Semi-fitted single piece recliner cover

• US 5,664,832 A
• Filed: 07/01/1996
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Prescient Partners, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Prescient Partners, L.P.
• Inventors: Riley, Paula, Stevens, Kenneth V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Allred, David E.
• Application Number:
  US08/674,022
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: 297/225, 297/228, 297/229, 297/228.12, 297/228.13, 297/228.11, 297/218.4, 297/219.1, 297/85, 297/68, 297/423.3
• US Class Current: 297/225
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60

Abstract

A one-piece recliner cover is made of a cross shaped fabric cover member having a head portion for engaging the back of the recliner, a foot portion for engaging the footrest of the recliner and a pair of arm portions for engaging the arms of the recliner. A tube is provided at the outer ends of the arm portions and receives an elastic belt or cord for engagement around the bottom of the recliner. A back panel is connected to one of the arm portions for engagement around the back of the recliner and over the back of the head portion. The head and foot portions can be sock shaped sleeves or flat panels. Sufficient room is left in the seat which connects the head, foot and arm portion to each other, so that the seat portion can be tucked around the recliner seat cushion. A tube for receiving a gripping member can be provided in the junction between the head portion and the seat portion. The grip member can be pushed down into the crease between the back and the seat cushion to firmly stabilize the cover onto the recliner.

Claims

1. A recliner cover for a recliner having a seat with a cushion, a back, a pair of arms and a movable footrest having upper and lower surfaces, the cover comprising:

a cross shaped fabric cover member;

the cover member having a head portion for engagement over the recliner back, a foot portion for engagement over the recliner footrest, a pair of arm portions for engagement over the recliner arms and a seat portion for covering the seat and sized for being tucked around the cushion;

the pair of arm portions being connected to opposite sides of the seat portion, the head portion is connected to a top end of the seat portion and the foot portion is connected to a bottom end of the seat portion;

skirt means connected to outer ends of the arm portions which are spaced away from the seat portion, for fastening around and covering a bottom of the recliner;

the skirt means including a fabric tube under the foot portion and at the outer end of each of the arm portions and a band engaging through the fabric tubes to hold the arm portions against the arms of the recliner and to hold the foot portion under the footrest; and

the foot portion forming a sleeve including an inner part formed by superposed layers of said fabric cover for covering the lower surface of the footrest, said fabric tube of the foot portion being formed on one of said superposed layers and providing sleeve means for engaging the band for holding the inner part of the foot portion to the lower surface of the footrest.

2. A recliner cover according to claim 1 including a tube at an intersection between the head portion and the seat portion receiving a grip member to be tucked at a rear of the cushion and a grip member being received in said tube.

3. A recliner cover according to claim 1 wherein each of the head portion and foot portion comprise a sleeve for engagement respectively onto the back and footrest of the recliner.

4. A recliner cover according to claim 1 wherein the head portion is connected to the top end of the seat portion with parts of the head and seat portions overlapping each other.

5. A recliner cover according to claim 1 wherein the arm portions are connected to opposite sides of the seat portion at seams which end before a forward edge of each arm portion for permitting free movement between the foot portion and the arm portions.

6. A recliner cover according to claim 1 including a back panel connected to a rear edge of at least one of the arm portions and means for connecting the back panel to the other arm portion for forming part of the skirt means.

7. A recliner cover according to claim 6 wherein the skirt means includes a tube at the outer ends of each of the arm portions and an elastic band captured in each tube, the elastic bands being connected to each other for fastening the skirt means around the recliner.

8. A recliner cover for a recliner having a seat with a cushion, a back, a pair of arms and a movable footrest, the cover comprising:

a cross shaped fabric cover member;

the cover member having a head portion for engagement over the recliner back, a foot portion for engagement over the recliner footrest, a pair of arm portions for engagement over the recliner arms and a seat portion for covering the seat and sized for being tucked around the cushion;

the pair of arm portions being connected to opposite sides of the seat portion, the head portion is connected to a top end of the seat portion and the foot portion is connected to a bottom end of the seat portion;

skirt means comprising outer ends of the arm portions which are spaced away from the seat portion, for fastening around and covering a bottom of the recliner;

a back panel connected to a rear edge of at least one of the arm portions and means for connecting the back panel to the other arm portion for forming part of the skirt means;

said skirt means including a tube at the outer ends of each of the arm portions and an elastic band captured in each tube, the elastic bands being connected to each other for fastening the skirt means around the recliner and the bands being tethered only at one end of each band to its respective tube.

9. A recliner cover according to claim 8 including a tube in the cover member at a junction between the head portion and the seat portion for retaining a grip member.

10. A recliner cover according to claim 9 wherein the foot portion comprises a sleeve, the sleeve having an inner upper edge, and tube means at the inner upper edge for engagement with one of the bands for holding part of the foot portion against an under-surface of the footrest.

11. A recliner cover according to claim 10 including an opening in at least one of the arm portions for receiving a lever of the recliner.

12. A recliner cover according to claim 11 including a zipper connected to the cover member for connecting the back panel to the other arm portion.

13. A recliner cover according to claim 12 including a second tube spaced inwardly of the outer ends of the arm portions, a further band in each of the second tubes, and means for connecting the further bands to each other.

14. A recliner cover according to claim 13 wherein the tube means of the foot portion is positioned for engaging the further bands when they are connected to each other.