SLIPCOVERS WITH IMPROVED MATERIAL GATHERING

• US 20070200403A1
• Filed: 11/13/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arthur Nazginov
• Original Assignee: Arthur Nazginov
• Inventors: Nazginov, Arthur
• Granted Patent: US 8,573,692 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/228
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60

Abstract

A furniture slipcover including a slipcover body and at least one band, such as a textile band, is provided. The slipcover body covers at least some surfaces of a piece of furniture, and a first end of the band is fixedly attached to the slipcover body, and the band extends in a horizontal direction when holding the bunched portion of the slipcover body. A fastening member, such as a clip, is disposed at a second end of each band. Also, each band may be provided as an elastic material that exerts a contracting force when the fastening member is secured to the bunched portion of the slipcover body. The band may be located on a portion of the slipcover that covers or is near to lateral edges of armrests and the backrest.

Claims

1. A furniture slipcover comprising:

a slipcover body adapted to cover at least some surfaces of a piece of furniture that has a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side, each side having a longitudinal length, the slipcover body adapted to have a circumferential size that is larger than a combined length of the sides of the piece of furniture;

a first strip-like band including a fastening member operative to hold a bunched portion of the slipcover body to impart a fitted appearance to the slipcover,

wherein the first strip-like band is adapted to extend in a substantially horizontal direction and to be free of substantial dangling, when the fastening member is holding the bunched portion.

2. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first strip-like band fixedly attached at its first end to the slipcover body and the fastening member is located at a second end of the first strip-like band.

3. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first strip-like band comprises an elastic material adapted to exert a contracting force when the fastening member is secured to the bunched portion of the slipcover.

4. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the clip is a suspender clip.

5. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first end of the first strip-like band is located on a first portion of the slipcover adapted to cover an armrest of the piece of furniture.

6. The slipcover of claim 5, wherein the first portion is at a lateral edge of the armrest.

7. The slipcover cover of claim 1, wherein the first end of a second strip-like band is located on a second portion of the slipcover adapted to cover a backrest of the piece of furniture.

8. The slipcover of claim 7, wherein the second portion is substantially at a lateral edge of the backrest.

9. The slipcover of claim 7, wherein the first end of the first the first strip-like band is located on a first portion of the slipcover adapted to cover an armrest of the piece of furniture, the first end of a third strip-like band is located on a third portion of the slipcover adapted to cover a second armrest of the piece of furniture, and the first end of a fourth strip-like band is located on a fourth portion of the slipcover adapted to cover the backrest.

10. The slipcover of claim 9, wherein the first and third portions are disposed to be located substantially at lateral edges of the respective armrests, and the second and fourth portions are disposed to be located substantially at opposite lateral edges of the backrest.

11. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first strip-like band comprises a loop starting at the first end of the band and threaded through the fastening member.

12. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first strip-like bands is comprised of a textile material.

13. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first end of the first strip-like band is disposed to be closer to a lateral edge of the piece of furniture than the fastening member when the fastening member is secured to the bunched portion of the slipcover.

14. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the first strip-like band comprises a concealing member made of textile material adapted to conceal the fastening member.

16. The slipcover of claim 14, wherein the clip is a suspender clip.

17. The slipcover of claim 14, wherein the first and third portions are disposed to be located substantially at lateral edges of the respective armrests, and the second and fourth portions are disposed to be located substantially at lateral edges of the backrest.

18. The slipcover of claim 14, wherein each band of the plurality of bands comprises a loop starting at the first end of the band and threaded through the fastening means.

19. The slipcover of claim 14, wherein each band of the plurality of cinching bands comprises a concealing member made of textile material adapted to conceal the fastening means.

15. A furniture slipcover, comprising:

a slipcover body adapted to cover at least some surfaces of a piece of furniture;

a plurality of cinching bands comprised of a textile material, a first end of each band of the plurality of cinching bands fixedly attached to the slipcover body, each band of the plurality of cinching bands comprising an elastic material adapted to exert a contracting force when the fastening member is secured to the bunched portion of the slipcover body; and

fastening means for removably securing the cinching band directly to a bunched portion disposed at a second end of each band of the plurality of cinching bands,

wherein the first end of a first band of the plurality of cinching bands is located on a first portion of the slipcover body adapted to cover an armrest of the piece of furniture,

wherein the first end of a second band of the plurality of cinching bands is located on a second portion of the slipcover body adapted to cover a backrest of the piece of furniture, and the first end of a fourth band of the plurality of cinching bands is located on a fourth portion of the slipcover body adapted to cover the backrest,

wherein the first end of a third band of the plurality of cinching bands is located on a third portion of the slipcover body adapted to cover a second armrest of the piece of furniture, and

wherein the first end of each band of the plurality of cinching bands is disposed to be closer to a lateral edge of the piece of furniture than the fastening means when the fastening means is secured to the bunched portion of the slipcover body.