Device for shaping and maintaining the position of skirts and covers on seating and upholstered furniture
AssigneePrescient Partners, L.P.
InventorsPaula Riley, Kenneth V. Stevens
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Abstract
An assemblage for shaping and maintaining the position of skirts and covers on seating and upholstered furniture comprises an elongated band having a band adjusting member to form the band into a closed loop and to adjust the length of the closed loop; a pleating member capable of being affixed to the band and including a plurality of clips for gathering material of a furniture cover; and a skirt clip capable of being affixed to the band and including a pair of fingers to permit a skirt to be affixed to the elongated band. The above elements can each be used alone or in combination with other elements for securing fabric to furniture.
Claims29
A device for maintaining the position of a furniture cover on seating and furniture comprising:
- an elongated elastic band, said band being adapted to be placed about said furniture;
- a pleating member having means for being affixed to said elongated band, said pleating member having non-piercing clip means for gathering and maintaining the position of material of a furniture cover;
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- a band adjusting member connected to said elastic band so that said band will form a closed loop of a predetermined length around the furniture, said band adjusting member having means for adjusting a length of said closed loop.
A device for maintaining the position of a skirt on seating and furniture comprising:
- an elongated elastic band, said band being adapted to be placed about said furniture;
- a skirt clip connected to said elongated band for holding a skirt over said band;
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- a band adjusting member connected to said elastic band so that said band will form a closed loop of a predetermined length around the furniture, said band adjusting member having means for adjusting a length of said closed loop.
A device for maintaining the position of a furniture cover on seating and furniture comprising:
- an elongated elastic band being formed into a closed loop, said band being adapted to be placed about said furniture, said elongated band having a first end and a second end;
- a pleating member having means for being affixed to said elongated band, said pleating member having means for gathering and maintaining the position of material of a furniture cover;
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- a band adjusting member for joining said first end and said second end of said band so that said band will form a closed loop of a predetermined length, said band adjusting member having means for adjusting a length of said closed loop.
A skirt clip for maintaining and shaping the position of skirts to be held on a band around furniture, said skirt clip comprising:
- a substantially planar body, said body having one end with a pair of fingers made of transparent material, said fingers protruding outwardly from said body on opposite sides of said one end of said body, said body having an opposite end containing a U-shaped slot with a pair of legs extending away from said one end, said fingers defining a recess for receiving an upper edge of the band and said U-shaped slot being positioned on the body for receiving a lower edge of the band.
A device for maintaining the position of a skirt on seating and furniture comprising:
- an elongated elastic band being formed into a closed loop, said band being adapted to be placed about said furniture, said elongated band having a first end and a second end;
- a skirt clip connected to said elongated band;
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- a band adjusting member for joining said first end and said second end of said band so that said band will form a closed loop of a predetermined length, said band adjusting member having means for adjusting a length of said closed loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.