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US 4,232,899 AGranted
Seating unit and method of construction
AssigneeAugust Incorporated
InventorLee H. Fister, Jr.
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Abstract
The invention herein disclosed relates to an improved method of upholstering seating units having rigid frames. After the rigid frame is constructed and various surfaces including its seat and back portions covered with a resilient foam layer, an upholstery cover is positioned over the frame and secured thereto through the use of rigid rods and swivel snap clips. The rigid rods are enclosed in fabric pockets within the upholstery cover. The swivel snap clips are connected to the rigid rods at one end and to eyebolts in the rigid frame at their other end.
Claims6
A seating unit comprising,
- a rigid chair frame having a front, a back, sides, and an occupant seating area having a seat and a back portion,
- rigid transverse cross members extending between said sides and attached securely thereto,
- a rigid back transverse member extending between said sides and attached securely thereto at the back of said frame,
- webbing strips extending between said sides in the area of the occupant seating area,
- a one-piece upholstery cover adapted to overlie the occupant seating area of said frame,
- said cover having a top side with a seat and back portion for occupant seating overlying the seating area of the frame, said seat and back portion of said cover having an underside,
- at least one fabric casing attached to the underside of said back portion, said cover having a bottom portion having side, front and back sides, each side having fabric pockets at their lowermost portion,
- rigid rods in each fabric casing and in each fabric pocket,
- clip means connected to said rigid rods at one end and having clips at the other end,
- a plurality of eyebolts secured to said transverse cross members and to said back member, said clip means securing the rigid rods in the fabric casings to said eyebolts in the back member, and said clip means securing the rigid rods in the fabric pockets of the side, front and back sides of the bottom portion to the eyebolts in the transverse cross members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.