Furniture protector device
OwnerJim Zegeerinventor
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Abstract
A furniture protector for protecting the fabric of upholstered furniture such as sofas and easy arm chairs and the like, from damage by pet dogs includes one or more rigid panels having a width to span a predetermined portion of the front to back seating space and a length to span the seating spaces. The rigid panels leave no comfortable space for pet dogs to rest. The panels have decorative surfaces and fabrics which can be color coordinated with the fabric of the upholstered furniture. Handles are provided and various arrangements for compacting the panels for storage are disclosed.
Claims17
A furniture protector device for protecting the fabric on sofas and stuffed chair furniture having a seating space from damage by dogs, comprising, in combination with said seating space:
- one or more rigid panel members having a width to span a predetermined portion, but not all, of the front to back portion of said seating space and a length to span approximately the width of said seating space, and
- a decorative means on said one or more rigid panel members.
A device for protecting upholstered furniture from a pet dog comprising, in combination with said upholstered furniture a fabric sleeve for receiving one or more rigid panel inserts, said fabric sleeve having a length to cover the length of said furniture and a depth sufficient to preclude comfortable seating by said pet dog and having a color and fabric which is a color coordinated contrast to said upholstered furniture.
A method of protecting upholstered furniture having a seating area from a pet dog, comprising:
- providing one or more rigid panel members and forming a decorative surface on said one or more rigid panel members, which decorative surface is coordinated to be complementary in color and design to said upholstered furniture, said one or more rigid panel members having length and depth dimensions receivable on said seating area, and
- positioning said one or more rigid panel members with their decorative surfaces on said seating area to make it uncomfortable for said pet dog.
A furniture protector system for a multiple seat stuffed sofa comprising:
- a plurality of rigid panel members, there being at least one rigid panel member for each seat of said multiple seat stuffed sofa, decorative means on each said rigid panel member, and each said rigid panel member having a surface area sufficient to cover a predetermined area of a selected one of a seat of said multiple seat stuffed sofa,
- said rigid panel member shaving structural configurations so that they can be stacked, one on another, when not in use as a furniture protector, and
- wherein one of said rigid panels has a carrying handle secured thereto, and the remaining of said rigid panels are shaped to accommodate said handle when said panels are stacked when not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.