Method and apparatus for attaching webbing to a frame
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorROGER TORNERO
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a method and apparatus for attaching webbing to a furniture frame. The apparatus includes a frame, a mounting assembly, and a webbing attachment assembly. The mounting assembly includes a clamping mechanism and a rack. The clamping mechanism is coupled to a lower portion of the frame while the rack is coupled to an intermediate portion of the frame. The clamping mechanism and rack are adapted to receive at least one furniture frame and hold the furniture frame in place. The webbing attachment assembly is coupled to the frame and is adapted to position the webbing relative to the at least one furniture frame to enable the webbing to be attached to the furniture frame.
Claims21
An apparatus for attaching webbing to a furniture frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a mounting assembly including a clamping mechanism and a rack, the clamping mechanism being coupled to a lower portion of the frame, the rack being coupled to an intermediate portion of the frame, wherein the clamping mechanism and rack are adapted to receive at least one furniture frame and hold the furniture frame in place;
- and
- a webbing attachment assembly coupled to the frame and adapted to position the webbing relative to the at least one furniture frame to enable the webbing to be attached to the furniture frame.
A method of attaching a webbing to a furniture frame member, said method comprising:
- providing an apparatus having a frame, a mounting assembly, and a webbing attachment assembly;
- providing a first furniture frame, the first furniture frame having first and second outer rails;
- attaching the webbing to the webbing attachment assembly;
- placing the first frame member within the mounting assembly on the frame;
- attaching the webbing to the first outer rail;
- providing a second furniture frame on the frame within the mounting assembly, the second furniture frame having first and second outer rails;
- the first rail of the second furniture frame being placed in abutment with the second rail of the first furniture frame;
- activating a tension mechanism on the webbing attachment assembly to tension the webbing;
- attaching the webbing to the first rail of the second furniture frame and the second rail of the first furniture frame;
- and
- cutting the webbing at a position between the attachment of the first rail of the second furniture frame and the second rail of the first furniture frame.
An apparatus for attaching webbing to a furniture frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a mounting means for holding at least one furniture frame in place with respect to the frame, the mounting means being coupled to the frame;
- and
- a tensioning means for positioning the webbing relative to the furniture frame to enable the webbing to be attached to the furniture frame, the tensioning means being couple to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.