeable cushions
Assignee: VITTORIA INFANTI VALENTINO
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Filing: 1999-09-10
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Granted: 2000-10-24
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Expires: 2019-09-10
Abstract
Abstract The chair includes a seat back which is engaged to a seat base by an L-shaped bracket. A seat cushion is upholstered to seat cushion plate. Front and rear seat back cushions are upholstered to front and rear seat back cushion plates. The seat cushion plate includes insert molded snap fasteners which are complementary to insert molded fasteners or apertures on the seat base for releasing attaching the seat cushion plate to the seat base. Likewise, the front and rear seat back cushion plates could include insert molded snap fasteners or other hardware which are complementary to insert molded snap fasteners on the front and rear of the seat back for releasably attaching the front and rear seat back cushion plates to the front and rear of the seat back.
Inventors
- 👤 Vittorio Infanti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:59
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C13/00; A47C13/005; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A chair comprising: a seat base with an upper surface and a lower surface; legs attached to said lower surface of said seat base; a seat back with a front surface and a rear surface, said seat back being in mechanical communication with said seat base; said upper surface of said seat base including first integrally affixed female fasteners, said front surface of said seat back including second integrally affixed female fasteners and said rear surface of said seat back including third integrally affixed female fasteners; a seat cushion with a seat cushion plate including fourth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said first integrally affixed female fasteners and releasably detachably engaging the first female integral female fasteners; a front seat back cushion with front seat back cushion plate including fifth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said second integrally affixed female fasteners and releasably detachably engaging the second female integral female fasteners; a rear seat back cushion with a rear seat back cushion plate including sixth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said third and releasably detachably engaging the third female integral female fasteners.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A chair comprising: a seat base with an upper surface and a lower surface; legs attached to said lower surface of said seat base; a seat back with a front surface and a rear surface, said seat back being in mechanical communication with said seat base; said upper surface of said seat base including first integrally affixed female fasteners, said front surface of said seat back including second integrally affixed female fasteners and said rear surface of said seat back including third integrally affixed female fasteners; a seat cushion with a seat cushion plate including fourth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said first integrally affixed female fasteners and releasably detachably engaging the first female integral female fasteners; a front seat back cushion with front seat back cushion plate including fifth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said second integrally affixed female fasteners and releasably detachably engaging the second female integral female fasteners; a rear seat back cushion with a rear seat back cushion plate including sixth integrally affixed male fasteners complementary to said third and releasably detachably engaging the third female integral female fasteners.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair of claim 1 wherein said seat base is attached to said seat back by a bracket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The chair of claim 2 wherein said bracket is L-shaped and is attached to said seat base and said seat back by screws or bolts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair of claim 3 wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth fasteners are snap fasteners.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The chair of claim 4 wherein said seat back and said seat base are molded plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The chair of claim 5 wherein said seat back and said seat base are metallized, powder coated, painted, or custom molded into custom colors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The chair of claim 6 wherein said seat cushion is upholstered to said seat cushion plate, said front seat back cushion is upholstered to said front seat back cushion plate and said rear seat back cushion is upholstered to said rear seat back cushion plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
The chair of claim 3 wherein said first, second and third fasteners are female elements of snap post fasteners which are insert molded into said seat base, said front surface of said seat back and said rear surface of said seat back, respectively; and said fourth, fifth and sixth fasteners are male elements of snap post fasteners which are insert molded into said seat cushion plate, said front seat back cushion plate and said rear seat back cushion plate, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair of claim 3 wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth fasteners are hook-and-loop fasteners.
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