Structural component for upholstered furniture and method of making
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1. A structural component for upholstered furniture, comprising:
- a three-dimensional wire frame including a plurality of wires welded together to form a wire mat,said wire frame including a border wire extending adjacent the outer edge of said frame,upholstery means including a flexible sheet substrate and an upholstery material cover with padding means disposed between said substrate and said cover,means securing an outer edge portion of said upholstery material cover to an adjacent outer edge portion of said substrate to confine said padding means and to form an upholstery assembly,said upholstery assembly covering said wire frame, andplastic clip means attaching said upholstery assembly to said border wire of said wire frame.
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Abstract
A structural component for upholstered furniture includes a three-dimensional frame consisting of a plurality of wires which are welded together. A flexible sheet substrate and an upholstery material cover are secured together, with padding held between the substrate and the cover. Clips pierce the substrate and engage the frame such that the upholstery is fastened to the frame.
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1. A structural component for upholstered furniture, comprising:
- a three-dimensional wire frame including a plurality of wires welded together to form a wire mat,
said wire frame including a border wire extending adjacent the outer edge of said frame, upholstery means including a flexible sheet substrate and an upholstery material cover with padding means disposed between said substrate and said cover, means securing an outer edge portion of said upholstery material cover to an adjacent outer edge portion of said substrate to confine said padding means and to form an upholstery assembly, said upholstery assembly covering said wire frame, and plastic clip means attaching said upholstery assembly to said border wire of said wire frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)
- a three-dimensional wire frame including a plurality of wires welded together to form a wire mat,
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9. The method of making an upholstered furniture component, comprising the steps of:
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forming a wire frame having multiple wire mats welded together, providing a sheet of flexible material of appropriate shape for covering said wire frame, piercing said sheet at points adjacent its periphery with a plurality of clips, said clips having frame engaging portions extending from said sheet, adhesively bonding padding material to said sheet on the same side of said sheet as said frame engaging portions of said clips, sewing upholstery material to said sheet around the periphery thereof to cover said padding material, while leaving at least a portion of the periphery of said sheet exposed, folding over said periphery of said sheet such that said frame engaging portions extend outwardly on the opposite side thereof from said upholstery material, wrapping said sheet on said frame such that said frame is covered, and engaging a mat of said frame with said clips to form a finished component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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15. A structural component for upholstered furniture, comprising:
- a three-dimensional wire frame including a plurality of wires welded together to form an outer wire mat and an inner wire mat,
said inner wire mat including border wires extending adjacent the outer edge portion of said frame, upholstery means including a flexible sheet substrate and an upholstery material cover with padding means disposed between said substrate and said cover, means securing an outer edge portion of said upholstery material cover to an adjacent outer edge portion of said substrate to confine said padding means and to form an upholstery assembly, said upholstery assembly covering said outer wire mat, and plastic clip means attaching said upholstery means to said border wires of said wire frame.
- a three-dimensional wire frame including a plurality of wires welded together to form an outer wire mat and an inner wire mat,
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16. The method of making an upholstered furniture component, comprising the steps of;
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forming a wire frame having multiple wires welded together and including border wires extending adjacent the outer edge portion of said frame, providing a substrate sheet of flexible material of appropriate shape for covering said wire frame, positioning padding material on said substrate sheet at a predetermined location, covering said substrate sheet and said padding material with an upholstery material and attaching said upholstery material to said substrate sheet to form an upholstery assembly, attaching plastic clip means to the outer edge portions of said upholstery assembly, wrapping said upholstery assembly on said frame to cover said frame, and attaching said clip means to said border wires of said frame.
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