Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component

• US 7,431,394 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2007
• Issued: 10/07/2008
• 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:
  US11/975,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20080042478A1
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/218.2, 297/223, 297/225, 297/226, 297/228.1, 297/228.13, 297/452.27, 297/452.48, 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 having at least a seat portion and a second portion, comprising:

a fabric sheet that at least partially covers the seat portion and the second portion;

a first multi-layered component secured to the fabric sheet, wherein the first multi-layered component comprises a layer of cushioning material; and

a second multi-layered component secured to the fabric sheet, wherein the second multi-layered component comprises a layer of cushioning material, wherein the first multi-layered component and the second multi-layered component are secured to the fabric sheet so as to have at least a fabric sheet portion between them, such that at least the fabric sheet portion allows at least a portion of the second multi-layered component to be positioned on the first multi- layered component.

2. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the second portion is one of:

a back portion of the seating structure and an arm portion of the seating structure.

3. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein, for a seating structure that has a crevice between the seat portion and the second portion, the fabric sheet portion is insertable into the crevice.

4. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein the multi-layered components are 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.

5. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second multi-layered components comprises a top layer of fabric that is secured to the fabric sheet.

6. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second multi-layered components is configured so that the layer of cushioning material is removable from the multi-layered component.

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

a fastener on a second slipcover and a fastener on a portion of the second slipcover.

8. 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.

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

10. The slipcover of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second multi-layered components is removable from the fabric sheet.

11. A slipcover for a first seating structure wherein the first seating structure is at least one of:

part of a second seating structure and positioned on a second seating structure, the slipcover comprising;

a fabric sheet that covers at least a portion of the first seating structure and is removably secured to at least the second seating structure; and

at least one of;

at least one fastener attached to the fabric sheet for securing a multi-layered component to the fabric sheet; and

a multi-layered component integrated with at least one selected portion of the fabric sheet, the multi- layered component comprising a layer of cushioning material.

12. The slipcover of claim 11, wherein the first seating structure comprises at least one cushion, and the fabric sheet covers the entirety of the at least one cushion.

13. The slipcover of claim 11, wherein the first seating structure comprises at least one seat cushion and one back cushion, and the fabric sheet covers the entirety of the at least one seat cushion and one back cushion.

14. The slipcover of claim 11, 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.

15. The slipcover of claim 11 wherein the fabric sheet is secured to at least the second seating structure by at least one of:

ties, zippers, snaps, clips, hooks, buttons, D-rings, straps, hook-and-loop fasteners, tucking, applying friction, and applying friction from friction enhancing material.

16. The slipcover of claim 11 wherein the multi-layered component also comprises a top layer of fabric that is secured to the fabric sheet.

17. The slipcover of claim 11 wherein the layer of cushioning material is removable from the multi-layered component.

18. The slipcover of claim 11 wherein the at least one fastener 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.

19. The slipcover of claim 11, wherein the multi-layered component is removable from the fabric sheet.