Installation of a textile deck assembly in an article of furniture
First Claim
1. A method for installing a deck assembly in an article of furniture, the method comprising:
- attaching a deck assembly to a first side of a frame of an article of furniture, the deck assembly including a decking and a first frame rail, a first edge of the decking being attached to the first side of the frame by the first frame rail and a second opposite edge of the decking being attached to a second frame rail, and the frame including the first side, an opposing second side, and a pair of opposing ends;
removeably disposing the second frame rail in a fixture;
applying a force on the frame to move the opposing second side of the frame toward the second frame rail and to stretch the decking between the second frame rail and the first side of the frame; and
attaching the second frame rail to the opposing second side of the frame.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and seating product that include a seat deck assembly with a tensioned fabric decking are described. The seat deck assembly includes one or a pair of frame rails attached along opposite edges of the decking. The decking includes an elastomeric textile. The decking or a first of the frame rails is attached to a first side of the frame. The second of the frame rails is placed in a rigid fixture. A force is applied by an actuator to the frame to move the second side of the frame toward the second frame rail and to stretch the elastomeric fabric. The second frame rail is couple to the second side of the frame and the assembled frame is removed from the fixture. Cushions, padding or an upholstered covering can complete embodiments of the seating product.
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1. A method for installing a deck assembly in an article of furniture, the method comprising:
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attaching a deck assembly to a first side of a frame of an article of furniture, the deck assembly including a decking and a first frame rail, a first edge of the decking being attached to the first side of the frame by the first frame rail and a second opposite edge of the decking being attached to a second frame rail, and the frame including the first side, an opposing second side, and a pair of opposing ends; removeably disposing the second frame rail in a fixture; applying a force on the frame to move the opposing second side of the frame toward the second frame rail and to stretch the decking between the second frame rail and the first side of the frame; and attaching the second frame rail to the opposing second side of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for installing a decking assembly in an article of furniture, the apparatus comprising:
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a rigid fixture configure to removeably accept a frame rail of a decking assembly for an article of furniture and to rigidly retain the frame rail against an applied force, the decking assembly including a decking that is coupled to the frame rail along a first edge and coupled to a first side of the frame of the article of furniture along a second edge, the frame including the first side, an opposing second side, and a pair of opposing ends; an actuator configured to apply a force on the frame to move the second side of the frame toward the frame rail that is retained in the fixture; and a surface configured to support the frame and to rigidly couple to the fixture and the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A seating product comprising:
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a frame having a first side, an opposing second side, and a pair of opposing ends; and a deck assembly having a frame rail coupled along a first edge of a decking, the decking including an elastomeric textile and being installed in the frame by attaching a second edge of the decking to the first side of the frame, the second edge being opposite the first edge, placing the frame rail in a fixture, applying a force to the frame to move the second side of the frame toward frame rail in the fixture and to stretch the decking between the first side of the frame and the frame rail, and coupling the frame rail to the second side of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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