Chair with upholstered inserts
AssigneeMity-Lite, Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Laws, Livingston E. Atkins, III, Richard D. Smith, Gregory W. Wilson
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Abstract
An upholstered folding chair includes a chair frame, a base member permanently attached to the frame, and an upholstered insert configured to slide into and removably interlock with either the base member or the chair frame. The base member includes a retaining rim, which covers and protects at least some of the edges of the upholstered insert, and the base member and upholstered insert may have interlocking members which become hidden between the base and insert when the two are interlocked together. The base can be either a back base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair back insert, or a seat base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair seat insert.
Claims18
An upholstered chair, comprising:
- a. a foldable chair frame having back and seat portions;
- b. an upholstered insert, comprising an insert panel, having upholstery edges and an upholstered front face;
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- c. at least one of the back and seat portions comprising a base having a track mounting structure configured to slidably receive the upholstered insert, the track mounting structure further comprising oppositely disposed retaining rims configured to wrap around the edge of the upholstered insert to cover both the edge of the upholstery and a portion of a front face of the upholstery.
An upholstered chair, comprising:
- a. a chair frame;
- b. a base member, secured to the chair frame, and having an insert track;
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- c. a removable upholstered insert, having upholstered edges and an upholstered front face, configured to be inserted into and removed from the insert track of the base member, the insert track being further configured to (i) wrap around and cover and protect at least a portion of the upholstered edge and the front face of the upholstery, and (ii) secure the removable insert to the base member.
An upholstered folding chair, comprising:
- a. a folding chair frame, having an upper frame portion and a seat frame portion;
- b. a back base, permanently attached to the upper frame portion of the chair frame, having a locking slot, and oppositely disposed retaining rims on upper and side portions thereof;
- c. a seat base, permanently attached to the seat frame portion of the chair frame, having oppositely disposed retaining rims on side and rear portions thereof;
- d. an upholstered back insert, having upholstery edges, spacer members, and a locking wedge, the back insert configured to slide into the back base between the oppositely disposed retaining rims, the rims covering and protecting at least some of the upholstery edges, the spacer members and locking wedge configured to (i) bias the insert against the rims, and (ii) fasten the insert to the back base;
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- e. an upholstered seat insert, having upholstery edges, a plurality of locking wedges, and a fastening tab, the seat insert configured to slide into the seat base between the oppositely disposed retaining rims, the rims covering and protecting at least some of the upholstery edges, the locking wedges being configured to bias the insert against the lower pivoting frame portion of the chair to thereby hold it within the seat base, and the fastening tab being configured to allow the insert to be fastened to the lower pivoting frame portion.
A method for adapting a folding chair with a cushioned seat and back, comprising the steps of:
- a. securing a base member to a chair frame;
- b. inserting an upholstered insert having upholstery edges and an upholstered front face into retaining rims of the base member, such that the retaining rims wrap around and cover and protect at least a portion of the upholstery edges and the upholstered front face;
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- c. connecting interlocking members between the upholstered insert and at least one of the base member and the chair frame, so as to fasten the upholstered insert to the chair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.