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Outdoor furniture covers and covering methods

US5694866A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
7References
1Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1996
Grant dateDec 9, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1062
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cover for an umbrella table assembly receives an umbrella pole therethrough. A portion of the cover associated with the pole is releasably secured to the pole and maintained in elevated position by the pole to provide a tent-like structure which includes an annular peripheral skirt which depends below the table top. Releasable fasteners which secure a cover to an article are attached to the cover after the cover has been positioned on the article.

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