Three-piece knit form-fit slipcover
First Claim
1. A slipcover for a piece of furniture having a base including a back, a seat, and a pair of armrests, and having one or more seat cushions and one or more back cushions, wherein the one or more seat cushions and the one or more back cushions are not permanently affixed to the base, the slipcover comprising:
- a base cover including one or more panels for covering each of the back, the left and right armrests, and at least a portion of the seat; and
one or more back cushion covers each configured to cover one or more back cushions;
wherein the at least one back cushion cover comprises a fabric having a stretch in length which behaves dynamically with respect to a stretch in width, with the minimum stretch in fabric width being 60%, the minimum stretch in fabric length being 40%.
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Abstract
A multi-piece slipcover for a piece of furniture having a base including a back, a seat, and a pair of armrests, and one or more seat cushions and back cushions that are unattached to the base. A base cover of the multi-piece slipcover includes one or more panels for covering the back, the left and right armrests, and at least a portion of the seat of the base. One or more seat cushion covers and one or more back cushions covers cover the one or more seat cushions and back cushions, respectively. At least one of the one or more back cushion covers has trapezoidally-shaped front and rear surfaces, and is made from a fabric having a stretch in length which behaves dynamically with respect to a stretch in width. A minimum stretch in fabric width is 60%, while a minimum stretch in fabric length is 40%.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. A slipcover for a piece of furniture having a base including a back, a seat, and a pair of armrests, and having one or more seat cushions and one or more back cushions, wherein the one or more seat cushions and the one or more back cushions are not permanently affixed to the base, the slipcover comprising:
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a base cover including one or more panels for covering each of the back, the left and right armrests, and at least a portion of the seat; and one or more back cushion covers each configured to cover one or more back cushions; wherein the at least one back cushion cover comprises a fabric having a stretch in length which behaves dynamically with respect to a stretch in width, with the minimum stretch in fabric width being 60%, the minimum stretch in fabric length being 40%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A slipcover for covering a back cushion to be applied to a piece of furniture having a back and a seat having one or more seat cushions, the slipcover comprising:
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an upper portion including at least one panel comprising front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions for respectively covering front and rear surfaces of the back cushion, the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions enclosing an interior portion of the cover; and a basin portion affixed to the upper portion within an opening defined by bottom edges of the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions, wherein; a central portion of each of the bottom edges of the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions is directly joined to a longest side of the basin portion, and end portions of each of the bottom edges of the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions are each directly joined to a shortest side of the basin portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for assembling a slipcover for covering a back cushion to be applied to a piece of furniture having a back and a seat having one or more seat cushions, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming an upper portion of the slipcover including at least one panel comprising front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions for respectively covering front and rear surfaces of the back cushion, the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions enclosing an interior portion of the cover; joining each of a pair of lateral edges of the front trapezoidally-shaped portion to a lateral edge of the rear trapezoidally-shaped portion to define one of a pair of lateral edge seams in the upper portion forming a basin portion of the slipcover; and affixing the basin portion to the upper portion within an opening defined by bottom edges of the front and rear trapezoidally-shaped portions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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Specification