Protective cover for furniture

• US 10,238,218 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FurHaven Pet Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: FurHaven Pet Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Heilborn, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Shin H
• Application Number:
  US15/657,547
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60

Abstract

A cover assembly comprising a protective sheet and at least one anchor assembly. At least a portion of the protective sheet is folded to define a sheet edge. The anchor assembly comprises a connecting portion secured the sheet edge, an anchor member, an anchor strap secured to the anchor member, and a connector secured to the anchor strap. The anchor member is arranged in the bottom space. The anchor strap extends from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap. The connector is detachably attached to the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly is in a connected configuration. The connector is detached from the connecting portion when the anchor assembly is in a disconnected configuration.

Claims

1. A cover assembly for use with a piece of furniture comprising a seat portion and a support portion, where the seat portion and the support portion define a gap and a bottom space, the cover assembly comprising:

a protective sheet, where at least a portion of the protective sheet is folded to define a sheet edge; and

at least one anchor assembly comprising

a connecting portion secured the sheet edge,

an anchor member,

an anchor strap secured to the anchor member, and

a connector secured to the anchor strap;

whereby

the anchor member is arranged in the bottom space;

the anchor strap extends from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap;

the connector is detachably attached to the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly is in a connected configuration;

the connector is detached from the connecting portion when the anchor assembly is in a disconnected configuration;

at least a portion of the protective sheet held in place relative to the piece of furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration; and

the protective sheet may be removed from the furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration.

2. A cover assembly as recited in claim 1, in which the anchor member is resiliently deformable.

3. A cover assembly as recited in claim 2, in which:

a volume of the anchor member is a first size in an undeformed state;

the volume of the anchor member is reduced from the first size to a second size to allow the anchor member to be inserted through the gap; and

the volume of the anchor member is increased from the second size to a third size when the anchor member is within the bottom space.

4. A cover assembly as recited in claim 3, in which the third size is less than or equal to the first size.

5. A cover assembly as recited in claim 3, in which:

the third size is greater than the second size; and

the third size is less than or equal to the first size.

6. A cover assembly as recited in claim 1, in which the anchor member comprises a foam structure.

7. A cover assembly as recited in claim 1, in which the anchor strap is resiliently deformable.

8. A cover assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least one support strap assembly configured to support at least a portion of the protective sheet relative to the support portion.

9. A cover assembly as recited in claim 8, in which the at least one support strap assembly comprises at least one support strap configured to extend around at least a portion of the support portion.

10. A method of covering at least a portion of a piece of furniture comprising a seat portion and a support portion, where the seat portion and the support portion define a gap and a bottom space, the method comprising the steps of:

folding at least a portion of a protective sheet to define a sheet edge; and

providing at least one anchor assembly comprising

a connecting portion,

an anchor member,

an anchor strap secured to the anchor member, and

a connector secured to the anchor strap;

whereby

securing the connecting portion to the sheet edge;

inserting the anchor member through the gap and into the bottom space such that the anchor strap extends from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap;

detachably attaching the connector to the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly in a connected configuration, where at least a portion of the protective sheet is held in place relative to the piece of furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration;

detaching the connector from the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly in a disconnected configuration; and

removing the protective sheet from the furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration.

11. A method as recited in claim 10, in which the step of providing at least one anchor assembly comprises the step of providing a resiliently deformable anchor member.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, in which:

a volume of the anchor member is a first size in an undeformed state; and

the step of inserting the anchor member through the gap and into the bottom space comprises the steps of

reducing the volume of the anchor member from the first size to a second size to allow the anchor member to be inserted through the gap; and

allowing the volume of the anchor member to increase from the second size to a third size when the anchor member is within the bottom space.

13. A method as recited in claim 12, in which the third size is less than or equal to the first size.

14. A method as recited in claim 12, in which:

the third size is greater than the second size; and

the third size is less than or equal to the first size.

15. A method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of resiliently deforming the anchor strap.

16. A method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of supporting at least a portion of the protective sheet relative to the support portion.

17. A method as recited in claim 16, in which the step of supporting at least a portion of the protective sheet relative to the support portion comprises the step of extending at least one support strap around at least a portion of the support portion.

20. A cover assembly as recited in claim 17, further comprising at least one support strap assembly configured to support at least a portion of the protective sheet relative to the support portion.

18. A cover assembly for use with a piece of furniture comprising a seat portion and a support portion, where the seat portion and the support portion define a gap and a bottom space, the cover assembly comprising:

a protective sheet, where at least a portion of the protective sheet is folded to define a sheet edge; and

at least one anchor assembly comprising

a connecting portion secured the sheet edge,

an anchor member, where the anchor member

is resilient deformable, and

defines a volume of a first size when in an undeformed state,

an anchor strap secured to the anchor member, where the anchor strap is resiliently deformable, and

a connector secured to the anchor strap;

whereby

the anchor member is passed through the gap by deforming the anchor member such that the volume of the anchor member is a second size, where the second size is less than the first size;

when the anchor member is arranged in the bottom space, allowing the anchor member to expand such that the volume of the anchor member is a second size, where the second size is greater than the first size;

the anchor strap extends from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap;

the connector is detachably attached to the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly is in a connected configuration;

the connector is detached from the connecting portion when the anchor assembly is in a disconnected configuration;

at least a portion of the protective sheet held in place relative to the piece of furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration; and

the protective sheet may be removed from the furniture when the anchor assembly is in the disconnected configuration.

19. A cover assembly as recited in claim 18, in which the third size is less than or equal to the first size.