USRE24279E - Slip cover - Google Patents

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E. SCHUTTE ET AL SLIP COVER OUTSIDE OF ARM \NSIDE OF ARM Feb. 19, 1957 Original Filed Dec. 16, 1952 5 5 M i w TV N N n R EE O VO n T W .C T J5 Mr Feb. 19, 1957 E. sa EIAL '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed. Dec. 16, 1952 5 K 6 5 2 2 2 5 B m 0 O I a M K m M 0 A B 2/ 2 W O m m H. S T N U o 3 4 2 2 f 4 K 2 6 M 2 IOA S B TOP OF SEAT 3 FRONT BOX OF SEAT United States Patent SLIP COVER Ethel Schutte and William J. Reavis,

signors to S 8.: E Manufacturing Company, Md., a corporation of Maryland Original No. 2,671,499, dated March 9, 1954, Serial No.

326,269, December 16, 1952. March 7, 1955, Serial No. 570,438

(Filed under Rule 47(a) and 35 U. S. C. 116) 4 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) Baltimore, Md., as-

Baltimore,

This invention relates to an improved slip cover for furniture, particularly upholstered chairs and the like. The invention is especially useful in connection with sofabeds of the type in which the seat and back portions of the sofa are adapted to be moved with a sliding, pivotal movement relative to the arm rests thereof in converting the sofa into a bed, and in which the line of juncture of the seat and back portions of the sofa, in the converted condition of the sofa, lies intermediate the arm rests and substantially midway between the front and rear ends of the latter.

Sofa-beds of the inrlicated type, while essentially composed of two arm rests and shiftable seat and back portions, are made in a variety of styles and by reason of the differences in the shapes of such parts in the different styles, it is difficult to provide a universal cover which will neatly and snugly fit the arm rests, seat and back portions of all of such. stylesf It is the primary purpose of the present invention to provide an improved slip cover which is uni:

versally adaptable toneatly and snugly fit any one of the several styles of sofa-beds, including those with open arms,

partially open arms or no arms.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide an improved slip cover which is of such simple construction that it can be made economically in large quantities, can be I fitted onand're'moved from a sofa-bed with a minimum of effort and can be conveniently laundered by the housewife.

Other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as the novel'features of construction thereof, will become from a perusal of the following description,

apparent drawings,

when read in connection with the accompanying in which- Fig. l'is a perspective view of the front of a sofa-bed of the indicated type to which a slip cover made in accordance with the present invention has been applied;

Fig. 2'is' a' detail showing how the cover is applied to one of the arms of the sofa-bed;

Fig. 3 is 'a plan view of the'body of the slip cover which covers the seat and back of'the sofa-bed;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the portions of the cover for an arm rest of the sofa-bed, and

Figs. 5-8 are front elevational views of difierent styled arm rests which may readily and neatly be covered by the slip cover'of this invention.

Sofa-beds of the' type illustrated in the drawings include a back A, a seat B',and arm rests C and D, all of which are usually suitably upholstered. The two arm rests C and D are stationary rising from the base of the sofa to which they are secured. The back A and seat B are movable to transform the sofa into a bed in which condition the adjacent longitudinal edges of the back and seat will lie intermediate the arm rests and substantially midway therebetween. The cover for this type of sofa, in accordance Application for reissue line designated 11 in Fig. l of the drawings.

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with the invention is composed of three parts, namely, a body portion and two arm rest portions. The body portion is so constructed that when the sofa is converted into a bed, or converted back into its normal sofa form, the portions thereof covering the back and seat of the sofa will be moved with the latter without the necessity of adjusting such cover portions in the several operations.

As is shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, the-body portion of the cover is composed of six pieces of substantially rectangularly-shaped material. The material utilized in the several parts of the cover may be an elastic or stretchable material, such as knitted material, or a nonstretachable fabric such as chintz, cretonne, linen and the like, or a combination of stretchable and non-stretchable fabrics. The largest piece of material in the body portion is the main or central panel 10 which has a length substantially the same as the length of the front of the sofa back A and a width slightly greater than the combined widths of the front of the sofa back A and the top of the seat B. The added width of panel 10 is to provide additional material to be tucked in between the back A and seat B along the The panel 10 is provided with two side extensions 12, 12, which are located in the seat covering portion of such panel and which are adapted to be tucked into the space between the ends of the seat B and the arm rests C and D. Seamed to the lower edge of panel 10 is the upper edge of a panel 13 which is adapted to cover the front of the sofa seat B and which is greater in length than such seat, so that the ends of panel 13 may be tucked in between the seat B and the arm rests C and D. The panel 13 however, is not as great in length as the panel 10 in the region of the extension-s 12, 12, as will be observed in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The panels 10 and 13 are connected by a binding or welding 14 which defines the top front edge of the seat B and which is turned at its end portion 15, 15 to define the two front corner-s of the seats. The ends of the cord or welting 14 are connected to the front edges of the extensions 12, 12. It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, that the top edge of panel 13 is connected throughout its entire length to the front edge of panel 10 and to portions of the side edges of such panel 10 in front of the extensions 12, 12. The lower edge of panel 13 is connected by a cord or welting 16 to a skirt panel 17. It will be noted from Fig. 1 of the drawings, that the lower edges of the end portions of panel 13 which are connected .to the front side edge portions of panel 10 are not connected to the skirt panel 17 by the welting 16, but are free of such skirt panel and welting. The welting however, is connected for its entire length to the skirt panel 17 and both are sufficiently great in length to enable'them to overlap a portion of the sides of the arm rests C and D. Fasteners 18, 18 of hook form are suitably connected to the ends of the skirt panel 17 to secure such ends in proper position on the chair, as will hereinafter become more clear.

Secured to the upper longitudinal edge of the panel 10 by a welting 20 which defines the front edge of the top of the back A is the top edge of a panel 21 which covers the top and rear surfaces of the back A of the sofa. Panel 21 has substantially the same dimensions as the combined dimensions of the top and back surfaces of the back A, and is provided along its side free edges with lines of welting 22, 22. Provided along the free side edges of rear panel 21 are fasteners 23 of hook form by which such panel may be properly secured in position on the sofa.

Secured to the side edges of the portion of panel 10 which covers the front and top of the sofa back A by strips of welting 24, 24 that define the side edges of the for the ends 3 of the sofa back'A. The panels 25, 25 are in effect hinged to the panel-lfl'and have a width or dimensionin -the-direction of the length of panel substantially greater than the width of the ends of the sofaba-ck A to enable the free side edge portions of'suchpanels' tobe brought around to the rear of the sofa back. It will be notedin Fig. l'of the drawingsthat-the panels 25 are connected at their ends to panel10- at-the upper ends of the extensions 12, 12of panel lll but areentirely free-of'such extensions except-that they are allconnected to-panel 10. The height of panels 25; 25 however, is substantially greater than the height-of panel 10 so that the upper portions of such pan els form by which they may be securedin adjusted-position on the sofa back A;

The two coverings for the arm rests C and D of the sofa are similar inconstructionso-thatitisbelieved a description of one will -suflice-for.. both Refern-ngto Figs. 1; 2"811df4 '0fl1hfi drawings, itwillbenoted'th-at each armrest covering is composed-offer mainrectangula-rly-shaped panel :11avin g-a lengthsubstantially'equalto the length er depth of an arm rest andahei-ght substantially -equal to the combined heights of-the outer and inner surfaces of an'armrest'a-ndrthe width at the-top of such armrest so-that-suclr-panel 30* covers the outside portion, the topsportion and the -inside-portionof a sofa with suflicient material left 1 to be tuckedintothe spaoe-between the seat and armrest of the sofa; Pro

vided along the side edges of-the portion of panel30which coverstheinner portion of the-armrest are hook-like fasteners 31 bywhich-the panel. may be-secured in proper position on asofa arm. Secured to-the lower edgeofpanel 30=by means of a line of welting 32 is-a skirt panel that the weltings 34 and. 35 extend below thewelting 32 faces, respectively, of theater rest.

and areattached to the upper portions of the front and rear edges of the sk-irtpanel 33.-

;Thewelti-ng 34-from its lower end thereof to a point spacedabove such: lower end.

equal rto-the height of a'sofa arm, connects to arm panel 30; a'panel-v 361=forcovering the front face of the arm. The-panel 36 has-awidth substantially greater than the widthrof thessofa'arm so that itsouter freesideedge may beplaced undernthe front side edge of the portion ofpane-l 30. covering the-inside surface of-the sofa arm, as showninFig. 2 of the drawings.

thus. may .be. fitted. snugly around thetop-fron-t edge of such arm with the excess material underlying :panel 30 onis also shownin Fig; 2 'of the the topof .the sofa-arm, as.

drawings... In a. similar. fashion a rear face panelfilihav' ing; a construction similar to-front panel -36 iscon'nected:v by. welting .35. to. panel 30.f0r.coveringrthe-rear face odithe sofaparm inthe manner. previously described withrcsp ti to panel 36. Connected at their ends to the outer side.

edges of panels 36 and .37 are twoelastic members 38,.38,

which-aredisposed on the inner side of the. sofaa'rm, as

shown-in Fig. 2 ;of the drawings, andmaintainthe front andrear coveringpanels.36=.and. 37, respectively, in snug:

relation on the front and. rear face portions, respectively, of the arm Itwillbe seen from the foregoing that/the coverofthe each' arm portion. of the, .cover, it, will be. understood. that.

25,- 25-may be brought over-the -top 1 surfaces of thesofa back-A at-theends-thereof.-= The panels 25; 25 are --provided with-fasteners-26, 26 of-hook a distance approximately It will be-noted that the .upper-p'ortionof panel-fidis unattached to anrn 30 and can readily be. assembled. at the 1 As a result ofthe panels 25, 25

the cover may be readily applied in a snug and neat fashion on many different styles ofsofas, the-contoursof which may vary widely. For instance, snug and neat fit may be obtained on sofa arms having either the rectangular shape shown in Fig.1 1 of the drawings, or one of the forms shown in Figs. 5 to 7 of the drawings, or an arm provided with a decorative wood panel, such as shown in Fig. 8of the drawings,

In applying the slip cover to a sofa-bed such asillustrated, the arm covers are preferablyfirstassembledion the arm rests of the sofa. In accomplishing this, each arm cover is placed over thetop of an-armrest so' that the side edge portionsof panels-36," 37- andfthenelastic straps 38, 38, are on the inner side thereof 'andthen the panel 30 is drawnover on its outer side until the/upper ends of the connections of such panel with panels 36 and 37 are positioned at the outer upper corners of the arm rest. After the panels 36 and 37have beenrsmoothed over the front and rear faces, respectively,. ofzthe'zarm rest, the'upper free portions of suchv panels-are fitted over the top of such arm so that they snugly coverthe' top front and rear faces of the arm rest. The unattached portion of panel 30 is then' fitted over-the top and inner surfacesof the arm rest and--drawn so-that the weltings" 34 and 35 thereof will substantially conformtothe com tour of the front and rear surfaces offthearms: When the panels 30, 36. and 37 'have been properlyiadjustedj such panels are secured in position, by means of. the fasteners 31. The body of the cover is then. applicdto the sofa by placing the panels 10and 21"on the back of thesofa' so that the lines of welting 20 and '24 *outline the front surface of the sofa back. The welting 14 on panel 1 10 isthenplaced so that it outlines the top front edge. of the sofa seat and thepanel 10 smoothed 'onthe front, surface of the back and the top surfac.e of'the seat with. theextensions 12, 12'inserted between the seat and arms;

and thesurplus material of panel 10f-tuck'edfin between;

tucked in between. the seat and arm, ofthe sofa .and then the ends of the. skirt 17 are broughtaround to the. sides. of the-sofa over the lower ends of arm panels 36,an.d.37, and thefront portions of the arm skirts 33. ThQ'CHdS... of skirt 17 are secured in proper position. on ,skirts:33'.. by means ;of the fasteners 18. In. ,a ;manner similar .to that;v explainedwith respect to the arm-panels 36,237, the panels; 25 25 ofthe body portion are thenbroughtnbcwhind and over the ends of the sofa-back and-fitted totthee contours thereof; the ---adjusted panels 25, 25,1- being-,-.re'-.. tained, in, position by the hooks 26,; 26., The,;back.-panel 21z=is .then fitted: over the top and back..of-.the:sofa.-=and; the;-folded.:back, portions of panels 25, 25:10.; obtain [a1 proper fit. of the weltings 22,. 22 on -,the 1contours. :of the: sofa top and back. Panel 21 is then secured in position-i; by.-the :fasteners 23 :provided; thereon; tot hold such panel and the .panels. 25;:25 in; their: adjusted positionsa.

While We have hereinabove described..andcilli stratedc the invention-in connection with a slip! cover. :for ;a .sofabed, it will be understood by those skilled. insthesartwthata the invention is also adaptable -to-covers for other types of upholstered furniture :and thatvarious changes-sand: modifications may he -made -therein=without.: departing from the spirit of the invention-orthe :scope of theasiapsz pended claims;

1. A slip cover for an article -of-..upholstered.fumitures having a back; arms and :a seat-,1 comprisingmvttoVer; sejction for each arm and a section for the back. and seaha' each- 0f said arm sectionscomprising:armain panehtar sk-i'rtwportion and -a front .face panel; said :main panel, covering the inside, 1 top and outside surfaceswof: .anirarmzof-.-thearticle and having- :when in position-on- :said arms a free inneredge adapted tobetucked-in the spaceebe-ztween: an harm and -'the seat. :of tthearticle, and-having; when -.-in position on: said, "arm an .1 outerzedge connected? throughout its length by a seam to said skirt portion, and said main panel having when in position on said arm a front edge secured in part by a seam to the outer side edge of said front face panel, the remainder of said front edge being free, said skirt portion having a length at least as long as the front to rear dimension of said arm and being secured throughout its entire length by a seam to the outside edge of said main panel, said front face panel when overlying said arm being connected along its outer edge from a point spaced from the lower edge thereof to a point spaced from the top edge thereof by a seam to the front edge of said main panel, the top and lower portions of the outer edge of said front face panel and the other edges of said front face panel being free, said front face panel having a height substantially less than that of said main panel but greater than the height of the front face of the article arm to enable such front face panel above its connection to said main panel to be folded over the top surface of the article arm and to enable such panel below its connection to said main panel to extend below the seam connecting said skirt portion to said main panel, and said front face panel having a width substantially greater than the front face of the said arm to enable the inner edge of such panel to be drawn around to the inside surface of said arm, the said point of connection spaced from the lower edge of said arm panel and the seam connecting the front edge thereof to said main panel being adapted to fix the position of said main and front face panels on said arm in the assembly of the arm section of the cover on said arm to enable said arm section to be properly arranged on such arm, said section for the back and seat of the article having a depending portion adapted to overlie the front face of said seat between the arms of the article, a second skirt portion having a length greater than the outside length of the article across the front and being secured by a seam to the lower edge of said depending portion, the ends of said second skirt portion being drawn over the free lower edges of said front face panels to overlie the same and to hold them in position on the arms and being drawn around to outside surfaces of the article arms in overlapping relation to the skirt portions of the arm sections.

2. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back, arms and a seat, comprising a cover section for each arm and a section for the back and seat, each of said arm sections comprising a main panel, a skirt portion and a front face panel, said main panel covering the inside, top and outside surfaces of an arm of the article and having when in position on said arm a free inner edge adapted to be tucked in the space between an arm and the seat of the article, and having when in position on said arm an outer edge connected throughout its length by a seam to said skirt portion, and said main panel having when in position on said arm a front edge secured in part by a seam to the outer side edge of said front face panel, the remainder of said front edge being free, said skirt portion having a length at least as long as the front to rear dimension of said arm and being secured throughout its entire length by a seam to the outside edge of said main panel, said front face panel when overlying said arm being connected along its outer edge from a point spaced from the lower edge thereof to a point spaced from the top edge thereof by a seam to the front edge of said main panel, the top and lower portions of the outer edge of said front face panel and the other edges of said front face panel being free, said front face panel having a height substantially less than that of said main panel but greater than the height of the front face of the article arm to enable such front face panel above its connection to said main panel to be folded over the top surface of the article arm and to enable such panel below its connection to said main panel to extend below the seam connecting said skirt portion to said main panel,

and said front face panel having a width substantially greater than the front face of the said arm to enable the inner edge of such panel to be drawn around to the inside surface of said arm, the said point of connection spaced from the lower edge of said arm panel and the seam conmeeting the front edge thereof to said main panel being adapted to fix the position of said main and front face panels on said arm in the assembly of the arm section of the cover on said arm to enable said arm section to be properly arranged on such arm, said section for the back and seat of the article having a depending portion adapted to overlie the front face of the seat of the article and including a horizontal portion having free ends adapted to be tucked in between the seat and the arms of the article, and a second skirt portion secured by a seam to the lower edge of said horizontal portion, said depending portion having end extensions of a length as to extend from points between the article arms over the free lower edges of said front face panels to overlie the same and to hold them in position on the arms, and to be drawn around to outside surfaces of the article arms to bring the ends of said second skirt portion in overlapping relation to the skirt portions of the arm sections.

3. A slip cover for an article of upholtered furniture having a back, arms and a seat, said cover comprising urm sections each substantially in the form of a blank to enableit to be readily draped over the inside, top and outside surfaces of a chair arm, the portion of each section for covering the outside surfaces of a chair arm being wider than the portion thereof for covering the inside surface of such arm and including a rear extension foldable vertically around the rear side of the arm, each of said arm sections having its rear and its front edges free from the seat and back covering portions of the cover, a non-stretchable corded welt provided on and defining said front edge of the arm section, front panels for covering the front faces of the chair arms, each of said front panels having a side edge only secured by said welt to a portion of the front edge of an arm section that will be positioned along a side edge of the front face of an arm when the cover is assembled on a chair, the remaining edge portions of said front panel being separated from the weltcd front edge of the arm section, each of said front panels having an area substantially greater than the area of the front face of the chair arm, so that edge portions thereof may overlie a side and the top of an arm in overlapping relation to the front edge portion of said arm section, the p rtion of said welt connecting an arm section and front panel being positionable on a side edge of the front face of an arm to properly position said arm section and front panel with relation to the chair arm and being maintained in such position while the front face panel is drawn across the face of the arm and under the portions of the welted front edge of the arm section that are separat d from said face panel, said welt being manipulntable to follow the contour of the sides and top of the front face of an arm and holding the overlapped side and top portions of said front face panel against disarray on the front face of the chair arm.

4. A slip cover for an article of upholstered furniture having a back, arms and a seat, said cover comprising arm sections each substantially in the form of a blank to enable it to be readily drap d over the inside, top and outside surfaces of a chair arm, the portion of each seclion for covering the outside surfaces of a chair arm being wider than the portion thereof for covering the inside surface of such arm and including a rear extension foldable vertically around the rear side of the arm, each of said arm sections having its rear and its front edges free from the seat and back covering portions of the cover, a non-stretchable corded welt provided on and defining said front edge of the arm section, front panels for covering the front faces of the chair arms, each of said front panels having a side edge only secured by said welt toaportionof theifr ntedge of an arm section that will be positioned along a sideedge of the front face ofvan arm when the cover iseassembledfon a chair, the remaining edge portions. of said front panel vbeing separated from the welted front edge of the arm section, .each of said front panels having an area substantially greater than the area, of the-front facetof the-.clzairarm, so that edge portio'ns, thereof may overlie. a side and thevtop of an arm in overlapping relation toitlzei front edge; portion of said arm section, the portion of said welticonnecting an arm section and front panel being positionable on a side edge of the. front face of an arm to. properly position said arm section and front panelwith relation to the chair arm andbeing maintained 'in such position while the front face panel is drawn across. the face of the arm and under theportions of the welted front edgeofthe arm section that are separated from saidjacepanel,- said welt beingmanipalatable toufollo'w the contour of the sides and top offth'e front face of an arm and 'holdingthe overlapped panel against disarray on the front face of thechair arm the covering portion for-the seat oythe article having connected theretov a depending, portion adapted to overlie the front face of'the'seat 'ofthe article and including end extensions'ex'- tending from points between and hold the latter in the front faces of the position against disarrangement on chair arms,

tolock the front panels in proper position on the'chair;

Referenccs'Cited-in the-file of thispatent or the original patent UNITED STATES PATENTS the article arms outW'at-dljf' to overlie the bottom edge portions of the front panels" said depending portion including a non-stretchable corded welt extending'in'to" said extensions thereof and enabling'the latter to'coact' with" the welts' along the front'edges of the-arm section's

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