US3586370A - Upholstered chair - Google Patents
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- 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
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- UPHOLSTERED CHAIR BACKGROUND This invention relates to an upholstered chair, and, more particularly, to a chair which is provided with an upholstery cover which is evenly stretched, wrinkle-free, and neatly held in place by fasteners which are concealed from view.
- the upholstery cover should be securely attached to the chair so that it will not be inadvertently removed, but at the same time the cover should be removable without too much difficulty, since it may eventually become worn or ripped. Further, the cover should be evenly stretched as it is placed over the chair to eliminate wrinkles and improve ap pearance.
- the invention enables a chair to be quickly and neatly covered with an upholstery cover. Stretcher rods are secured to the cover around its edge, and the cover is attached by pulling the rods around the underside of the chair and inserting them into the fasteners secured to the chair. Once the cover is attached, the fasteners are hidden from view, and an aesthetically pleasing appearance is provided. If the cover becomes worn, it may be readily removed merely by disengaging the stretcher rods from the fasteners.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upholstered chair
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the under surface of the chair of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the upper portion of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to FIG. 4 but taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one of the fasteners.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a modified fastener.
- the numeral 10 designates generally an upholstered chair having a back portion 11 and a seat portion 12.
- the chair 10 includes a conventional molded nylon shell 13 and a foam pad 14.
- An upholstery cover 15 completely covers the upper surface of the chair.
- the generally L-shaped integral shell 13 also. includes a back portion 16 and a seat portion 17 which may be somewhat dished or depressed as at 18. As can be seen best in FIG. 2, the shell 13 may include strengthening ribs 19 on the under surface of the shell.
- the foam pad 14 is cemented to the shell and is trimmed to overlap the edges of the shell. Referring to FIG. 4, the upper rear portion 20 of the pad overlaps the rear edge 21 of the shell 13 and is cemented thereto. The remainder of the periphery or edge of the shell is similarly covered by the pad.
- the upper portion of the shell and pad extend rearwardly to provide a top wall 22 having an edge 23, the front forward portion of the shell and pad extend downwardly to provide front wall 24 having a bottom edge 25, and the shell and pad extend downwardly from the seat portion 12 and rearwardly from the back portion 11 of the chair to provide generally L-shaped sidewalls 26 and side edges 27.
- the cover 15 is shaped to conform generally to the contour of the upper surface of the chair provided by the pad 14 and extends over the edges of the chair.
- the periphery of the cover 5 jacent the top edge 23 of the chair, a-front stretcher rod 31 is inserted into the sleeveportion which extends adjacent the bottom edge 25 of the chair, and generally L-shaped side stretcher rods 32 are inserted into each of the sleeve portions which extend adjacent the opposite generally L-shaped side edges 27 of the chair.
- the rods are pulled along the under surface of the chair to uniformly stretch the cover and are held in place by a plurality of fasteners 33 which are secured to the under surface of the shell 13 along the top wall 22, front wall 24, and sidewalls 26.
- the fasteners 33 includes a relatively flatattaching portion 34 and a generally hook-shaped retaining portion 35.
- the attaching portion 34 is provided with a rivet opening 36 and includes a pair of prongs 37 for anchoring the fastener against rotation.
- the fasteners 33 are pop riveted to the shell 13 by rivets 38 before the pad 14 and cover 15 are placed over the shell.
- the cover is positioned by first cementing the cover to the pad 14 in the area of the depressed seat portion 18. Thereafter, the stretcher rods are pulled over their associated edges of the chair, and the cover is stretched until the rods snap into place between the hooked-shaped retaining portions 35 of the fasteners and the under surface of the shell.
- the rod 30 is fastened by first pulling the rod and cover forwardly over the hooked portions of the fasteners 33d and 33c and then inserting the rod between the hooked portion and the shell.
- the other rods are similarly secured, and the cover 15 completely covers and conceals the fasteners 33, leaving only a smooth edge 43 of the upholstery cover visible from the rear of the chair.
- each fastener 33 may include a pair of spurs 39 which press into the fabric and anchor the stretcher rods in the hooked-shaped portion, and the pointed prongs 37 of the fasteners engage the shell 13 to prevent the fasteners from rotating.
- a modified fastener 40 (FIG. 7) may be used without the prongs 37 and spurs 39.
- the fastener 40 includes only an attaching flange 41 and a hook-retaining portion 42 under which the stretcher rods are inserted.
- the upholstery cover can be readily removed merely by pulling the stretcher rods from between the fasteners and the shell.
- a chair shell providing a seat and back, said back having at its top a rearwardly extending and generally horizontal top wall, and said back and seat having L- shaped sidewalls, hooks in the bottom of said top wall, vertical fastening means for said hooks extending through said top wall, hooks on the inner surfaces of said sidewalls, horizontal fastening means for said last-mentioned hooks extending through said sidewalls, and an upholstery cover shaped to conform generally to the contour of the chair and having edge portions extending over the top and side edges of the chair to the undersurfaces thereof and equipped with rods engaging said hooks, said upholstery cover overlying a resilient foam pad cemented to the top portion of said seal and forward portion of said back.
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Owner name: CHRYSLER CAPITAL CORPORATION Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:004772/0275 Effective date: 19870722 |
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Owner name: AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY,MICHIGAN Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:004847/0729 Effective date: 19880201 Owner name: AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY, 901 BROADWAY N.W., GRAND Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. EFFECTIVE;ASSIGNOR:AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY;REEL/FRAME:004847/0729 Effective date: 19880201 |