Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C19/00—Bedsteads
  • A47C19/02—Parts or details of bedsteads not fully covered in a single one of the following subgroups, e.g. bed rails, post rails
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10S5/00—Beds
  • Y10S5/922—Beds with hook and loop type fastener
  • Y10S5/923—Bedclothing

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method of lining the lower structure of a piece of furniture such as a bed or a sofa as well as a fabric strip to form such a lining.
• a piece of furniture such as a bed or a sofa
• a fabric strip to form such a lining.
• WO-A-99/03378 relates to a steering wheel of a size and shape such that it can be placed on and around a box spring, and under a mattress. Over the entire length and on the upper edge of the bed steering wheel is installed a non-slip friction surface, the latter being wedged between the mattress and the box spring.
• WO-A-98/38896 for its part, describes a mattress cover comprising a peripheral strip of knitted fabric knitted from swelling and elastic threads.
• This peripheral strip is elastically stretchable in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction and recovers its transverse stretching characteristics when it is bleached and dried in the relaxed state.
• FR-A-2 750 304 describes a method for dressing a furniture tray in which a covering, for example a decorative covering, is spread out and this covering is immobilized by means of a cover made of transparent plastic material equipped with a strong elastic cord housed in a peripheral hem that is stretched on said plate.
• FR-A-2 755 595 describes a ready-to-use filling for a bench seat made up of two mattresses, comprising a fitted sheet of shape and dimensions corresponding to the set of two mattresses, an essentially rectangular duvet cover comprising two edges front and two lateral edges, subdivided by a central seam into two symmetrical compartments intended to cooperate with one of the frame element and equipped with means allowing its interlocking without fixing on the mattresses so that the central seam is located at the hollow seat, and two identical duvets cooperating respectively with one of the compartments of the duvet cover.
• the present invention relates to a method of lining the lower structure of a piece of furniture such as a bed or a sofa in which the sides of said structure are covered with an elongated strip, generally rectangular, characterized in that , to adjust the height of said strip on the side, and adapt the length of said strip to the size of the structure to be covered, the edge of the upper part of the strip is provided with at least one system of hooking devices comprising a series of male or female hanging devices over a length of at least 5 cm, framed on each side in the direction of the length of the strip by a series of respectively female or male hanging devices complementary over a length of at least 5 cm each, - the ends of the strip are blocked on the structure and the strip is folded back at the level of the system of hanging devices by making them cooperate to form a fold hollow, to adjust the length of the strip to the length of the structure to be dressed, to constitute, over the length of the structure, a flange coming to bear on the top thereof, and to adjust the height of the strip to the height of
• the piece of furniture can be a seat piece of furniture such as a sofa or an armchair, a sleeping piece of furniture such as a bed, or even in particular a table or tablet.
• the invention applies equally to valances and canopies.
• the length of the strip may range, for example, from use from 50 cm to 15 m approximately, in particular from 60 cm to 12 m approximately, preferably from 70 cm to 10 m approximately and very particularly from 2 m to 8 m approximately.
• this length could range, for example, from 4.5 m to 8 m approximately, in particular from 5 m to 7 m approximately.
• this length could range, for example, from 5.5 m to 10 m approximately, in particular from 6.3 cm to 8 m approximately and very particularly from 6.3 m to 7 m approximately.
• this length could be similar to that for a single bed.
• the lengths indicated above include the length of fabric necessary to make some decorative hollow pleats. They will generally be lower if you only want to make a functional fold, ie the only fold necessary to adjust the strip to various dimensions of structure.
• the height of the strip may range, for example, from 15 cm to 1.5 m approximately. In the case of a bed, this height may range, for example, from 15 cm to 1 m approximately, in particular from 30 cm to 80 cm approximately and very particularly from 40 cm to 60 cm approximately. In the case of a sofa, this height could range, for example, from 15 cm to 60 cm approximately, in particular from 20 cm to 50 cm approximately. In the case of a pedestal table, this height could range, for example, from 60 cm to 1.5 m approximately, in particular from 70 cm to 1 m approximately.
• side of the structure is meant the lower vertical sides of the structure, for example the bed base, these sides possibly comprising an empty space formed for example by the legs of the piece of furniture.
• the piece of furniture can have any shape, for example circular, and in particular rectangular as is the case of a bed or a sofa of conventional shape.
• first series of male or female devices was installed on this upper edge.
• This first series of male devices could for example be installed over a length of 5 to 40 cm, in particular 10 to 20 cm.
• This first series of devices is framed by series of complementary female or male devices respectively.
• These second series of complementary devices will be spread over a length preferably between 10 and 30 cm, in particular 15 and 20 cm.
• the assembly forms a system of hanging devices.
• male or female devices all the devices conventionally used in sewing and decoration can be used, in particular snaps, metal buckles and hooks.
• Velcro strips such as those known under the Velcro ® trademark comprising a plurality of attachment devices.
• a loop band is framed using two hook bands to form a system of hooking devices.
• hooks or the like may cooperate with, in particular, a strip of fabric comprising at the appropriate locations additional fixing devices.
• a fabric with loops covering for example the entire surface of the bed base it will thus be possible to use a fabric with loops covering for example the entire surface of the bed base.
• hook-and-loop strips allows continuous adjustment, which is not linked to the spacing of the devices.
• two additional pleats are provided on the strip, such as hollow pleats. These can be fixed. They can then be installed in particular on either side of the system of male and female devices described above.
• hollow pleats can also be provided adjustable, and in this case there, they will advantageously adopt the same structure as above.
• the use of adjustable hollow pleats increases the adjustment range of the lining.
• the additional folds are fixed and include a series of male devices and a series of female devices located on either side of the fold, and they are made to cooperate by folding and hooking to form a corner to receive a corner of the structure.
• a corner whose angles are 90 ° and can therefore be perfectly adapted to receive a corner of a bed base for example.
• the lining according to the invention will comprise an adjustable hollow pleat but it may also comprise two fixed or adjustable hollow pleats, and in addition for example two, four or six additional pleats, adjustable or not.
• Preferred conditions which are particularly suitable for a bed are: - an adjustable box pleat, an adjustable box pleat plus two fixed pleats, an adjustable box pleat plus two adjustable pleats, an adjustable box pleat plus two fixed or adjustable plies plus four other fixed plies or adjustable.
• This last combination corresponds to a "central" fold in the width of a bed, two corner folds, twice two fixed folds in the length of each side.
• fastening elements are installed to connect strips of the strip installed on two opposite sides of the structure.
• advantage is taken of the fastening elements existing on the strip but not used.
• fixing elements are installed so as to cooperate with the unused devices. Obviously, in the case where no male or female device remains apparent, one could equip the edge of the strip with such devices and do the same.
• the fastening elements are integral and are in fact in the form of a strip of fabric comprising at the appropriate locations the necessary fastening devices.
• this strip will be approximately the size of the box spring and can be used in addition to bed base protection.
• the fixing devices will be in sufficient number so that a part is available for the final blocking using the fixing elements.
• additional fastening devices are installed on the edge of the strip, in particular strips with additional hooks, the function of which will not be to allow adjustment of hollow pleats, but only to hold the whole securely.
• each of the ends of the upper part of the strip is provided with a system of attachment devices.
• a piece of hook-and-loop tape is installed between two pieces of hook-and-loop tape.
• the present invention also relates to a fabric strip specially designed for the implementation of the above method.
• the present application more particularly relates to a generally rectangular fabric strip to form a lining surrounding the lower structure of a piece of furniture such as a bed or a sofa, capable of adapting to different sizes, characterized in that its length is greater than that of the structure to be lined, in that its upper part comprises at least one system of hanging devices comprising a series of male or female devices over a length of at least 5 cm each, framed by a series respectively complementary female or male devices and in that its width is between 0.3 and 1.0 m.
• the lower part of the strip may not be straight but for example scalloped or crenellated.
• the preferential conditions of the process mentioned above also apply to the preferred embodiments of the strip according to the invention.
• the female and male devices comprise Velcro® type hook-and-loop strips.
• a loop band is framed by two hook bands.
• a preferred fabric strip according to the present invention comprises for example 7 or 5 and preferably 3 or 1 systems of hanging devices, in particular framed strips.
• framed strip system is meant an assembly of a loop band framed by two hook bands or vice versa.
• the bands which surround are hook bands, while the framed band is a band with loops.
• the hook bands are hook bands, while the framed band is a band with loops.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the detail of a system of hooking devices in the open position, installed on a strip according to the invention .
• Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1, but in which a box pleat has been formed by folding to adapt the length of the strip to the desired size.
• Figure 3 is a view of a bed base furnished according to the method and using a strip according to the present invention, seen from above.
• Figure 4 shows the entire strip according to the invention, seen from above.
• Figure 1 there is a piece cut lengthwise, the elongated strip 1.
• the upper part 2 of the strip 1 has its edge provided with a system of hooking devices consisting of three hook-and-loop strips aligned 3, 4, 5.
• a hooking strip 3 provided with loops (by convention the strips provided with loops have been shown with dotted lines) was installed between two strips 4.5 fitted with hooks.
• the central strip 3 has a length of 8 cm, while the strips 4, 5 which surround it have a length of 50 cm each (the scale has not been respected in the drawing). It is observed that the strip forms a rim 2 folded at a right angle coming to bear on the top of the bed base which has not been shown.
• FIG. 2 it can be seen that the right part and the left part of the piece of headband 1 shown in FIG. 1, having hook-and-loop fastening strips with hooks, have been folded over the part of the strip comprising the self-adhesive strips. hook-and-loop fasteners 3.
• a hollow pleat 6 has thus been formed which reduces the total length of the strip 1 accordingly. Thanks to such a system of hooking devices 3, 4, 5, or by combining several such systems, adjust the length of the strip 1 to a determined length, corresponding to that of the structure to be dressed, a bed base in this case.
• the additional pleats 7 and 8 are fixed pleats. If we consider one of these additional folds, on the edge 2 of the upper part of the strip, we installed on the other side of the fold a piece of hook-and-loop tape 9 (partially hidden by a fold from the neighborhood). By folding the large side over the small, and therefore the hook-and-loop fastener strip 9 on the hook-and-loop fastener strip 4, these two sides have been blocked to form a corner and ledges with the vertical sides of the strip 1.
• hook and loop fastener 9 on one side of the additional pleats 7 and 8 of sufficient length so that these pieces of strip protrude after the folding operation to form the edge and the corner. Therefore this additional length is available for maintaining the assembly by cooperation with connecting elements 12 provided with hook-and-loop strips with hooks.
• the hook-and-loop hook strips 4 and 5 of the "central" hooking device system have been provided here with great length, of the order of one meter each, to adapt to box springs for both only for two people, and also so that a length is always available for the final fixing.
• each end of the strip there is also a system of hooking devices 13, 14, 15 the function of which is explained below, as well as a strip 16 of hook fabric 15 cm long, s 'extending perpendicular to the length of the strip.
• FIG. 4 representing a strip of 6.4 m by 0.5 m
• a strip of fabric with loops 3 of 8 cm long framed on the left and on the right by two strips of fabric with hooks 4 and 5 97 cm long.
• These strips of hook fabric 4 and 5 are continued towards the sides of the strip by fixed hollow pleats 7, 8 as well as by other fixed pleats (two on each side, not shown).
• the first fixed pleats 7, 8 receive, on the other side with respect to the strip of hook fabric, a strip 9 of fabric with loops 15 cm long.
• each of the ends of the upper part of the strip has been provided with a set of a strip of hook fabric 13 6 cm long framed by two strips of fabric with loops 14, 15, 3 cm long.
• the strip can be adjusted at the long sides of the bed base to the desired length, for example to pass from '' a bed of 1.90 m to 2 m.
• This device is particularly advantageous for banners not comprising than an adjustable system. In the case of the use of fixed folds on the sides, as is the case in FIG. 3, this assembly makes it possible to adjust the length of the sides.
• the fabric with loops or hooks used in the example above is a fabric of 2.5 cm in width except for the strips of fabric with hooks 11 used to cooperate with the connecting elements 10, which are squares of

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