US 4,776,636 AGranted

Button forming assembly

AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

InventorsGodfrey J. Pyle, O. B. Solie, Gerald L. Faulkner

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Abstract

A button forming assembly adapted for use in an upholstered cushion of the type comprising a backing, a flexible cover overlying the backing, and a layer of compressible padding material between the backing and the cover. The button forming assembly comprises a button forming member including a head portion in the shape of a button to be formed, and an attachment portion having a cross sectional area smaller than the cross sectional area of the head portion projecting from one side of the head portion. The cover is secured around the attachment portion with a part of the cover positioned smoothly around the head portion, and attachment means are engaged between the attachment portion and the backing through an opening in the padding material to retain the button forming member in place with the cover under tension and the padding partially compressed around the opening to shape the cushion.

Claims11

Dependent claims

An upholstered cuhion comprising a backing, a flexible cover overlying the backing, a layer of compressible padding material between the backing and the cover having a through opening, and a button forming assembly comprising:

a button forming member including a head portion having the shape of a button to be formed, a fabric loop having a first end part extending around said head portion, a central part providing an attachment portion having a cross sectional area smaller than the cross sectional area of said head portion projecting from one side of said head portion, and a second end part projecting past said central part away from said first part, said cover including a part positioned smoothly around said first end part and head portion and gathered around said attachment portion;
securing means securing said cover around said attachment portion for retaining said part of said cover around said head portion;
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attachment means in engagement between said attachment portion and said backing through said opening in said padding material to retain said button forming member in place relative to said backing and compressible padding material with said cover under tension and said padding slightly compressed around said opening, said attachment means comprising a fastener including a first fastener portion having a plurality of loops, and a second fastener portion having a plurality of hooks including barbs engaged with said loops so that said loops engaged with said hooks must be broken to afford separation of said hooks from said loops, one of said fastener portions being attached to said backing, and the other of said fastener portions being attached to said second end part of said fabric loop.

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a button forming member including a head portion in the shape of a button to be formed, a fabric loop having a first end part extending around said head portion, a central part providing an attachment portion having a cross sectional area smaller than the cross sectional area of said head portion projecting from one side of said head portion, and a second end part projecting past said central part away from said first part;
securing means adapted for securing the cover around said attachment portion with a part of the cover positioned smoothly around said head portion:
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attachment means adapted for engagement between said attachment portion and said backing through an opening in said padding material to retain said button forming member in place relative to said backing and padding material with the cover under tension and the padding partially compressed around the opening to shape the cushion, said attachment means comprising a fastener comprising a first fastener portion including a plurality of loops, and a second fastener portion including a plurality of hooks including barbs adapted for engagement with said loops so that said loops engaged with said hooks must be broken to afford separation of said hooks from said loops, one of said fastener portions being adapted to be attached to said backing, and the other of said fastener portions being attached to said second end part of said fabric loop.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.