EP2371243A1 - Housse de sofa - Google Patents

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EP2371243A1
EP2371243A1 EP10177491A EP10177491A EP2371243A1 EP 2371243 A1 EP2371243 A1 EP 2371243A1 EP 10177491 A EP10177491 A EP 10177491A EP 10177491 A EP10177491 A EP 10177491A EP 2371243 A1 EP2371243 A1 EP 2371243A1
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sofa
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Andrea Paulato
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Gaico Srl
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/10—Loose or removable furniture covers
    • A47C31/11—Loose or removable furniture covers for chairs

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  • the present invention relates to a sofa slipcover.
  • the present invention relates to a sofa slipcover destined to cover a seat or a back of a sofa.
  • Sofa slipcovers generally consisting of one or more flaps of fabric, are today widely used both to protect the sofa below, and to vary the appearance thereof according to tastes or aesthetic considerations.
  • sofa slipcovers destined to cover the entire sofa consist of portions of fabric shaped and stitched in a manner such as to adapt to the shape of the sofa, covering it fully.
  • sofa slipcovers of this type not only the seats and the surface for supporting the back are covered, but the entire structure, thus including the arms and the side and rear portions.
  • covering of the sofa may only be partial and produced using cloths, generally rectangular, placed over the seat and/or back.
  • sofas do not always have a rectilinear structure.
  • the corner portion of the sofa can have a geometry (at a right angle, rounded or with particular angles) such as not to permit effective covering of said corner portion.
  • using rectangular cloths these do not adapt to the geometry of the corner portion with consequent inadequate covering and/or aesthetic problems, such as creases and/or crumpling of the cloth.
  • the main aim of the present invention is that of providing a sofa slipcover which makes it possible to solve the problems described.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a sofa slipcover that allows effective covering of a seat or back of a sofa, regardless of the shape and dimensions thereof.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a sofa slipcover that requires a minimum number of processing operations, reducing production times and costs.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a sofa slipcover that minimizes fabric waste from processing.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a sofa slipcover which is highly reliable and relatively easy to produce at competitive costs.
  • a sofa slipcover which, according to the present invention, is characterized in that it comprises a covering element of a seat or of a back of a sofa, said covering element substantially consisting of a quadrangular flap of fabric with means fastened at the edges thereof, the length at rest of said elastic means being less than the length of the perimeter of said quadrangular flap of fabric.
  • a sofa slipcover produced in this manner allows the seat or the back of a sofa to be covered in a simple and effective manner. Therefore, it is not necessary to cover the entire sofa, and it is possible to cover only the parts subject to greater wear, i.e. the seats and backs, of a sofa.
  • the flap of fabric assumes a sack-like shape which allows it to adapt easily to the structure to be covered.
  • the sofa slipcover according to the present invention can be produced with a minimum number of processing operations and substantially with production waste. It is in fact sufficient to provide a flap of fabric of suitable dimensions for the requirements and to fasten the elastic means to the perimeter thereof to obtain the sofa slipcover.
  • the term sofa must be intended in its most general meaning, therefore also including armchairs, regardless of the shape and dimensions it can have, and therefore regardless of the number of seats or of the fact that it is linear, with or without chaise, or corner.
  • the terms "seat” or “back” of a sofa refer both to removable seats or backs (i.e. consisting of one or more cushions that can be removed) and to fixed seats or backs.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 in its most general embodiment, is characterized in that it comprises a covering element of a portion of seat 11 or of back 12 of a sofa, said covering element substantially consisting of a quadrangular flap of fabric 1 at the edges of which elastic means 2 are fastened.
  • a covering element of a portion of seat 11 or of back 12 of a sofa said covering element substantially consisting of a quadrangular flap of fabric 1 at the edges of which elastic means 2 are fastened.
  • One of the peculiar characteristics of the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention is given by the fact that the length at rest of said elastic means 2 is less than the length of the perimeter of said quadrangular flap of fabric 1.
  • length at rest is intended as the length of said elastic means 2 when not under tension.
  • the sack-like shape of the quadrangular flap of fabric 1 defines an inner space 20 destined to be occupied by a seat or by a back of a sofa.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention can, due to its sack-like shape and to the presence of the elastic means 2, be inserted over a cushion 110, for example of the seat of an armchair, obtaining the result shown in Fig. 3 .
  • the cushion 110 is shown overturned, i.e. showing the part destined to be placed on the supporting structure of the sofa or armchair.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention is particularly useful when it is destined to cover sofas with a plurality of seats. In these cases, as shown in the accompanying Figs. 4 and 5 , the sofa slipcover 10 can conveniently cover the entire portion of back 12 or of seat 11 of said sofa.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 can be used to cover the entire portion of back 12 of a sofa.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 can be used to cover the entire portion of seat 11 of a sofa. It is naturally possible, using two sofa slipcovers according to the present invention, to cover both the seat 11 and the backrest 12, leaving uncovered the arms and the external part of the structure, which are less subject to wear.
  • the seat 11 consists of two removable cushions 111 and 112, while the back 12 is fixed.
  • both cushions 111 I and 112 of the seat are contained in the same sofa slipcover 10, while in Fig. 4 the entire fixed back 12 is covered by the sofa slipcover 10.
  • three or more cushions could also be covered with the same sofa slipcover.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention can be used regardless of the type of seat or back (fixed or with removable cushions) and regardless of the number of seats (or cushions) defined on said seat 11 and back 11. Moreover, the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention can also be used both on sofas with linear structure and on sofa with non-linear structures, such as sofas with chaise or corner sofas.
  • the sofa slipcover according to the present finding can be produced with a flap of fabric that is of elasticated type.
  • the sofa slipcover can be adapted perfectly to the shape and dimensions of the portion of sofa it is destined to cover, avoiding the formation of folds and creases typical of conventionally used strips of fabric.
  • an elasticated fabric with high elasticity for example a fabric extensible to between 120% and 200% of its dimension at rest, it is possible to adapt it easily to a larger number of possible uses with respect to conventional sofa slipcovers.
  • the measurements of backs (height, length and thickness) and of seats (depth, length and thickness) can vary from sofa to sofa, even if said sofas have the same number of seats.
  • the use of an elasticated fabric allows any dimensional variations to be compensated, making the sofa slipcover according to the present invention perfectly adaptable to a larger number of models of sofa with respect to sofa slipcovers of conventional type. This makes it possible to reduce the range of measurements that must be provided to satisfy market requirements to a relative limited number of examples, reducing the production, storage and marketing costs of the product.
  • said quadrangular flap of fabric 1 is produced with a bi-elastic fabric with an embossed appearance.
  • said bi-elastic fabric with embossed appearance comprises a mesh of elastic threads consisting of a first series of elastic threads sewn in a state of tension in warp direction and of a second series of elastic threads arranged in weft direction and fastened to said fabric at the level of said threads arranged in warp direction, the length of a section of weft thread between its fastening points to the fabric in a condition with tension released being less than the length of the corresponding section of fabric.
  • said mesh of threads of said bi-elastic fabric with embossed appearance consists of cells whose side measured in warp direction has dimensions between 0.5 and 10 centimetres. More preferably, said side has dimensions between 1 and 6 centimetres. A particularly homogeneous embossing is achieved when the dimension of said side is in the interval between 1.5 and 3 centimetres.
  • the fastening points of each thread in weft direction are produced at the level of two adjacent warp threads.
  • the elastic threads used to produce the fabric can be of different structure and material.
  • these consist of an elastomeric core coated externally with a spirally wound nylon or polyethylene to provide greater mechanical strength.
  • elastomers made of latex or of a material selected from polyester or polyether proved to be particularly advantageous.
  • any other functionally equivalent material falls within the objects of the present invention.
  • the sofa slipcover 10 according to the present invention can advantageously be obtained starting from a quadrangular flap of fabric 1 with an essentially rectangular plan.
  • the elastic means 2 for example consisting of an elastic tape or cord
  • the sofa slipcover according to the invention fully achieves the aforesaid aims and the objects. In particular, it is easily adaptable to a large number of situations and can be obtained with an extremely small number of processing steps.

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US5046207A (en) * 1990-12-21 1991-09-10 Coachmen Industries, Inc. Adjustable bed sheet
DE29815057U1 (de) * 1998-08-24 1998-10-08 Gerhard Retter Autoinnenausstattung GmbH, 70736 Fellbach Wechselbezug für Sitz- oder Liegepolster
US20090126109A1 (en) * 2007-11-16 2009-05-21 Myoung Jun Lee Side cover apparatus for electric mat

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5046207A (en) * 1990-12-21 1991-09-10 Coachmen Industries, Inc. Adjustable bed sheet
DE29815057U1 (de) * 1998-08-24 1998-10-08 Gerhard Retter Autoinnenausstattung GmbH, 70736 Fellbach Wechselbezug für Sitz- oder Liegepolster
US20090126109A1 (en) * 2007-11-16 2009-05-21 Myoung Jun Lee Side cover apparatus for electric mat

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