Upholstered element fastened to a cover by means of a hook and loop strip
AssigneeF.S. Fehrer GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHubert Mense, Charlotte Leckert
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Abstract
An upholstery element is disclosed which has a flexible core and a cover. The core and the cover are fastened to one another by a hook-fastener connection. The connection includes a hook strip having a plurality of hooks overlaid by a fleece strip having a plurality of elements, behind which the hooks engage. The strips are fastened one to the core and one to the cover. The strip fastened to the core is disposed at the base (7) of a channel (8) in the core (2). The depth of the channel (8) is greater than the sum of the thicknesses of both strips (3, 5). The strip (3, 5) fastened to the cover (1) is attached to a distance element (10), which is in turn fastened to the cover (1).
Claims19
An upholstery element with a flexible core, a cover and a hook-fastener connection for fastening the cover to the core, the connection comprising:
- a hook strip having a plurality of hooks overlaid by a fleece strip having a plurality of elements, behind which the hooks engage, the strips being fastened one to the core and one to the cover, the strip fastened to the core being disposed at the base of a channel in the core, the depth of the channel being greater than the sum of the thicknesses of both strips and the strip fastened to the cover being attached to a spacer element, which spacer element is in turn fastened to the cover, said strip fastened to the cover being attached to a stiffening device.
An upholstery element, comprising:
- a flexible core having a channel with a base, said channel having a depth;
- a cover with a spacer element fastened thereto;
- a hook-fastener connection for fastening said cover to said core, said connection including
- a hook strip having a plurality of hooks;
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- a fleece strip having a plurality of elements, one of said hook strip and said fleece strip forming a core strip fastened to said core and one of said hook strip and said fleece strip forming a cover strip fastened to said cover, said core strip being disposed at a base of said channel, said depth of said channel being greater than a sum of thicknesses of said hook strip and said fleece strip, said cover strip being attached to said spacer element and said cover strip being attached to a stiffening device wherein said hook strip is overlaid by said fleece strip, behind which said hooks engage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.