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US3628830A
US3628830A US790410A US3628830DA US3628830A US 3628830 A US3628830 A US 3628830A US 790410 A US790410 A US 790410A US 3628830D A US3628830D A US 3628830DA US 3628830 A US3628830 A US 3628830A
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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
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/56—Parts or details of tipping-up chairs, e.g. of theatre chairs

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  • Fi s fabric cover The cover has a hem containing a reinforcing a 3 g cord. There are a number of eyelets formed in the fabric cover [52] U.S. Cl 297/219, adjacent the hem.
  • the resilient body is supported on a rectan- 297/219, 297/452 gular frame which has a number of hooks projecting into the [51] Int. Cl i. A47c 27/00 rectangular space inside the frame and towards the resilient [50] Field of Search 297/218, body.
  • the hem of the cover is taken around the frame, un-
  • the present invention relates to improvements in the construction of chairs having tip-up seats, suitable for the auditoriums of, for example, theaters and the like, and relates particularly to arrangements for enabling replacement of parts, without necessarily dismantling the chair.
  • an upholstered unit for a chair including a removable upholstery cover, retained on the unit by an elongate member having a plurality of hooks on one face, the removable upholstery cover being impaled on the hooks near its edge.
  • FIG. 1 shows a seat body of a first embodiment and having an upholstery cover
  • FIG. 2 is a view of a seat-support casing
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical section showing the assembled seat unit
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the engagement of the seat cover
  • FIG. 5 shows the same detail in perspective
  • FIG. 6 is a vertical section through a bearing for the seat unit and a pivot pin
  • FIG. 7 shows two perpendicular sections of a socket and pivot pin
  • FIG. 8 shows the air vents in the support casing
  • FIG. 9 is a view of a backrest frame which is a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a view of the back-supporting casing
  • FIG. 11 shows a vertical section through the back unit
  • FIG. 12 shows, in section, a detail of the engagement of the upholstery in the back frame and the securing thereof to the support casing.
  • FIG. 1 An elastic or resilient body of moulded spongy material 1, forming the base of a seat, is shown in FIG. 1. It has a removable fabric cover 2, the edges of which terminate in a hem 3 in which is contained a cable or cord 4.
  • the body 1 is supported by an assembly consisting of a metal frame 5 of L-shaped cross section containing a network of spiral springs 6 secured to collector plates 7 which are connected by tie means.
  • a metal frame 5 of L-shaped cross section containing a network of spiral springs 6 secured to collector plates 7 which are connected by tie means.
  • the hooks 9 are formed by pushing out portions of the wall 8, which then form projections from the wall, leaving apertures in it.
  • a support casing is sown in FIG. 2.
  • the casing is moulded in a single piece and is shaped to contain, with play, the edges of the frame 5.
  • the casing has air vents 10 in its bottom face and projections 11 and 12 about its walls.
  • the casing also contains bearings 13 for pivoting the support casing to the sides of a chair.
  • the walls of the casing adjacent the bearings 13 are reinforced by ribs 14.
  • FIG. 3 shows the assembled unit of body 1, frame 5, and support casing.
  • the resilient or elastic body 1 bears on the network of springs 5 and, at its edges, overlaps the top edge of the frame 5.
  • the fabric cover 2 extends beyond the body I and is folded around the frame 5 to engage the hooks 9 in each of the four walls of the frame 5. Eyelets, or slits, 19 are provided in the fabric cover 2 for this purpose (FIG. 4). From FIG. 3. it will be seen that the frame 5 bears on the projections 11 and 12 of the support casing and also on the bearings 13, and is retained in the casing by compression of the resilient body 1 between the end 16 of the casing and the curved-over end 15.
  • the seat body and frame are also held in position in the casing by their weight. When the seat is lowered, this weight is borne on the projections 11, and when the tipped-up position by the projections 12 and held by the curved end 15.
  • FIG. 4 shows in more detail the positioning of the fabric on the hooks 9.
  • the eyelets 19 are made in the fabric of the cover 2 adjacent the hem 3, and the fabric passes over the hooks so that the cord 4 lies between the hooks and the wall 8 of the frame, and the edge of the cover is impaled on the hooks.
  • FIG. 4 shows, in front view, an inner face of the frame.
  • This view shows a hook 9 projecting past the hem 3, after having passed through the eyelet 19 formed in the fabric cover 2.
  • FIG. 5 A further view of the engagement of the upholstery cover is shown in FIG. 5 (in perspective); the view shows the position of the hem 3 with the cord lying behind the hooks 9.
  • the sections of the bearings 13 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 show one means of securing the removable tip-up seat to the sides of the chair.
  • a pivot pin 18, mounted in the bearings 13 is secured. within the support casing, by a nut 21 and washer 21a.
  • the pivot pin 18 has, at the outer end, a head of larger diameter than the head 22 which is secured to the chair sides.
  • the socket 23 (FIGS. 6 and 7) has an aperture 26 in its upper section, shaped to allow the pin 18 and head 22 to pass into the socket 23.
  • the socket 23 contains a rotatable ring 27, in the space between the outer diameter of the head 22 and the interior of the socket.
  • the said ring 27 also has a notch to allow the passage of the head 22.
  • FIG. 8 shows a detail of the air vents 10 formed in the bottom of the seat casing.
  • a central port 20 enables access to the interior of the casing and may be closed by a plate.
  • the plate may carry details relating to the make, number and other data of interest, readily legible on tipping up the seat.
  • a metal frame 28 of L-shaped cross section associated with a backrest differs inpositioning from the frame 5 of the seat in that it bears on its support casing 31 with both edges of the L-section frame, through the fabric cover.
  • the inner walls of the rectangle formed by the frame are formed with hooks 29, the points of which extend upwards and towards the interior of the frame.
  • the frame 29 also has catches 30 welded at an appropriate height along the major sides of the frame to engage under projections 32 of a casing 31 to retain the frame in position at the upper end 36 of the casing (FIG. 10).
  • the casing 31 has internal dimensions which are larger than the corresponding external dimensions of the frame. Screws at 33 secure the casing to the chair sides and the walls of the casing are reinforced at those points.
  • the lower edge of the easing carries resilient stops 17 against which the seat bears when in the lowered position.
  • FIG. 11 shows the engagement of the frame 28 within the support casing 31, with a spongy, elastic body 34 to form a unit.
  • the body 34 is compressed between the ends 35 and 36 of the casing.
  • the lower ends of the body 34 and frame 28 are supported in a curved-over portion of the end 35 of the casing; the weight of the body urges it into the lower end 35.
  • the body 34 occupies the space between a cover 37 and the interior of the casing 31, extending through the rectangle formed by the frame 28 and bearing on the frame.
  • the hem 3, of the cover 37 (FIG. 12) is taken around the frame 28, into the rectangle and is impaled, through the eyelets provided, on the hooks 29.
  • FIG. 12 also shows, in detail, the retaining of the frame 28 by the projection 32 extending below the catch 30 which passes through an eyelet in the upholstery cover 37.
  • the seat When the seat is lowered for use, its lowered position is determined by the abutment of the rear edge of the seat against the stops 17 on the backrest. In the tipped-up position the upholstered surfaces of the seat and backrest come into contact.
  • An upholstered unit having a resilient body, a cover over the body, a frame at one side of the body, the frame being open-centered, a plurality of hooks on the frame and projecting into the center of the frame and towards the body, the cover lying over the other side of the body and having an edge, the edge being taken around the frame into the center of the frame, and being impaled on the hooks to hold the cover in position.
  • An upholstered unit according to claim 1 wherein the body and frame are removably supported in a casing, the casing enclosing the face of the body remote from the upholstery cover and gripping the edges of the body.
  • An upholstered unit according to claim 1 wherein the body is a seat and the casing is pivotally mounted to a support for the seat.
  • An upholstered unit according to claim 1 wherein the body is a backrest and the frame is retained in the casing by engagement of the frame with projections on the casing at its upper edge.
  • an upholstered unit including a resilient body, a frame supporting the body, the frame being open-centered, a cover having an edge and lying over one side of the body, a casing on the other side of the body, a plurality of hooks on the frame and projecting into the center of the frame and towards the body, the cover extending around the frame and being impaled on the hooks to hold the cover in position, the casing enclosing and supporting the frame to grip the body, the casing being adapted to be attached to a support in the article of furniture.

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US4065182A (en) * 1976-08-30 1977-12-27 General Motors Corporation Cushion retention for a vehicle seat
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US5879055A (en) * 1996-09-24 1999-03-09 Lear Corporation Automative seat back panel
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US8240759B2 (en) * 2009-08-27 2012-08-14 Lear Corporation Seat assembly having a trim cover
US20110210597A1 (en) * 2010-02-26 2011-09-01 Tsutomu Takeuchi Vehicular seat, watercraft seat, method for making vehicular seat, and method for making watercraft seat
US9913540B2 (en) 2012-09-21 2018-03-13 Steelcase Inc. Chair construction
US10674826B2 (en) 2012-09-21 2020-06-09 Steelcase Inc. Chair construction
USD808676S1 (en) * 2016-09-21 2018-01-30 4Topps, LLC Riser mounted row seats

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