Upholstery member
AssigneeInter IKEA Systems B.V.
InventorJens Bengtsson
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Abstract
An upholstery member includes a base board (101) having at least one base board opening (116), a fixation arrangement (140), and a resilient wadding (102). The wadding (102) is pressed at least to some extent through the base board opening (116) and connected to the fixation arrangement (140), thereby forming an indent (130) in the upholstery member (100). Further, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the upholstery member comprising the steps of providing (310) a base board (101) having at least one base board opening (116) and being covered with a wadding (102) on a front side of said base board (101), passing (320) the wadding (102) through said base board opening (116), whereby the indent (13) is formed, and securing (330) the position of the wadding (102) relative the base board (101).
Claims25
An upholstery member, comprising a base board having at least one base board opening, a fixation arrangement, and a resilient wadding wherein said wadding is pressed at least to some extent through the base board opening and connected to the fixation arrangement, thereby forming an indent in the upholstery member,
- wherein said fixation arrangement comprises a fastener configured to engage the wadding from an exterior side of the upholstery member, and an associated attachment device configured to receive said fastener, wherein the attachment device is an integral structure, and
- wherein said fastener is fixed to a rear side of the attachment device.
A method for manufacturing an upholstery member having at least one indent, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- providing a base board having at least one base board opening and being covered with a wadding on a front side of said base board;
- providing a fixation arrangement comprising a fastener configured to engage the wadding from an exterior side of the upholstery member, and an associated attachment device configured to receive said fastener, wherein the attachment device is an integral structure;
- passing the wadding through said base board opening, whereby the indent is formed, and
- securing the position of the wadding relative the base board by fixing the fastener to a rear side of the attachment device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.