Methods of making upholstery fabric tack strips
OwnerDavid L. Haygood, Gary T. Schwertnerinventors
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Abstract
An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of the metal ribbon. The metal ribbon integrally includes nail sections which protrude outwardly from said tack strip. At least one, and preferably both, lateral edges of the metal ribbon are knurled or serrated so as to assist in anchoring the ribbon to the sleeve.
Claims18
A method of making an upholstery tack strip comprising the steps of:
- (i) extruding a thermoplastic sleeve over a length of metal ribbon stock having at least one roughed lateral edge;
- (ii) removing a lengthwise section of the thermoplastic sleeve to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface region of the metal ribbon stock;
- and
- (iii) forming nail sections from said exposed corresponding surface regions of the metal ribbon stock which protrude outwardly therefrom.
A method of making an upholstery tack strip comprising the steps of:
- (i) providing a length of metal ribbon stock;
- (ii) extruding a molten thermoplastic material over a length of metal ribbon stock so as to form a composite strip preform comprised of the metal ribbon stock which is embedded within and coated entirely by a sleeve of the thermoplastic material;
- and thereafter
- (iii) punching nail sections from the composite strip preform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.