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Seat member with exchangeable cover

  • US 4,475,768 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1982
  • Issued: 10/09/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat member to support a human body and having substantially planar upper and lower surfaces of similar shape spaced apart a predetermined distance, and a continuous sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly between the perimeters of said upper and lower surfaces of said seat member, in combination with a plurality of similar covers respectively of different colors and/or texture from which a selection may be made to provide a desired texture and/or color for the outer surface of said seat member, said covers comprising a top and side panel similar in shape respectively to the upper surface and sidewall of said seat member and closely conforming thereto when mounted thereupon, a planar bottom panel of pliable sheet material and similar peripheral shape as said top panel and the periphery thereof being fixedly connected to the lower edge of said side panel of said cover, said bottom panel being formed with a plurality of connected openings generally in partial cloverleaf configuration and all edges of said openings being spaced from the periphery of said bottom panel to facilitate extending the cover over said seat member when mounting said cover thereto, said openings being shaped to define a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers extending radially inward from the periphery of said bottom panel toward the center of and parallel to said lower surface of said seat member, and quickly detachable coengageable means being secured respectively to the innermost ends of said fingers of said bottom panel of said cover and the lower surface of said seat member and operable to secure a selected cover to said seat member in a manner to prevent any appreciable movement of said cover relative to said seat member.

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