Universal cover for armchairs, sofas, and the like

• US 5,510,167 A
• Filed: 10/07/1992
• Issued: 04/23/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Caleffi
• Original Assignee: Caleffi
• Inventors: DeFelice, Claudio, Candolfi, Francesco M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Raimund, Christopher W.
• Application Number:
  US07/957,737
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• Field of Search: 428/231, 428/230, 428/107, 428/113, 150/158
• US Class Current: 428/107
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: D04H 1/52 by applying or inserting filamentary binding elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24074 Strand or strand-portions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24124 Fibers

Abstract

A cover is disclosed which is formed from a non-elasticized cloth provided with stitchings of elastic yarns stretched across the cloth back and attached thereto to form a quadrilateral mesh net.

Claims

1. A cover for an article of furniture comprising a plurality of pieces of non-elasticized cloth each of said pieces having at least a first and a second set of parallel elastic yarns stretched across the cloth back and attached to said back, wherein the second set of yarns is disposed transversely to the first set of yarns to form a quadrilateral mesh net, the yarns being attached to the back under tension so that when the yarns are in a relaxed state the cloth will have an embossed appearance, wherein each of said pieces of the cover is adapted to fit a particular component of said furniture, said components being selected from the group consisting of armrests, backrest and seat of said furniture, and wherein said pieces of the cover are attached together in the shape of said components of the article of furniture intended to be covered.

2. A cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stretching of said elastic yarns is sufficient to gather said cloth when said yarn is in its fully relaxed condition, so as to impart a densely embossed appearance to said cloth.

3. A cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second sets of elastic yarns are disposed perpendicular to one another, to form a square mesh.

4. A cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein said squares have a side length of about 4 cm in the fully stretched condition of said elastic yarns and of about 1 cm in the fully relaxed condition of said elastic yarns.

5. A cover as claimed in claim 1, having a portion adapted to cover the seating area of a sofa or armchair, said portion having a pouch for accommodating a cushion or similar seating padding.

6. A cover as claimed in claim 5, wherein said pouch is sewn onto the back of said cloth.

7. A cover as claimed in claim 5, wherein said pouch comprises an opening for receiving said cushion or padding and is arranged so that, when placed on a sofa or armchair, said opening faces forwardly.

8. A cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pieces of cloth having said quadrilateral mesh net of elastic yarns attached to their backs are sewn together to form said cover.