PROTECTIVE COVER AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WITH THE SAME

Abstract

A protective cover made of rollable or foldable materials and an article of outdoor furniture therewith are provided. The protective cover includes multiple cover face units, adjacent edges of which are attached in a butt joint connection to form a cover cavity with an open face. The cover cavity covers an article, for example, a furniture body or a mattress of the article of outdoor furniture. A containing part is provided in the furniture body or the mattress for accommodating the protective cover in a folded condition. Adjacent edges of adjacent cover face units of the protective cover are spliced using easy-to-operate and convenient-to-use splicers. The optimized structure with a configurable number of cover face units allows different configurations of the protective cover, which form a better protective cover cavity, provide a better protective effect, and cover more faces of an article to be covered.

Claims

1-10. (canceled)

11: A protective cover comprising: a configurable number of cover face units, wherein adjacent edges of the cover face units are attached in a butt joint connection to form a cover cavity with an open face; and the cover cavity configured to cover an article; wherein the protective cover is made of one of a rollable material and a foldable material.

12: The protective cover according to claim 11, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units is three, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, and a third cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, and the third cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and two side surfaces of the article to be covered.

13: The protective cover according to claim 11, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units is four, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, a third cover face, and a fourth cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the fourth cover face is located on one side of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, the third cover face, and the fourth cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and three side surfaces of the article to be covered.

14: The protective cover according to claim 11, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units is five, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, a third cover face, a fourth cover face, and a fifth cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the fourth cover face and the fifth cover face are respectively located on sides of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, the third cover face, the fourth cover face, and the fifth cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and four side surfaces of the article to be covered.

15: The protective cover according to claim 11, wherein the adjacent edges of adjacent cover face units are spliced using splicers.

16: The protective cover according to claim 15, wherein the splicers are one or more of a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener, buttons, a lock rope, and a magnetic attraction piece.

17: The protective cover according to claim 11 configured as an integral structure and made of a waterproof cloth material.

18: The protective cover according to claim 11, wherein edges of one of the cover face units that are attached to edges of other of the cover face units by a butt joint connection adopt a conjoined transition, and wherein the butt joint connection of the adjacent edges of the other of the cover face units are connected by splicers.

19: An article of outdoor furniture with a protective cover, the article of outdoor furniture comprising: a furniture body; a mattress disposed on the furniture body; the protective cover configured to cover the furniture body and the mattress, wherein the protective cover comprises: a configurable number of cover face units, wherein adjacent edges of the cover face units are attached in a butt joint connection to form a cover cavity with an open face; and the cover cavity configured to cover the furniture body and the mattress; and a containing part provided in one of the furniture body and the mattress, wherein the containing part is configured to accommodate the protective cover in a folded condition.

20: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the containing part is fixedly connected to any outer edge of the protective cover using connecting pieces.

21: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the protective cover is made of one of a rollable material and a foldable material.

22: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units of the protective cover is three, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, and a third cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, and the third cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and two side surfaces of the furniture body and the mattress to be covered.

23: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units of the protective cover is four, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, a third cover face, and a fourth cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the fourth cover face is located on one side of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, the third cover face, and the fourth cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and three side surfaces of the furniture body and the mattress to be covered.

24: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the configurable number of the cover face units of the protective cover is five, comprising a first cover face, a second cover face, a third cover face, a fourth cover face, and a fifth cover face, wherein the first cover face and the third cover face are respectively located on two ends of the second cover face, and wherein the fourth cover face and the fifth cover face are respectively located on sides of the second cover face, and wherein the cover cavity formed by the first cover face, the second cover face, the third cover face, the fourth cover face, and the fifth cover face is configured to cover an upper surface and four side surfaces of the furniture body and the mattress to be covered.

25: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the adjacent edges of adjacent cover face units of the protective cover are spliced using splicers.

26: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 25, wherein the splicers are one or more of a zipper, a hook-anti-loop fastener, buttons, a lock rope, and a magnetic attraction piece.

27: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein the protective cover is configured as an integral structure and made of a waterproof cloth material.

28: The article of outdoor furniture according to claim 19, wherein edges of one of the cover face units of the protective cover that are attached to edges of other of the cover face units of the protective cover by a butt joint connection adopt a conjoined transition, and wherein the butt joint connection of the adjacent edges of the other of the cover face units are connected by splicers.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an article of outdoor furniture with a protective cover mounted thereon.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the article of outdoor furniture covered by the protective cover.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the protective cover.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of the protective cover.

[0024] FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of the protective cover.

[0025] FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of the protective cover.

[0026] FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of another article of outdoor furniture with the protective cover mounted thereon.

[0027] FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of another article of outdoor furniture with the protective cover mounted thereon.

[0028] FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a splicer configured to splice adjacent edges of adjacent cover face units of the protective cover.

[0029] FIG. 10 is a structural diagram of another embodiment of the splicer.

[0030] FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of an article of outdoor furniture showing the protective cover stored in a furniture body.

[0031] In the figures: 1. Protective cover; 10. Cover face unit; 11. First cover face; 12. Second cover face; 13. Third cover face; 14. Fourth cover face; 15. Fifth cover face; 101. Cover cavity; 16. Bundling piece; 2. Splicer; 3. Article to be covered; 31. Containing part; 4. Connecting piece; 300. Article of outdoor furniture; 301. Furniture body; and 302. Mattress.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] To make the technical means, creative features, purposes achieved, and effects of the present invention easy to understand, the following is a further elaboration of the present invention combined with specific implementation methods.

[0033] It should be noted that all the directional references (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used for explaining relative position relationships, movement conditions, and the like, between all parts under a particular perspective (shown in the drawings), and when the particular perspective changes, the directional references also correspondingly change accordingly. In addition, the terms first, second, etc., disclosed in the present invention are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be interpreted to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly indicate a number of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined as first and second may explicitly or implicitly comprise at least one feature.

[0034] Embodiment 1: Disclosed herein is an embodiment of a protective cover 1 as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. The protective cover 1 is made of rollable or foldable materials. In an embodiment, the protective cover 1 is made of a waterproof fabric, such as a waterproof cloth material, a waterproof polyester fabric, an oxford cloth, a polypropylene fabric, a short fiber fabric, a terylene fabric, an acrylic fiber fabric, a yarn-dyed fabric, etc. The protective cover 1 can be stored in a bundle for convenient storage. The protective cover 1 has waterproof and sunshade effects. In addition, the protective cover 1 is convenient for covering and protecting outdoor furniture, such as an outdoor bench, an outdoor sofa, an outdoor tea table, an outdoor footstool, an outdoor slide, an outdoor hanging chair, etc.

[0035] The folded protective cover 1 can be bundled and stored using binding straps, elastic ropes, docking buckles, etc.

[0036] In the embodiment 1, the protective cover 1 comprises a plurality of cover face units 10, that is, a configurable number of cover face units 10. Adjacent edges of the cover face units 10 are attached in a butt joint connection to form a cover cavity 101 with an open face 101a as shown in FIGS. 1-2. That is, the cover face units 10 form a cover cavity 101 with an open face 101a by a butt joint connection of their edges. The cover cavity 101 is configured to cover a surface of an article 3 to be covered as shown in FIG. 1. The edges of the adjacent cover face units 10 are spliced using splicers 2 as shown in FIG. 2. The specification of the cover face units 10 can be identical or not identical. Correspondingly, the cover face units 10 are set according to the article 3 to be covered.

[0037] In the embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 3, the number of the cover face units 10 is five (5), comprising a first cover face 11, a second cover face 12, a third cover face 13, a fourth cover face 14, and a fifth cover face 15. The first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 are located on two ends 12a and 12b of the second cover face 12, respectively. The fourth cover face 14 and the fifth cover face 15 are located on sides 12c and 12d of the second cover face 12, respectively. The cover cavity 101 formed by the first cover face 11, the second cover face 12, the third cover face 13, the fourth cover face 14, and the fifth cover face 15 is configured to cover an upper surface and four side surfaces of the article 3 to be covered as shown in FIGS. 1-2.

[0038] By adopting the above structure where the second cover face 12 is taken as the cover face for the upper surface of the article 3, the first cover face 11, the third cover face 13, the fourth cover face 14, and the fifth cover face 15 are used for covering the side surfaces of the article 3. In an embodiment, the first cover face 11, the second cover face 12, the third cover face 13, the fourth cover face 14, and the fifth cover face 15 are configured as an integral structure. The cover face units 10 that connect to the edges 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d of the second cover face 12 adopt a conjoined transition structure, and the butt joint connection of adjacent edges 11b,14b/14c,13b/13c,15c/15b,11c of the other cover face units 10 besides the second cover face 12 are connected and combined by the splicers 2. That is, the edges 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d of one of the cover face units 10 such as the second cover face 12, that are attached to the edges 11a, 13a, 14a, and 15a of the other cover face units 10 such as the first cover face 11, the third cover face 13, the fourth cover face 14, and the fifth cover face 15, respectively, by a butt joint connection adopt a conjoined transition. The butt joint connection of the adjacent edges 11b,14b/14c,13b/13c,15c/15b,11c of the other cover face units 10 such as the first cover face 11, the fourth cover face 14, the third cover face 13, and the fifth cover face 15 shown in FIG. 3, are connected by the splicers 2. In an embodiment, the first cover face 11, the third cover face 13, the fourth cover face 14, and the fifth cover face 15 are respectively in conjoined transition with the docking edges 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d of the second cover face 12. The edges of the adjacent cover face units 10 are bendable parts, so that the edges 11b and 14b of the first cover face 11 and the fourth cover face 14, respectively, on one side, after folding, can be spliced using the splicers 2; the edges 13b and 14c of the third cover face 13 and the fourth cover face 14, respectively, on one side, after folding, can be spliced using the splicers 2; the edges 11c and 15b of the first cover face 11 and the fifth cover face 15, respectively, on one side, after folding, can be spliced using the splicers 2; and the edges 13c and 15c of the third cover face 13 and the fifth cover face 15, respectively, on one side, after folding, can be spliced using the splicers 2. The cover cavity 101 forms a cavity with an opening 101a at the bottom for achieving a multi-faced protection of the article 3 to be covered. The splicers 2 are one or more of a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener such as Velcro, buttons, a lock rope, and a magnetic attraction piece. In an embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a Velcro structure as shown in FIG. 9. In another embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a zipper structure as shown in FIG. 10.

[0039] In the embodiment 1, the protective cover 1 with the five cover face units 10 covers five surfaces of the article 3. The protective cover 1, is therefore, suitable for covering products such as a single sofa, a single chair, a single stool, etc. A complete coverage of the products can be realized with good waterproof and dust-proof effects provided by the protective cover 1.

[0040] Embodiment 2: Disclosed herein is another embodiment of the protective cover 1 as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7. The protective cover 1 is made of rollable or foldable materials. In an embodiment, the protective cover 1 is made of a waterproof fabric, such as a waterproof polyester fabric, an oxford cloth, a polypropylene fabric, a short fiber fabric, a terylene fabric, an acrylic fiber fabric, a yarn-dyed fabric, etc. The protective cover 1 can be stored in a bundle for convenient storage. The protective cover 1 has waterproof and sunshade effects. In addition, the protective cover 1 is convenient for covering and protecting outdoor furniture, such as an outdoor bench, an outdoor sofa, an outdoor tea table, an outdoor footstool, an outdoor slide, an outdoor hanging chair, etc.

[0041] The protective cover 1 can be bundled and stored using binding straps, elastic ropes, docking buckles, etc., after the protective cover 1 is rolled.

[0042] In the embodiment 2, the protective cover 1 comprises a plurality of cover face units 10. The cover face units 10 are configured to form a cover cavity with an open face by a butt joint connection of their edges. The cover cavity is configured to cover a surface of an article 3 to be covered as shown in FIG. 7. The edges of the adjacent cover face units 10 are spliced using splicers 2 as shown in FIG. 6. The specification of the cover face units 10 can be identical or not identical. Correspondingly, the cover face units 10 are set according to the article 3 to be covered.

[0043] In the embodiment 2 shown in FIGS. 5-7, the number of the cover face units 10 is three (3), comprising a first cover face 11, a second cover face 12, and a third cover face 13. The first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 are located on two ends 12a and 12b of the second cover face 12, respectively, as shown in FIG. 5. The cover cavity formed by the second cover face 12, the first cover face 11, and the third cover face 13 is configured to cover an upper surface 3a and two side surfaces 3b and 3c of the article 3 to be covered as shown in FIG. 7.

[0044] By adopting the above structure, the second cover face 12 is used for covering the upper surface 3a of the article 3, and the first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 are used for covering the side surfaces 3b and 3c or side parts of the article 3. In an embodiment, the first cover face 11, the second cover face 12, and the third cover face 13 are configured as an integral structure, where the second cover face 12 is used as the main cover face for covering the upper surface 3a of the article 3. In another embodiment, the first cover face 11 and the second cover face 12 are spliced together using the splicers 2, and the third cover face 13 and the second cover face 12 are spliced together using the splicers 2. By adopting an independent cover face structure, combined splicing can be realized for application to the article 3 to be covered correspondingly with more applicability. In another embodiment, any one of the first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 forms an integral structure with the second cover face 12, while the other cover face 11 or 13 is spliced using the splicers 2. The splicers 2 are one or more of a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener such as Velcro, buttons, a lock rope, and a magnetic attraction piece. In an embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a Velcro structure as shown in FIG. 9. In another embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a zipper structure as shown in FIG. 10.

[0045] In the embodiment 2, according to different specifications of the article 3 to be covered, the protective cover 1 is suitable for covering a multi-seat sofa and non-standard specified articles.

[0046] Embodiment 3: Disclosed herein is another embodiment of the protective cover 1 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 8. The protective cover 1 is made of rollable or foldable materials. In an embodiment, the protective cover 1 is made of a waterproof fabric, such as a waterproof polyester fabric, an oxford cloth, a polypropylene fabric, a short fiber fabric, a terylene fabric, an acrylic fiber fabric, a yarn-dyed fabric, etc. The protective cover 1 can be stored in a bundle for convenient storage. The protective cover 1 has waterproof and sunshade effects. In addition, the protective cover 1 is convenient for covering and protecting outdoor furniture, such as an outdoor bench, an outdoor sofa, an outdoor tea table, an outdoor footstool, an outdoor slide, an outdoor hanging chair, etc.

[0047] In the embodiment 3, the protective cover 1 comprises a plurality of cover face units 10. The cover face units 10 form a cover cavity with an open face by a butt joint connection of their edges. The cover cavity is configured to cover a surface of an article 3 to be covered as shown in FIG. 8. The edges of the adjacent cover face units 10 are spliced using splicers 2 as shown in FIG. 4. The specification of the cover face units 10 can be identical or not identical. Correspondingly, the cover face units 10 are set according to the article 3 to be covered.

[0048] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the number of the cover face units 10 is four (4), comprising a first cover face 11, a second cover face 12, a third cover face 13, and a fourth cover face 14. The first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 are located on two ends 12a and 12b of the second cover face 12, respectively. The fourth cover face 14 is located on one side 12c of the second cover face 12. The cover cavity formed by the second cover face 12, the first cover face 11, the third cover face 13, and the fourth cover face 14 is configured to cover an upper surface 3a and three side surfaces 3c, 3b, and 3d of the article 3 to be covered as shown in FIG. 8.

[0049] Using the above structure where the second cover face 12 is used for covering the upper surface 3a of the article 3, the first cover face 11, the third cover face 13, and the fourth cover face 14 are used for covering the side surfaces 3c, 3b, and 3d or side parts of the article 3. In an embodiment, the first cover face 11, the second cover face 12, the third cover face 13, and the fourth cover face 14 form an integral structure, where the second cover face 12 is used as the main cover face for covering the upper surface 3a of the article 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the edges 14b and 14c of the fourth cover face 14 on both sides can be spliced using splicers 2 after folding the fourth cover face 14 at the edge 14a adjacent to the edge 12c of the second cover face 12, and similarly, folding the first cover face 11 and the third cover face 13 at the edges 11a and 13a, respectively, adjacent to the edges 12a and 12b of the second cover face 12 to form a cover cavity with an opening at the bottom and on the sides. The splicers 2 are one or more of a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener such as Velcro, buttons, a lock rope, and a magnetic attraction piece. In an embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a Velcro structure as shown in FIG. 9. In another embodiment, the splicer 2 adopts a zipper structure as shown in FIG. 10.

[0050] Through the optimized design, the embodiment 3 is suitable for covering products such as outdoor cabinets with drawers and side tea tables.

[0051] Embodiment 4: Disclosed herein is an embodiment of an article 300 of outdoor furniture as shown in FIG. 11, with a protective cover 1 based on any one of the above embodiments. The article 300 of outdoor furniture comprises a furniture body 301 and a mattress 302 disposed on the furniture body 301 as shown in FIG. 11. The protective cover 1 is configured to cover the furniture body 301 and/or the mattress 302. The article to be covered by the protective cover 1 is the furniture body 301 and/or the mattress 302. The article 300 of outdoor furniture further comprises a containing part 31 provided in the furniture body 301 or the mattress 302. The containing part 31 is used for placing the folded protective cover 1. The containing part 31 accommodates the protective cover 1 in a folded condition. In an embodiment, the containing part 31 is a bottom cavity in the furniture body 301 of a chair, a sofa seat, or a stool. In various embodiments, depending on the furniture body 301, the containing part 31 is not limited to the above positions, but also can be suspended at the back, embedded in a groove, or filled in a position.

[0052] After the protective cover 1 is rolled, the protective cover 1 can be bundled using bundling pieces 16 as shown in FIG. 11. The bundling pieces 16 adopt binding straps, elastic ropes, or docking buckles to bundle and store the rolled protective cover 1, so that the bundled protective cover 1 can be conveniently placed in the containing part 31 of the article 300 of outdoor furniture.

[0053] In another embodiment, the containing part 31 is fixedly connected to any of the outer edges of the protective cover 1 using connecting pieces 4. One end of a connecting piece 4 adopts hook-and-loop fasteners such as Velcro, buttons, a belt fastener, a plastic buckle, etc., to facilitate docking, and the other end of the connecting piece 4 is fixed to the furniture body frame using a rope, binding strips, etc., to facilitate the storage of the protective cover 1 and improve the use of the protective cover 1.

[0054] Through the optimized design in the present invention, the plurality of cover face units 10 of the protective cover 1 can be spliced together mutually. This optimized design with a configurable number of cover face units 10 allows different configurations of the protective cover 1, which form a better protective cover cavity 101, provide a better protective effect, and cover more faces of an article 3 to be covered. In addition, the protective cover 1 can be combined with outdoor furniture in use, which facilitates the folding and storage of the protective cover 1. The design is optimized by using quick-splicing splicers 2, which are easy to operate and convenient to use.

[0055] The above is only an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Any revisions, equivalent changes, or modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical principle of the present invention, belong to the scope of the technical scheme of the present invention.