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Upholstery attachment device and upholstered article using same

US5499859A · kind A · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 4, 1994
Grant dateMar 19, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/70
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An upholstery attachment device and upholstered article, each according to the invention, each include a first elongated portion extending along at least a length of a perimeter edge of an upholstery covering and a second, cooperating elongated portion aligned with the first elongated portion to extend along the upholstery covering perimeter edge. The first elongated portion defines a first upholstery covering gripping member or jaw and the second elongated portion defines a second upholstery covering gripping member or jaw. The first and second upholstery covering gripping members are positioned relative to one another in a position of abutting one another or being, at most, slightly spaced apart to clamp the upholstery covering perimeter edge between the two gripping members.

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