US 5,664,832 AGranted

Semi-fitted single piece recliner cover

AssigneePrescient Partners, L.P.

InventorsKenneth V. Stevens, Paula Riley

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Abstract

A one-piece recliner cover is made of a cross shaped fabric cover member having a head portion for engaging the back of the recliner, a foot portion for engaging the footrest of the recliner and a pair of arm portions for engaging the arms of the recliner. A tube is provided at the outer ends of the arm portions and receives an elastic belt or cord for engagement around the bottom of the recliner. A back panel is connected to one of the arm portions for engagement around the back of the recliner and over the back of the head portion. The head and foot portions can be sock shaped sleeves or flat panels. Sufficient room is left in the seat which connects the head, foot and arm portion to each other, so that the seat portion can be tucked around the recliner seat cushion. A tube for receiving a gripping member can be provided in the junction between the head portion and the seat portion. The grip member can be pushed down into the crease between the back and the seat cushion to firmly stabilize the cover onto the recliner.

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Dependent claims

A recliner cover for a recliner having a seat with a cushion, a back, a pair of arms and a movable footrest having upper and lower surfaces, the cover comprising:

a cross shaped fabric cover member;
the cover member having a head portion for engagement over the recliner back, a foot portion for engagement over the recliner footrest, a pair of arm portions for engagement over the recliner arms and a seat portion for covering the seat and sized for being tucked around the cushion;
the pair of arm portions being connected to opposite sides of the seat portion, the head portion is connected to a top end of the seat portion and the foot portion is connected to a bottom end of the seat portion;
skirt means connected to outer ends of the arm portions which are spaced away from the seat portion, for fastening around and covering a bottom of the recliner;
the skirt means including a fabric tube under the foot portion and at the outer end of each of the arm portions and a band engaging through the fabric tubes to hold the arm portions against the arms of the recliner and to hold the foot portion under the footrest;
and
the foot portion forming a sleeve including an inner part formed by superposed layers of said fabric cover for covering the lower surface of the footrest, said fabric tube of the foot portion being formed on one of said superposed layers and providing sleeve means for engaging the band for holding the inner part of the foot portion to the lower surface of the footrest.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.