Textile deck assembly for furniture items
AssigneeAshley Furniture Industries, Inc.
InventorsThad D. Ross, Gary L. Messer, Nathaniel B. Robbins
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AssigneeAshley Furniture Industries, Inc.
InventorsThad D. Ross, Gary L. Messer, Nathaniel B. Robbins
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A textile deck assembly, method of fabricating, and method of installing onto a seat frame assembly. The textile deck assembly includes a platform portion and a plurality of straps coupled to a rearward edge of the platform portion. The materials of the textile deck assembly are matched so that the plurality of straps undergoes most or all of the elongation under load (e.g., when a person sits thereon), while the platform portion, even though it is flexible and compliant, is stretch resistant and undergoes little or no stretching under load. A battery of durability tests were performed on the textile deck assembly, including deflection testing, fatigue testing, and drop testing, and compared with conventional seat decks that utilize sinuous springs. The durability of the textile deck assembly to was found to outperform conventional seat decks.
A sofa comprising a sofa frame, the sofa frame having a seat frame and a back frame, a textile deck assembly attached to the seat frame, upholstery attached to the frame, and seat cushions;
A sofa seat platform kit for attachment to a sofa frame, the sofa frame having a seat frame and a wood back frame, the sofa seat platform kit comprising:
A sofa comprising a sofa frame, the sofa frame having a seat frame and a back frame, a deck assembly attached to the seat frame, upholstery attached to the frame, and seat cushions above the seat frame;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.