Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7472954 | Semi-custom fit slipcover A slipcover for a piece of furniture including a base, a back, first and second arms, and a seat portion. The slipcover has back pleats located at the respective back corners and having pleated seams and elastic, which runs through the pleated seams and travels acro... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7431394 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422281 | Knit form-fit slipcover A slipcover for a piece of furniture having a base, a back, and a seat portion, wherein the slipcover fabric has a stretch in length which behaves dynamically with respect to a stretch in width, with the minimum stretch in fabric width being 60%, the minimum stretch... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7377585 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360834 | Reversible slipcover A reversible slipcover for a piece of furniture including a base, a back, first and second arms, and a seat portion. The reversible slipcover includes a back, two back ruffles sewn to be substantially parallel to one another and to respective sides of the back such ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7258399 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240964 | Universally adjustable slipcover for dining room chairs A dining room chair slipcover arrangement has a pair of seat panels to cover each side of a seat while leaving an uncovered area. Each panel extends a full depth of the seat to a point below a front end of the seat. A chasuble covers the uncovered area of the seat a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210739 | Sofa slip cover and covered sofa A slip covered sofa having removable seat cushions which are separately slip covered by a single bag-like cover into which the seat cushions are inserted and which has excess material extending beyond the cushions, the excess material being and folded under the cush... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204551 | Cushion having protective shroud A cushion intended for outdoor use includes a pouch or pocket for receiving and preferably concealing the protective shroud. The shroud, when removed from pocket, covers all or substantially all of the cushion. If the cushion is associated with a supporting frame, t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7080883 | Chair cover A chair cover removably mounted on a chair. The cover has a pair of overlapping skirts between the chair's front legs, forming a vertical slit permitting a chair occupant to place his foot between the skirts and beneath the chair seat. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011365 | Chair cover A chair cover is provided including a member defining a curtain portion and a belt portion. The belt portion includes a hood portion, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion. The first arm portion extends from a first edge of the hood portion. The second arm p... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011367 | Universally adjustable slipcover for dining room chairs A dining room chair slipcover arrangement has a pair of seat panels to cover each side of a seat while leaving an uncovered area. Each panel extends a full depth of the seat to a point below a front end of the seat. A chasuble covers the uncovered area of the seat a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6827398 | One-piece slipcover with separate pockets for seat cushions for a fitted appearance A one-piece slipcover for covering pieces of furniture. The slipcover includes first and second pouches where the first pouch defines a seat cushion covering and the second pouch defines a furniture base covering portion. Each of the portion has its own perimeter ad... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6796609 | Slipcover with T-cushion feature A semi-fitted furniture slipcover covers a piece of seating furniture having at least one arm and at least one T-cushion with a projection extending in front of the arm. The slipcover has back, front, seat, arm, lower and side panels that are connected to each other... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6659550 | Upholstery system A unique system of form-fitting, reversible, partial slipcovers adapted to fit numerous upholstered chairs, two-seat sofas and three-seat sofas. The slipcovers are designed and manufactured to be easily installed, reversed and removed for cleaning. A set ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634709 | Machine-pressable chair cover A machine-pressable chair cover is disclosed. The machine-pressable chair cover comprises a series of flaps, a seat cover and a chair-back cover that can lay flat when not in use, enabling the machine-pressing of the machine-pressable chair cover. Machine... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6409264 | Interchangeable furniture cover system A sofa or chair member, to support a human body, having a frame and an interchangeable upholstered cover is provided. The interchangeable upholstery cover for the sofa or chair, having an inner and outer surface. The inner surface having a first area shap... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6155637 | Slipcover for glider rockers A slipcover for glider rockers and/or other similar chairs, having an outer or upper layer of fabric material with a liner of moisture repellent material being either removably or permanently attached to the underside of the outer layer. The present slipc... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6116685 | Unitary slipcover with straight front skirt A unitary slipcover for covering a seating-type piece of furniture having a base, a back, arms, and a cushioned seat portion. The slipcover includes a seat cushion covering portion with a rear edge. A cinching element terminating in first and second ends ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5967614 | Seamless thermoformed vehicular seat cover, and method and apparatus for making same A thermoforming apparatus for fabricating seamless vehicle seat covers includes a clamp assembly for clamping and holding a thermoplastic sheet, a heater for heating material held by the clamp assembly, and a female cavity mold having a base section and a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5845967 | Booster seat A molded booster seat has an upper back portion and a lower seat portion connected to an integral hinge. The upper and lower portions are pivoted about the integral hinge toward each other to form a rigid body, and cooperate to form a plurality of mortise... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5690380 | Slipcovers with interchangeable trim Slipcovers are provided for light, portable folding or non-folding chairs, and include interchangeable trim components which may be removably secured to the backs and/or other areas of the slipcovers to suit the specific occasion. The slipcovers themselve... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5676422 | Slipcover for a recliner A slipcover combination for covering a movable item of furniture having an upright and a lounging position is described. The slipcover combination has a main body panel having a substantially rectangular shape with first and second adjacent corners being ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5664832 | Semi-fitted single piece recliner cover A one-piece recliner cover is made of a cross shaped fabric cover member having a head portion for engaging the back of the recliner, a foot portion for engaging the footrest of the recliner and a pair of arm portions for engaging the arms of the recliner... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664831 | Semi-fitted one-piece slipcover A semi-fitted, unitary slipcover for covering items of furniture have a base, back, arms, and a cushioned seat portion is described. The slipcover has a seat cushion covering portion which is surrounded by a cinching element for reducing its effective per... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5553362 | Wrapping device for shaping fabrics to 3-D contours An apparatus and method for fitting an unstructured fabric furniture cover to a piece of furniture includes an elongated triangular wrapping member. Excess fabric at the corner areas of the piece of furniture is wrapped around the triangular member and fi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5549355 | Fitted furniture cover A furniture slipcover having an elastic band stitched at selected positions along the inside of the cover such that when the cover is placed on a furniture piece, such as a sofa or chair, the cover takes the shape of the furniture piece, thus eliminating ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5320407 | Adjustable furniture slipcover A slipcover which is variably adjustable to the dimensions of the piece of furniture to be covered and a method of covering a piece of furniture. Elongated, tubular, telescopically compressible channels of material are associated with the seams of the sli... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4838610 | Protective cover devices for upholstered furniture A protective cover device for upholstered furniture, that is not form-fitted like slipcovers but, unlike throws, will remain in proper position, is a tub made of fabric of size that enables it to cover the piece of upholstered furniture to be protected th... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4694511 | Combination garment and protective seat cover Disclosed is a versatile article of manufacture for use by persons engaged in recreational activities such as those associated with the beach. The article, typically made of fabric, has a tubular upper half attached to a depending panel equipped with ties... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4676550 | Seat for vehicle, particularly motor vehicle Seat for vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, including a seat and a back rest of which the part against which rests the back of a person sitting in the seat has a support which is mounted so as to oscillate together with the back of said person, substa... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4047756 | Chair construction and method of assembling the same A chair is provided with a covering sheet, which sheet comprises a front fly and a back fly interconnected by a slide fastener chain. An end stop is applied to a terminal end of the fastener chain after the latter is closed and either before or after the ... | 09/13/1977 |
