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LONGITUDINAL BEAD MOLDING
20170326775 · 2017-11-16 ·

An edge-beaded fastener product such as a cushion cover tie-down has a molded profile bead secured to and extending along a flexible strip adjacent a longitudinal edge of the strip. The profile bead has a shoulder or an inboard sidewall extending away from the strip, such as for retaining a clip or hog ring. The flexible strip may have a reinforced region, inboard of the shoulder, in which resin contiguous with resin forming the profile bead encapsulates surface features of the strip. The product is made by molding resin directly onto the strip. Multiple lanes of resin may be molded on a single substrate, which is severed to form individual strips with severed, exposed strip edges.

LONGITUDINAL BEAD MOLDING
20170326775 · 2017-11-16 ·

An edge-beaded fastener product such as a cushion cover tie-down has a molded profile bead secured to and extending along a flexible strip adjacent a longitudinal edge of the strip. The profile bead has a shoulder or an inboard sidewall extending away from the strip, such as for retaining a clip or hog ring. The flexible strip may have a reinforced region, inboard of the shoulder, in which resin contiguous with resin forming the profile bead encapsulates surface features of the strip. The product is made by molding resin directly onto the strip. Multiple lanes of resin may be molded on a single substrate, which is severed to form individual strips with severed, exposed strip edges.

CHAIR ASSEMBLY WITH UPHOLSTERY COVERING
20170245642 · 2017-08-31 · ·

A seating unit component assembly comprises a support component that includes a first surface adapted to abut a seated user, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces, and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a portion of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the first end surface of the support component, and a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second end surface and at least a portion of the second surface.

INTERCHANGEABLE BUTTON SYSTEM FOR UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
20170210611 · 2017-07-27 ·

An interchangeable button system along with methods for its use and manufacture are disclosed. An interchangeable button system according to embodiments includes a base and a button. The base may comprise an attachment point for attaching the base to a piece of furniture and a fastener opposite the attachment point. The button may comprise a button base and a fastener. The base may be attached to a piece of furniture using the attachment point and a button may be removeably coupled to the base using the fasteners such that different buttons may be interchangeably coupled to the same affixed base. These different buttons may, for example, have buttons that are of different shapes or sizes, are covered with different upholstery, made from a material that may be left uncovered or that may differ from one another in some other type of aesthetic or functional manner.

Chair assembly with upholstery covering
09681750 · 2017-06-20 · ·

A seating unit component assembly comprises a support component that includes a first surface adapted to abut a seated user, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces, and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a portion of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the first end surface of the support component, and a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second end surface and at least a portion of the second surface.

Chair assembly with upholstery covering
09681750 · 2017-06-20 · ·

A seating unit component assembly comprises a support component that includes a first surface adapted to abut a seated user, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces, and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a portion of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the first end surface of the support component, and a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second end surface and at least a portion of the second surface.

CLIP ENGAGING MEMBER FOR COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE AND COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE
20250059022 · 2025-02-20 ·

A clip engagement member forms a cover material attachment with a clip that is attachable to one of a cushion material and a cover material and includes a pair of claws. The clip engagement member includes: a base attachable to the other of the cushion material and the cover material; and a body extending from the base and insertable in the clip along an extending direction. The body includes: a pair of lateral parts facing opposite sides to each other in a thickness direction intersecting with the extending direction, at least one of which is configured to face the claw; an engagement portion formed in the at least one of the lateral parts and engageable with the claw; and a disengagement guide formed in the at least one of the lateral parts and configured to guide the claw in the extending direction.

CLIP ENGAGING MEMBER FOR COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE AND COVER MATERIAL FIXTURE
20250059022 · 2025-02-20 ·

A clip engagement member forms a cover material attachment with a clip that is attachable to one of a cushion material and a cover material and includes a pair of claws. The clip engagement member includes: a base attachable to the other of the cushion material and the cover material; and a body extending from the base and insertable in the clip along an extending direction. The body includes: a pair of lateral parts facing opposite sides to each other in a thickness direction intersecting with the extending direction, at least one of which is configured to face the claw; an engagement portion formed in the at least one of the lateral parts and engageable with the claw; and a disengagement guide formed in the at least one of the lateral parts and configured to guide the claw in the extending direction.

Cushion restoration method
09661935 · 2017-05-30 ·

Steps for using an insert to restore sagging sofa cushions are provided. Over time, the cushion develops a depression on a sitting surface of a deformable member and an elevation on a base surface of the deformable member. The cushion also suffers from reduced elasticity in the deformable member. Positioning the insert between a cushion casing and deformable member of the cushion allows for sagging areas of the cushion to be fixed. The cushion restoring insert thus addresses both aforementioned issues. An elongated elastic member with similar elasticity to the original cushion provides a like-new level of elasticity for the cushion. The cushion restoring insert also increases volume within the cushion casing, causing tension in combination with the cushion casing. This tension counteracts the depression and elevation, helping to return the cushion to a like new state.

Cushion restoration method
09661935 · 2017-05-30 ·

Steps for using an insert to restore sagging sofa cushions are provided. Over time, the cushion develops a depression on a sitting surface of a deformable member and an elevation on a base surface of the deformable member. The cushion also suffers from reduced elasticity in the deformable member. Positioning the insert between a cushion casing and deformable member of the cushion allows for sagging areas of the cushion to be fixed. The cushion restoring insert thus addresses both aforementioned issues. An elongated elastic member with similar elasticity to the original cushion provides a like-new level of elasticity for the cushion. The cushion restoring insert also increases volume within the cushion casing, causing tension in combination with the cushion casing. This tension counteracts the depression and elevation, helping to return the cushion to a like new state.