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US 7,278,363 B2Granted
Non-laminate seam
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Wieczorek, William Collier
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Abstract
A seam for use in joining material. The seam having a joint sew line connecting a first and second material. The seam having a cord arranged adjacent to the joint sew line. A stitch line is located adjacent to the cord, wherein the cord forms a predetermined shaped hump on an outer surface of the material.
Claims14
A seam for use in joining material, said seam comprising:
- a joint sew line connecting a first material to a second material, said joint sew line is positioned a predetermined distance inboard of longitudinal edges of said first and second material, said first and second material having a flap, said flap comprises said first or second material arranged between said joint sew line and said edges of said materials;
- a cord arranged directly adjacent to said joint sew line on an inner surface of one of said materials;
- and
- a stitch line arranged adjacent to said cord, said stitch line passes through one of said flaps and a surface of one of said materials, said cord forming a predetermined shape on an outer surface of the material.
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A french seam for use in connecting first and second non-laminated upholstery panels, said seam comprising:
- a joint sew line positioned inboard of longitudinal edges of the first and second panel, said joint sew line forms a flap for each panel, said flag is defined as a portion of the panel between said joint sew line and said edge of the panel;
- a cord aligned directly next to said joint sew line on an inner surface of the first panel;
- a second cord aligned directly next to said joint sew line on an inner surface of the second panel;
- a stitch line placed along a length of said cord, said stitch line passes through said flan of the first panel and a surface inboard of said joint sew line of the first panel;
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- a second stitch line placed along a length of said cord, said second stitch line passes through said flap of the second panel and a surface inboard of said joint sew line of the second panel.
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A method of sewing a french seam to connect a first and second upholstery panel, said method including the steps of:
- joining the first and second panel with an inboard joint sew line;
- aligning a first and second cord directly adjacent to said joint sew line;
- folding one flap of one of the panels over one of said cords and the other flap of the other panel over the other of said cords;
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- sewing a first and second stitch line adjacent to and along a length of said cords, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.