Sofa with upholstery cover having attachment means

Abstract

An upholstered sofa comprises a sofa frame covered with fitted upholstery. The fitted upholstery provided by a form fit upholstery cover or covers formed of upholstery material and comprising stitchedupholstery panels and pieces, the cover having upholstery edge portions with attachment means for securement of the edge portion without staples to the sofa frame. The attachment means may be a resilient polymer channel sewn to the upholstery material. The attachment means may be a plurality of elastic cords with connectors on distal ends of the cords. The elastic cords may be stretched and attached to features on the sofa frame or to features on the upholstery cover thereby keeping the upholstery cover assembly taught on the sofa frame.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 633,575, filed February 21, 2018, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 774,852, filed December 3, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference . technical field [0003] The present invention relates to furniture construction and in particular to the manufacture of upholstered furniture. More specifically, the present invention relates to an upholstery cover shaped to fit a conventional wooden sofa frame, and a collection of fastening means on the cover to facilitate easy attachment to the frame. Background technique [0004] In the manufacture of upholstered furniture such as sofas, such as loveseats, seats and the like, the upholstery fabric is usually secured to the frame by fixed fastening means. [0005] Trim fastening means for sofas and seats typically includes, for example, the use of fasteners, typically sta...

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Problems solved by technology

The tedious, expensive, and somewhat dangerous task of attaching trim pieces to the frame often takes place in the U.S., far from the manufacture of trim kits

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