Q-shaped wicker furniture
AssigneeAgio International Company, Limited
InventorMonico Felisilda VILLEGAS
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Abstract
An article of wicker furniture is provided that includes one or more wicker lengths, where the length includes a fin portion extending from a raised portion. Disclosed embodiments employ a Q-shaped wicker length as an example. When installed or affixed on a frame of an article of furniture, the fin portion may be stapled or otherwise connected to the frame, such that the Q-shaped wicker lengths overlap each other to form a nested configuration that is protective of the points of affixation, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing. Also provided are methods of manufacturing an article of wicker furniture using Q-shaped wicker lengths.
Claims9
An article of wicker furniture having a first and second length of wicker, wherein each of the wickers comprise:
- a longitudinally running base yarn and a longitudinally running fin extending substantially tangentially from the base yarn to form a Q-shaped cross section over a desired wicker length, thereby forming Q-shaped wicker lengths.
A method of manufacturing an article of wicker furniture comprising:
- providing a frame having a desired shape of at least a portion of the article of furniture;
- providing a first and second length of wicker, wherein each of the wickers comprise a longitudinally running base yarn coupled to a longitudinally running fin extending substantially tangentially from the base yarn to form a Q-shaped cross section over a desired wicker length, thereby forming a first and second Q-shaped wicker lengths;
- affixing the first Q-shaped wicker length to the frame by a method selected from the group comprising stapling, nailing, and gluing of the fin to the frame;
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- affixing the second Q-shaped wicker length to the frame, wherein the second Q-shaped wicker length is attached such that the base yarn of the second Q-shaped wicker length overlaps the fin of the first Q-shaped wicker length to form a nested configuration, wherein the base yarns of the first and second Q-shaped wickers are configured so as when nested to align longitudinally in juxtaposed manner without crossing, concealing the fin of the first Q-shaped wicker length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.