Catching device for use with upholstered furniture

Abstract

A catching device for use with a piece of upholstered furniture having a base portion, at least one wall portion extending upwardly from the base portion, and a crevice between the base portion and the at least one wall portion. The catching device includes an elongated receptacle sized and shaped for insertion into the crevice. The receptacle has a length selected to extend along at least a portion of the crevice, an upper sidewall shaped to extend along a wall side of the crevice, a lower sidewall shaped to extend along a base side of the crevice, and an end portion shaped for flexibly coupling the lower sidewall to the upper sidewall so as to form a closed end of the receptacle. The upper sidewall and lower sidewall are biased apart from each other such that when the receptacle is inserted into the crevice, the upper sidewall sealingly engages the wall portion and the lower sidewall sealingly engages the base portion. The catching device also includes a retaining flange flexibly coupled to a top portion of the upper sidewall and being sized and shaped such that when the receptacle is inserted into the crevice, the retaining flange protrudes outwardly from the crevice and away from the lower sidewall to engage a wall surface of the at least one wall portion to secure the receptacle in the crevice.

Description

FIELD[0001]This invention relates to devices for use with upholstered furniture, and in particular, to catching devices for preventing small objects such as coins from becoming lost in crevices in upholstered furniture.INTRODUCTION[0002]Upholstered furniture, such as sofas, settees, chairs or the like are commonplace in many homes. The structure of a piece of upholstered furniture typically includes a seating or base portion on which one or more occupants may be received and a backrest wall portion against which the occupants may lean. The seating portion and the backrest portion are typically cushioned and upholstered to provide additional comfort and support to the occupants. In the case of many sofas and chairs, the seating portion includes a number of removable cushions. Most pieces of upholstered furniture also have side wall portions provided at one or more ends of the furniture and which may serve as armrests.[0003]The backrest wall portion and the seating portion typically h...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]At least one of the upper sidewall, the lower sidewall, and the retaining flange may comprise a ridged portion having a plurality of ridges, the plurality of ridges orientated at rake angles selected to inhibit movement of the catching device when the receptacle is inserted into the crevice.

Problems solved by technology

When an occupant sits on the upholstered furniture, small objects in possession of the occupant (e.g. coins in the occupant's pocket, etc.) may fall into a crevice and be lost within the frame of the furniture.

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