Slipcover with secured corners for upholstered furniture

Abstract

A one-piece or two-piece slipcover for covering upholstered furniture has a gathering device at each corner to gather any excess material of the slipcover to provide a neat, tailored look to the slipcover. The gathering device may be an elastic strip, a fabric tab having hook and loop fasteners secured to the surfaces thereof, or a drawstring.

Description

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 666,507, filed Mar. 29, 2005, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] I. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to the covering of upholstered sofas and more particularly it concerns novel coverings for upholstered sofas and chairs as well as upholstered sofas and chairs as so covered. The slipcovers use a gathering device, such as an elastic strip, a hook and loop fastener (e.g., Velcro®), or a drawstring, in the corners, front, and back of the slipcover, so as to eliminate the need for traditional slipcover ties to hold the slipcover in place and to create a neat, tailored appearance. [0004] II. Description of the Related Art [0005] Conventional slipcovers, while supposedly relatively easy to use, present the user with several functional and aesthetic problems. Use of a slipcover requires the user to position the slipcover ove...

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Benefits of technology

[0013] Embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following features. Each of the elastic strips extend horizontally around the respective corner. Each elastic strip is sewn

Problems solved by technology

Conventional slipcovers, while supposedly relatively easy to use, present the user with several functional and aesthetic problems.

While the user may be able to tuck material under a cushion and / or between the base section and a cushion, there is no suitable location for tucking or stowing excess material along the sides of a piece of furniture, particularly at the corners of the base section.

Conventional slipcover ties present several problems to the user.

One problem is that the appearance of the ties is generally not aesthetically pleasing.

Additionally, the ties are subject to becoming loosened and / or untied, which is a problem because the user must spend considerable time and effort retying the ties.

Further, if the user of the slipcover has children or pets, the tendency of the ties to become loosened and / or untied increases, which may require the user to tie the ties multiple times a day.

Additionally, when untied, there is a greater chance that the slipcover ties will become dirty and stained, detracting from the overall appearance of the slipcover.

Moreover, if a consumer does not find the look of ties appealing, the user is limited in his or her options for selecting an appealing slipcover.

Finally, because upholstered furniture comes in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, it can be difficult and time consuming to obtain a proper and secure fit with a conventional slipcover.

The problems presented with the use of ties is not new.

Use of the cover skirt, however, presents additional problems.

For instance, the cover skirt itself may not be aesthetically pleasing to the user, and the cover skirt frequently may become detached from the slipcover, exposing the wrap bands.

The numerous drawstrings incorporated into the Tell slipcover, however, can make adjustment of the slipcover difficult, particularly since there are three or four drawstrings intersecting at various points along the slipcover.

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