EP0601902A1 - Schutzbezug für ein Möbel, z.B. ein Sofa - Google Patents

Schutzbezug für ein Möbel, z.B. ein Sofa Download PDF

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EP0601902A1
EP0601902A1 EP93402678A EP93402678A EP0601902A1 EP 0601902 A1 EP0601902 A1 EP 0601902A1 EP 93402678 A EP93402678 A EP 93402678A EP 93402678 A EP93402678 A EP 93402678A EP 0601902 A1 EP0601902 A1 EP 0601902A1
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Philippe Masi
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Tissus Parisiens Sa Ste
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/10—Loose or removable furniture covers
    • A47C31/11—Loose or removable furniture covers for chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/02—Upholstery attaching means
    • A47C31/023—Upholstery attaching means connecting upholstery to frames, e.g. by hooks, clips, snap fasteners, clamping means or the like

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  • a protective cover for a piece of furniture which comprises at least one seat element detachably resting on a base of the piece of furniture.
  • a seat element can be a seat cushion, with or without armrests, such as an armchair, sofa or bench seat, or can be a mattress for a bed.
  • the cover is mainly composed of a non-stretch fabric preferably comprising at least one row of elastic gathered.
  • such a cover in non-elastic fabric is provided with several rows of elastic gathers extending mainly horizontally so that the cover frames the piece of furniture to be protected and is held thereon.
  • certain known covers for a sofa with two arms and cushions include two long elastic strands.
  • the first ends of these elastic strands are linked to predetermined locations on the back of the cover fabric intended to come into contact with the internal flanks facing the arms of the sofa at the level of the seat face of the cushions.
  • the other two ends of the elastic strands, initially free, are linked to each other by a knot, small Velcro strips, a hook and a eyelet, or any other similar connection means.
  • the elastic strands are pulled, are placed laterally between the cushions at the longitudinal ends and the sides of the armrests, and are connected by said connecting means substantially on the middle of the upper face of the base of the sofa supporting the cushions, after having raised the cushions.
  • the cover is folded over the cushions and the base so that its lower skirt surrounds the base of the sofa, then is positioned properly on the sofa.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the drawbacks of covers as defined above in order to maintain a cover more effectively. on the furniture while facilitating its installation on it.
  • a protective cover for a piece of furniture comprising at least one seat element removably resting on a base of the piece of furniture, is characterized in that it comprises a holding means comprising a first part connected to the cover for extend against an edge of the seat element and a second part substantially perpendicular to the first part to extend under the seat element.
  • the first part of the holding means can be permanently secured to the cover, for example by means of an elastic strap sewn to the cover and having a ring or fastener passing through an orifice of said first part, the first part is detachably connected to the cover to facilitate folding of the cover for transport and storage, and fitting of the cover.
  • the holding means comprises a connecting element linked to the back of the cover, that is to say to the back of the material, such as fabric or any other textile material or similar natural or synthetic, making up the cover, and a square-shaped element.
  • the latter is made of rigid or semi-rigid material and has a first wing to extend against the edge of the seat element and a second wing to extend under the seat element.
  • the connecting element and the first wing are respectively in the form of a loop and hook to be connected together, or vice versa, in order to hold down a portion of the cover fabric, whatever are the forces exerted on this portion since the second wing is flattened and immobile on the base under the weight of the cushion, and can be removably fixed on the base.
  • the connecting element comprises a preferably elastic band having two ends linked to the back of the cover, or two preferably elastic bands having ends linked to the back of the cover and others ends united by means of connection, or else a preferably elastic band having one end linked to the back of the cover and a second end linked to a ring.
  • the height of the first wing is less than the thickness of the seat element, and the length of the second wing is less than that of the seat element.
  • FIG. 1 shows by way of example, a piece of furniture such as sofa 1 suitable for being covered by a protective cover according to the invention.
  • the sofa illustrated has a supporting structure essentially composed of a base 11 whose longitudinal ends are surmounted by armrests 121 and 122, and a backrest 13.
  • On the base are arranged three flexible seating elements which are substantially flat and removable from the sofa, such as two longitudinal end cushions 141 and 142 and a central cushion 143 resting next to each other on the upper flat face 111 of the base 11.
  • the base may consist of a table with legs, or a box including a convertible bed and provided with feet.
  • a protective cover 2 intended to cover the sofa 1 is composed of several panels sewn together and initially cut from a piece of decorative furniture fabric, or any other similar material, which is preferably not extensible.
  • This cover is for example as described in French patent application FR-A-465,836 filed on January 6, 1992 by the applicant.
  • the cover has substantially an internal upper "pocket” which is intended to cover the backrest 13 of the sofa, different parts which are intended to cover the seat face of the cushions 141 to 14 respectivement and the armrests 121 and 122 respectively, and a lower skirt surrounding the four sides of the base 11 of the sofa, substantially touching the ground.
  • at least one row of elastic gathers, and preferably several rows of elastic gathers 15 are provided in the cover.
  • one or more rows of elastic pleats extend horizontally and partially or entirely surround the base 11 and / or the backrest 13, and one or more rows of elastic pleats extend longitudinally on the cushions 141 to 143; other rows of elastic gathers 15A extending transversely may be provided at the corners of the base 11 and of the armrests 121 and 122, at the level of the cushions 141 to 143; a row of elastic gathers 15D can also be provided along the corner between the front face 131 of the backrest 13 and the upper face 111 of the base, at the level of the cushions, as well as at least three other rows of elastic gathers 15S in the upper part of the backrest and armrests.
  • Each row of elastic gathers can be obtained for example by stitching a woven band containing longitudinal elastic threads on the back of the fabric after having gathered it, or else by sewing elastic threads through gathered gathers by means of textile thread. previously formed.
  • the protective cover 2 comprises several square-shaped holding means 31 to 36 connected to the cover and each having a second horizontal part arranged under the underside, called the back, of a cushion respective 141 to 143 and on the upper seating surface 111 of the base 11.
  • the cover comprises two holding means 31 and 32 having first vertical parts arranged opposite and placed at longitudinal ends of the sofa, in the corners side substantially at right angles formed by the upper face 111 of the base 11 and the opposite internal flanks 1211 and 1212 of the armrests 121 and 122 and substantially centered against the internal flanks of the armrests; according to another variant shown in Figure 1, such pairs of holding means 31-32 and 33-34 are arranged substantially parallel between said corners defined by the armrests and the base.
  • one or more holding means such as 35
  • one or more holding means can be arranged in the corner formed by the front face 131 of the backrest 13 and the upper face 111 of the base 11, in front of a longitudinal edge 143 and the back 142 of at least one of the cushions; and / or one or more holding means such as 36 can be arranged on the upper face 111 of the base, with a first vertical part introduced into the gap between two adjacent cushions 141 and 143, 142 and 143.
  • each of the means 31 to 36 has a long second part horizontally pressed under the back of a respective cushion 141 to 143 and on the upper face 111 of the base 11 of the piece of furniture, such as a sofa , and a short first part arranged vertically and transversely to a vertical edge of said respective cushion.
  • a holding means 3 is in the form of a monolithic square 4 having two flat wings 41 and 42 substantially perpendicular to each other.
  • the first wing 41 is at most as long that the thickness E of a cushion 141 to 143, that is to say substantially less than the height of a lateral flank 141 of a cushion.
  • the second wing 42 is preferably longer than the first wing 41 and much shorter than a cushion 141 to 143.
  • such a square 4 has a small wing 41 having a length of 1 to 7 centimeters, and a large wing 42 having a length of the order of 10 to 30 centimeters; the thickness of the wings is a few millimeters and their width a few centimeters.
  • a central rib, or two lateral reinforcing ribs 43 as shown in FIG. 2, are preferably provided in the corner of the bracket 4 in order to increase the rigidity of the bracket.
  • Such a square can be made of metal, wood, or molded plastic, or even semi-rigid material such as corrugated cardboard.
  • a notch 44 In the upper part of the small wing 41 of the bracket is formed a notch 44.
  • This notch has a substantially circular central part 441 which opens out towards a vertical edge of the wing 41 by a groove 442 whose length is shorter than that of the substantially circular part which extends substantially obliquely downwards.
  • This notch 44 is intended to form a hook to cooperate with a connecting element 5 secured to the material of the cover.
  • Two types of square are preferably provided, depending on whether the notch 44 has a groove 442 opening to the left or to the right.
  • the notches 44 of the elements 31 and 33 are arranged on the right, and those of the elements 32 and 34 are arranged on the left, as in FIG. 2, so that all the notches are oriented towards front access to the sofa to facilitate the installation of the cover.
  • FIGS. 3 to 6 By way of example, four variants of connecting elements are shown in FIGS. 3 to 6.
  • a connecting element 51 is formed by a strip, preferably of elastic fabric, the ends of which are sewn next to each other, or one on the other, on the back of the cover material 2 so as to form a flange or closed loop.
  • a connecting element 52 is formed by two strands of tape, preferably of elastic fabric, 51 and 52 having first ends sewn next to each other or one on the other at the reverse side of the cover material 2 and of the second ends linked to one another at 53 by any known closure means, such as hook and eye, knot, or hook-and-loop portions, so as to form a strap or loop closed.
  • closure means such as hook and eye, knot, or hook-and-loop portions
  • a connecting element 53 comprises a portion of strip, preferably made of elastic fabric, 54 having a first end sewn upside down from the cover material 2, and an eyelet or ring 55 , metallic or plastic, fixedly fixed or sliding at the end of the strip portion 54.
  • a connecting element is in the form of an oblong buttonhole 54 made in the cover material 2, or two buttonholes aligned according to another variant.
  • the notch 44 of the small wing of the bracket 4 is intended to cooperate with a closed loop formed by a connecting element 51 or 52 or formed by the eyelet 55 of a connecting element 53, or to cooperate with the buttonhole 54, the part upper 45 of the small wing 41 above the notch 441 passing through said closed loop or said buttonhole which is then arranged perpendicular to the faces of wing 41.
  • the end of the small wing 41 of the bracket 4 can be terminated, in place of the notch 44, by a hole forming a ring or eyelet in order to hang a hook there. attached and attached to the back of the cover material or a metal or woven ring fixed if necessary by an elastic strap sewn to the back of the cover.
  • one or more connecting elements cooperating respectively with one or more brackets constitute one or more holding means which are preferably matched 36-31 or 31-32, 33-34 relative to the longitudinal ends of a cushion or cushions 141 at 143, and which are linked upside down with portions of cover material covering and, if necessary, substantially penetrating into the vertical gaps between the armrests 121 and 122 and the cushions 141 to 142 at the longitudinal ends of the sofa; and / or one or more connecting elements cooperating respectively with one or more brackets constitute one or more retaining means which are connected to the reverse of a longitudinal portion of cover material covering and, if necessary, substantially penetrating into the 'vertical gap between the backrest and the cushions 141 to 143; and / or one or more connecting elements cooperating respectively with one or several brackets constitute one or more holding means which are connected to the
  • a square 4 of the holding means, such as 31, is slid between the cushion 141 and the sofa.
  • the bracket 4 is presented so that the long wing 42 is disposed horizontally flat on the upper face 111 of the base 11, substantially perpendicular to the armrest 121 and under the back 142 of the cushion 141 practically without raising it, and the short wing 41 is disposed vertically in the gap between a vertical lateral edge 141 of the cushion 141 and the internal vertical flank 1211 of the armrest 121 so as to be sandwiched between said edges and flank substantially in line with a connecting element 5 linked to a portion of the underside of cover material 2 intended to cover said corner.
  • the height H of the wing 41 is less than the height E of the cushion flank 141 and more precisely, the sum of the length L at rest, not elastically stretched, of an element of bond, such as 51, and of the distance D between the corner of the bracket and the upper contour of the notch 44 is substantially less than the thickness E of the cushion 141.
  • the flange or closed loop of the connecting element being located substantially in line with the wing 41 of the bracket 4 is pulled down in order to hang it on the notch 44 of the bracket, forming a hook, and thus stretching the cover on the cushions 141 to 143 by forcing a transverse portion of the cover to penetrate substantially downward into the gap between the side 141 of the cushion 141 and the side 1211 of the armrest 121.
  • the underside of the second horizontal wing 42 may include Velcro strips 422 which come grip on one or more complementary Velcro strips 112 fixed on the face 111 of the base 11, and / or the external face of the first vertical wing 41 may include Velcro strips 412 which come to grip on one or more complementary Velcro strips 122 fixed on the side 1211 of the armrest 121.
  • a cover with support means can cover a sofa with two cushions or more than three cushions, convertible or not, having one or two armrests, or no armrest when the furniture is of the bench type with or without a convertible click-clack system, or else can cover a seat whose base supports only a removable seat element, such as an armchair, chair or bench.
  • a cover with holding means can also cover a bed, the mattress thereof constituting the removable seat element and the bed base constituting the base schematically, a bed is deducted from the Figure 1 by removing the armrests 121 and 122 and the back 13, or by replacing them with end crosspieces or end rails or a rectangular frame that surrounds the cushions replaced by a mattress.
  • the small wing 41 of a square 4 is only pressed against a song of cushion or mattress along a vertical side of the cabinet, or against said edge and a cross member or a side member of the cabinet.

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