Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component

• US 7,377,585 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Issued: 05/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eric G. Fischman, Dds
• Original Assignee: Paula S. Neustat
• Inventors: Neustat, Paula S.
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US11/824,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20070252417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/223, 297/225, 297/226, 297/228, 297/228.13, 297/228.1, 297/218.2, 297/452.48, 297/452.27, 297/452.26, 297/DIG.1
• US Class Current: 297/219.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/008 Use of remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/113 liquid-impermeable
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/72 Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/727 with speakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/01 Foam

Abstract

Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure. The multi-layered components can be removably secured to the fabric sheet by decouplable fasteners or by friction or interaction with a friction enhancing material, non-removably secured to the fabric sheet by sewing, quilting, tufting, gluing, and/or applying an adhesive or bonding agent, or secured to the fabric sheet by extensions inserted into a crevice. The internal layers of a multi-layered component can also be removable, or a multi-layered component can be configured to allow additional layers to be inserted.

Claims

1. A slipcover for covering at least a portion of a seating structure, comprising:

a fabric sheet configured to substantially conform to at least a portion of a seating structure when applied and is removably secured thereto; and

a multi-layered component secured to an exterior portion of the fabric sheet and comprising;

a top layer of fabric,

at least one relaxation device under at least the top layer of fabric, and

cushioning material adjoining the at least one relaxation device.

2. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the at least one relaxation device comprises at least one of:

a massage mechanism, a heating mechanism, a lumbar support mechanism, and an audio mechanism.

3. The slipcover of claim 1, further comprising a control interface that is in communication with the at least one relaxation device.

4. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered component is secured to a portion of the fabric sheet corresponding to at least one of:

a seat portion, a back portion, an arm portion, a skirt portion, and a foot rest portion of the seating structure.

5. The slipcover claim 1, further comprising at least one fastener for attaching to at least one of:

a fastener on another slipcover and a fastener on a portion of another slipcover.

6. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered component is configured so that the at least one relaxation device is removable from the multi-layered component.

7. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered component is secured to the fabric sheet by at least one of:

sewing, quilting, tufting, weaving, knitting, gluing, applying a bonding agent, applying fasteners, applying friction, and applying friction from a friction enhancing material.

8. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the top layer of fabric is secured to the fabric sheet.

9. The slipcover of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

a power connection that is coupled to the at least one relaxation device and at least one battery coupled to the at least one relaxation device.

10. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the seating structure comprises at least one cushion, and the fabric sheet covers the entirety of the at least one cushion.

11. Furniture, comprising:

a seating structure comprising;

a first seating structure portion, and

at least one other seating structure portion;

a first slipcover according to claim 1, said first slipcover at least partially covering the first seating structure portion; and

a second slipcover according to claim 1, said second slipcover at least partially covering one of the at least one other seating structure portion.

19. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered component is configured so that the cushioning material is removable from the multi-layered component.

20. The slipover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered component comprises at least one additional layer of cushioning material.

12. A multi-layered component capable of being secured to a slipcover having at least one fastener, the multi-layered component comprising:

a top layer of fabric;

secured to the top layer of fabric, at least one of;

a bottom layer of fabric and a gusset;

at least one relaxation device; and

a layer of cushioning material under the top layer of fabric and adjoining the at least one relaxation device.

13. The multi-layered component of claim 12, further comprising at least one additional layer of cushioning material.

14. The multi-layered component of claim 12 further comprising at least one fastener for releasably coupling to at least one corresponding fastener on the slipcover.

15. The multi-layered component of claim 14, wherein the at least one fastener comprises at least one of:

a zipper, a button and a button hole, a snap, a tie, a hook, a buckle, a D-ring, a clip, a strap, and a hook-and-loop type fastener.

16. The multi-layered component of claim 12, wherein the at least one relaxation device comprises at least one of:

a massage mechanism, a heating mechanism, a lumbar support mechanism, and an audio mechanism.

17. The multi-layered component of claim 12, wherein the multi-layered component is configured so that the layer of cushioning material is removable from the multi-layered component.

18. The multi-layered component of claim 12, wherein the multi-layered component is configured so that the at least one relaxation device is removable from the multi-layered component.